Anjijrtia] LXXVII. CONTOLVULAOE/E 485 



lailti-'^ceiit, ]. f ordato. sliortly acnminatp. '¥^. lieadb dense, siiigl*^ or arranged in large 

 |HHluntnilate panielf^ or coryjubs, }3racts orbicularj corolla lilac, hairy outbide. 7. A, 

 Mrsuta, Arn. ; Wiglit le. t."&91. Nilgiris. Clothed -with long soft hairs, peduncles 

 4-S in., ])racts lancVolatP, the out or often ijetiolate, leaf-like. Corolla hairy outside. 



S. A. WallicMi, Choi^y. Sikkim, Terai to 4,00(1 ft. Assam. Khasi and Naga hills. 

 Yunnan. L, densely grpy tonientose liencath, tl. sessile or nearly so, in dense heads, 

 podunch's bhort, corolla narrow, 1^, in. long, ■^^hitc, tinged with pink. 



B. Bracts persistent, 1. ovate or oblong, breadtli tliree-fonrths of length or 



les."^. 



9. A. pilosa, Arn. Ivonkan. Belgaum. Ivanara. Bahahudrm hills. Often pro- 

 cumbent, running along the ground, 2X'duncle^ btout, varying in length, bracts linear, 

 very hairy. s<'pals lanceolate, acute. 1-1 in. long. 10. A- Lawii, Clarke. Ivonkan. 

 Ealjabud.ln hills. L. acuminate, grey silky beneath, peduncles slender, sepals ovate, 

 obtuse,^ in. long. 11. A. Choisyana, AVight. Ivarnatik. L. ovate-lauceolate, hairy on 

 both surfaces, peduncles i-3-fld., 1-2 in. long, hirsute. 



32. A Daltoni, Clarke. Singbhum. L. ovate-lanceolate, nearly glabrous above, 

 fulvous-strigose beneath, blade 6-9, pet. 1-3 in. long. Fl. in lax corymbs, peduncles 

 rigid, silky, 2-4 in. long, bracts narrowlj- oblong. 



C. Bracts deciduous, 1. broad, usuallv cordate. 



13. A speciosa, Sweet ; "Wight Ic. t. S51. TJie Elephant Creeper, Assam, Plains of 

 Bengal. Sundri])an. Western Peninsula, common on the sea coast in the Ivonkan. 

 A largo woody tdimber, branches, undeiside of 1. and inflorescence persistently white- 

 tomentose. L. glabrous above, blade 3-12 in. diam., ] )et. 1-9 in long. Corymbs many-fld., 

 jjeduncles 3-12 in. long, bracts large foiiaceous deciduous, corolla 2 hi. across, white 

 woolly outside, bright purple within. 



14. A argentea, Choisy ; Sikkim Terai, Assam, Ivhasi lulls. Plains of Bengal. L. 

 hairy above, densely white silky beneath, blade 3-6 in. diam., pet. 2-5 in. long. 15. 

 A. EoxburgMi, Choisy. Nepal. Sikkim Terai. Ahsam. L. softly hairy on both sides, 

 peduncles 2-3 in. long, bracts &emi-])ersistent, corolla red. 16. A. venusta, Choisy; 

 Prain in Jou.rn. As. Soc. Bengal 63, 8H. — Syn. A, art/entca, var. vemisfa, Clarke; A. 

 aryenfea, var. Jnrsuta, Kurz. Burma, Upper and Lower. L. glabrous above, grey- 

 silky beneath. 14, 15 and 16 are closely allied. 



17 A. Hookeri, Clarke. — S.yn. Lefisomia (V) KfirzU, Clarke: Aryjjreia znjlanlca^ Kurz, 

 var. popnlifolia. Kepal. Sikkim, Terai and Lower hills, to 4,000 ft. xA^ndamans, 

 Cocos island. Pegu. Chin hills, Upper Burma. Young shoots silky, 1. cordate, 4-9 

 in. diam., i)et. 3-G in. long. Corymbh few-fld.. dichotomous, peduncles 6-10 in., bracts 

 caducous, sepals \ in. long. 



18. Atili2efolia,"Wight Ic. t.l358. Sundrilian. Lower Burma. Western Peninsula. 

 Ceylon. Philippines, Formosa. A large climber, stems long, twisted and ridged, 1. 

 cordate, glabrous above, slightly hairy beneath, blade 3-6 in. diam., pet. as long as 

 diam. of 1. Peduncles 3-fld. shorter than petiole, fi\ globose, 1-1 J in. diam., dry, enclosed 

 in the much enlarged and hardened calyx. 



D. Bracts deciduous, 1. ovate, oblong, lanceolate or spathulate, width f of 

 length or less. 



(a) Western species. 



19. A. pomacea, Choisy ; 'Wight 111. 1. 168 (bis), fig. 2 ; Weight let. 888. Coimbatore, 

 ]^ilgiris. Branchlets, u.nder&ide of 1. and inflorescence softly grey silky, upperside of 

 1. hairy Corymbs few-fld., peduncles short, fr. pulpy, yellow-brown. 20. A fulgens, 

 Choisy ; W'^ight Ic, 1. 1357. Courtallum. Branchlets, underside of 1. and inflorescence 

 white silky. Cor3''mbs 3-7-fld., peduncles 1 m, long. 21. A cuneata, Iver ; Weight Ic. 

 t. 890. Deccan. Mysore. Nilgiris, Palnis. Javadis (B. B. Jan. 1882). An erect 

 shrub, often gregarious, sometimes twining, when it meets with supi)orts. L. obovate- 

 spathulate, densely hairy beneath, blade 2-4, pet. J in. Peduncles usually 3-fld., 

 slender J-l in., corolla deep crimson, 1J~2 in. long. 



(h) Eastern species. 



22. A. splendens, Sweet. Khasi and Kaga hills. Yunnan. L. coriaceous, elliptic, 

 acuminate, glabrous above, silky-white beneath, blade 5-7, pet. 2-4 in. long. Corymbs 

 few- or many-fld., peduncles 1-4 in. long. 23. A. Gliampioni, Benth. ; Prain in Jourii. 

 As. Soc. Beng. 63, 89.— Syn. A. ohtecta^ Clarke. Andamans, very common. Burma, 

 Upper and Lower. Malay Penins. China. L. elongate-elliptic or obovate, densely 

 grey silky below, blade 4-5, pet. i-lj in., peduncle 1-1 in. long. 24. A. lanceolata, 

 Choisy. Tenasserim. L. narrowly lanceolate, shining silky beneath, corymbs 3-fld., 

 almost sessile, sepals | in. long. 



