Oynanohum.] xcv. asclepiadej;. (J. D. Hooker.) 25 



linear or lanceoliite acuminate, peduncle long or short, flowers umbelled or 

 corymbose, corolla glabrous, corona variable, follicles long flattened, seeds 

 narrowly oblong, jjcne. in DC. Pi:Ddr.\ia. 547. C. longifolium, ilfnrtens ; 

 Dene. I. 0. 



Western Tibet, alt. 11-13000 ft., Thomson &e. — Distbib. Afghanistan, Central 

 and Western Asia, Medit-erranean region to Spain. 



Leaves 1—5 in. long, very variable in width and in the size and spread of the basal 

 lobes -which are rounded at the tip and sometimes 1^ in. long; petiole ^-Ij in. 

 Peduncle equalling or exceedijig the petiole, pedicels pubescent. Sepals ovate, usually 

 pubescent. Corolla ^J in. diam. ; segments ovate-oblong. Corona sometimes quite 

 simple and cleft deeply into triangular lanceolate erect or spreading simple lobes, 

 sometimes cupular and 5-lobed or with 2-.5 subulate lobes, and furnished -within -with 

 a tongue shaped process. Anthers sessile, or stalked by the column of filaments. 

 Follicles quite unlike those of its congeners, 4-6 in. long, ^^ in. diam., thinly coria- 

 ceous, straight or slightly curved, somewhat compressed, hardly turgid, narrowed to 

 a slender point. Seeds j in. long flat, 



12. C. Keydei, Hook. f. ; twining, nearly glabrous, leaves lanceolate 

 acuminate deeply cordate the lobes incurved often overlapping, sinus long 

 narrow, peduncle slender, flowers corymbose, corolla glabrous, corona campanu- 

 late, mouth with 5 long subulate exserted processes each with a short process 

 at its inner base. 



Wbsteen Tibet ; Ladak, between Saspo and Kala-tse, Heyde. 



I have seen only Heyde's specimens, which differ entirely from C acutum in the 

 long incurved basal lobes of the leaf and the long teeth of the corona projecting 

 beyond the corolla. 



13. C. DalliousiaB, Wight Contrib. 55 ; twining, nearly glabrous, leaves 

 elongate linear-lanceolate acuminate base cordate, lobes rounded, peduncles 

 short, flowers umb^lled quite glabrous, corona campanulate 5-10-lobed with a 

 low conical process opposite to each lobe near the base within. Dene, in DC. 

 Prodr. viii. 548. 



Western Tempekate HiMALArA, from Sirmore to Kumaon, alt. 5-7000 ft. 



Stem slender, with sometimes a line of hairs. Leaves 3-7 by ^-1 in., membranous, 

 basal lobes short rounded pointing backwards, sinus open, nerves very oblique ; 

 petiole ^-f in. Peduncles shorter than the petioles ; pedicels slender, glabrous or 

 puberulous. Flowers i in. diam., pale green. Sepals ovate. Corona equalling the 

 corolla. 



tt Corolla pubescent within. 



14. C. auriculatum, Herb. Royle; Wight Contrib. 68; twining, 

 puberulous, leaves broadly ovate, to ovate-lanceolate acuminate deeply cordate 

 membranous, basal lobes incurved rounded, peduncles long, flowers corymbose, 

 corolla pubescent within, corona short cupular deeply 5-lobed, lobes oblong 

 obtuse with adnate fleshy processes on their inner faces. Endotropis auriculata, 

 Dene, in DC. Prodr. viii. 546. 



Tempeeatb Himalaya; from Kashmir to Sikkim, alt. 6-12000 ft. 



Leaves usually large, 4-6 by 2J-3J in., very membranous, basal lobes sometimes 

 meeting or overlapping ; petiole 1-2 in. Peduncles 2-4 in., often stout ; pedicels 

 slender; flowers numerous, yellow, ^-f in. diam. Sepals lanceolate. Corolla- 

 segments linear-oblong or lanceolate. Follicles 4 by ^ in., straight. Seeds | in. long, 

 flat, flask-shaped with a crenulate broader end. — Nearly allied to C. Wilfordi, Maxim. 

 (E. eaudata, Miquel ; Symphyoglossum hastatum, Turozan. in Bidl. Soo. Imp. Nat. 

 Moso. 1848, i. 255), of China and Japan, which has smaller flowers. 



15. C. Roylei, Wight Contrib. 58; suberect, softly pubescent, leaves 



