192 CI. CONVOLVULACEJ). (0. B. Clarke.) ILettsomia. 



tubular-campanulate, ross-ooloured, hirsute -wiihout. Capsule ^ in., red, as are the 

 fruiting sepals within. 



Vae. osyrensis ; leaves softly hairy above white-tomentose or somewhat fuscous-, 

 villous beneath. Ipomsea osyrensis, Both Nov. 8p. 117. Argyi^a osyrensis, Chois. 

 in DC. Frodr. ix. 334. — Deccan Peninsula, frequent. Tenasserim, Hdfer. Ceylon, 

 aibundant. — Disteib. Ava. 



2. Ii. mysorensis, Clarke ; leaves elliptic cordate mucronate glabroug 

 •above vrhite-tomentose beneath, peduncles long grooved when dry, corymbs 

 ;small, bracts shorter than the sepals deciduous, outer sepals ovate inner much 

 •smaller narrovr. — Argyreia n. 29, Herb. Ind. Or. H.f. 8/- T. 



Mtsoeb; G. Thomson. 



Seandent ; branches closely ■white-tomentose. Leaves 5 by 3 in., subobtuse ■vrith a 

 ■muero ; petiole 3 in. Peduncles 3-5 in. ; outer bracts J in., obovate, ■white-tomentose, 

 Ksaducous, inner J in., oblong ; outer sepals J in. -white-tomentose, inner ^ in. oblong. 

 Corolla as of L. aggregata. Anthers exserted. Fruit not seen. — Closely allied to £. 

 ■aggregata. 



3. Xi. bella, Clarhe ; leaves ovate-cordate acute glabrous or softly hairy 

 rabove -vrhite-tomentose beneath, peduncles terete shorter than the leaves, flowers 

 -capitate, bracts small spathulate or oblong, outer sepals elliptic densely white 

 hirsute. 



Chota Nagpobe, alt. 2000 ft., frequent ; Clarke. 



Seandent ; branches •white-'woolly. Leaves 4 in. ; petiole 3 in. Peduncles J-3 

 in., rarely exceeding the petioles; bracts ^-J in. Outer sepals ^J in., elliptic- 

 lanceolate, in fruit enlarged, subovate, coriaceous ; inner sepal^ gradually smaller ; 

 sepals all densely patently white-hirsute. Corolla as of L. aggregata, more hirsute. 

 Anthers e^ssct. Capsule ^ in.. tsSl. — Convolvulus vestitus, Wcdl. C«i. 1411, from the 

 Nepal Terai, appears to be this plant ; but, if so, Wallich's flowers which are 1 J in. 

 long, eaUnot belong to it. 



4. Xi. bracteosa, Clarke ; leaves elliptic acute glabrescent above spar- 

 ingly fuscous-villous beneath, peduncles short, flowers capitate, bracts f in. 

 orbicular tomentose persistent, sepals J in. orbicular in fruit. 



Pegu ; McLelland, &c. 



Seandent ; branches glabrescent. Leaves 3 by If in. ; petiole 1 in. Peduncles ^ 

 in., woolly ; heads dense, softly hirsute. Mowers not seen. Capsule red. — Resembles 

 Convolvulus mvltibracteatus. Wall. Cat. 1408 (= Argyreia tomentosa, Chois. in DC. 

 Prodr. ix. 333), from Ava, in which the bracts are ovate shortly acute, the sepals 

 linear-lanceolate. 



** Corolla more than 1 in. long, anthers included. 



5. Xa. elliptica, Wight, note to lo. t. 1356 ; leaves elliptic subacute 

 glabrescent 'above sparsely strigose beneath, corymbs loose, bracts caducous, 

 sepals 1 in ovate, corolla If in. nearly glabrous without. 0. ellipticus, Spreng. 

 Syst. i. 613 ; WaU. Cat. 1380. C. laurifolius, JRoxb. Hort. Beng. 13, and Fl. 

 Ind. i. 470, and ed. Carey 8f Wcdl. ii. 50, 673. Ipomaea elliptica. Roth Nov. 

 Sp. 113. I. laurifolia. Sweet Hort. Brit. ed. 2. 372. Argyreia elliptica, Chois. 

 Convolv. Or. 35, and in DC. Prodr. ix. 330 (excl. syn. Wall. Cat. 1381, 

 1417) ; Balz. <^ Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 169. 



Decoak Peninsula, Wight, &c. Ceylon ; central province, not uncommon. 



Seandent ; innovations villous, soon glabrous or sparingly grey-pubescent. Leaves 

 4 by 2 in., base rhomboid or rounded ; petiole 1| in. Peduncles 2-5 in., or short, or 

 leafy, when the corymbs have an outer bract ; pedicels f-i in. Sepals obtuse, in 

 fruit orbicular, coriaceous, patent. Corolla pale purple. Berry f-i in. diam., 

 depressed-globose, orange-brown. 



