488 LXXVII. COXYOLYULACE.E [Ipomim 



Aryyreki, tUkefoVia. Young parts lioary. 1. glahroub or ncarlv so, cordate-ova tt\ Llade 

 8-5j pet. 2-8 in. long. Corvmbs maiiv-lld., ppdnni']pb stout, 1-3 in. ioiig, sepals obtuse, 

 corolla camiDaiiiilate, purple, l\-i in. Imiy, seed?; -withloug hairs. Yar. ilhi^fris, cliiefly 

 on tlio soaisliore of Bengal and Burma, corymbs often few~fld, corolla large. 4. I. 

 TurpettLum, H. Brown. Throughout India and Burma, in the open country as well as 

 in deciduouh Xoiebts and Savannah^. Stems climbing, stout, angular, a\ inged, 1. ovatf3 

 or ovate-lanceolate, base rounded or slightly- cordate, ])laile2~4. pet. 1-5 in. Peduncles 

 few-tld.,1-8 in. long, bracts 1 in., oblong, olten reddibh, deciduous, sepals in fr. orbicular, 

 concave, 1 in. diani., corolla white, tubular-campanula to, 1] in. long, beeds smooth. 



(h) Pedicels tliickened below the fl. 



5. I. Kingii, Prain in Jouni. As. 8oc. Beng. 63, 110. — Syn. I. cymosa, var. maera^ Clarke. 

 Sdvkini 2,500-5,000 it., tonimon. Bhutan, Assam. Khasi and Xaga lulls, Karen 

 and Shan lulls 3,000 ft., Burma. L. pubescent beneath and slightly hairy along mid- 

 rib above, ovate, base cordate Vs ith largo ronnded lobes, peduncles 1-12-fld., longer 

 than petioles. Corolla glabrous, white, 2\ in. long, mouth 2 in. across. 6. 1, petaloidea, 

 Choisy. — S\ni. /. xaufhanflia, Kurz. Kumaon. Oudh and Gorakhpur forests. Anda- 

 man&. Burma, Upper and Lower. L. ovate, the upx)er generally lanceolate or linear. 

 Fl. in axillary racemes, peduncle^ J-1 in. long, often solitary. Corolla yellow, Ij in. 

 long, shaggy outside. 



0. Corolla micldie-sized, 1 to 11- in. long. 



7. I. stapliylina, Boem. et Sclmlt. Deccan, common in hedges. A twining and 

 spreading shrub, glabrous, 1. ovate, base usually cordate, blade 2-4, pet. 1-2 in. long. 

 Panicles axillary, many-fld., sepals obtu.se, corolla 1 in. long, funnel-shaped, tube 

 purplish, limb nearly white. 8. I cymosa, Koem. et Schult. Nepal. Sikkim. Assam, 

 Silhet. Andamans. Burma, Upper and Lower. AYestorn Peninsula. Ceylon, very 

 common. Malaya, Australia. G-labrous or softly hairy. L. ovate-oblong, blade 1-4, 

 pet. slender, ^~l| in. long. Corymbs axillary, sepals usually glabrous, corolla white, 

 often with a 3'ollow tinge, 1-1] in. long, in bud hairy at the tip. 



II. L. lobedy bifid or emax^ginate. 



9. I. vitifolia, Sweet. Sikkim, foot of hills. Assam. Bengal. Centr. Prov. W. 

 Peninsula. Burma, Upper and Lower. Ceylon. Malay Penins. and Archip. An 

 extensive climber, scarcely woody, hairj-', 1. cordate, palmatoly 5-lobed, blade 2-6 in., 

 X3et. ^-3 in. long. Peduncles 1-7-fld., sepals clothed with long spreading hairs, corolla 

 yellow, campanulate, 1\ in. long, seeds glabrous. 10. I. biloba, Porsk. The G oath foot 

 creeper. Sands on the coasts of both Peninsulas, also on sandy river-banks. Sea- 

 shores within the tropics of both hemispheres. A widely spreading glabrous creeper, 

 branches hei^baceous, often 10 ft. long, numerous adventitious roots at the nodes from 

 the creeping stems, useful in binding the sand. L. orbicular, deeply 2-lobed, or only 

 emarginate. Peduncles 1-8-fld., corolla purple, 2 in. long, seeds villous. 



7. BREWERIA, R. Br. ; M. Brit. Ind. iv. 223. 



Twiners or small rigid erect shrubs. Sepals not enlarged in fr.y corolla 

 campanulate or funnel-shaped, limb plaited, stamens includedj styles 2 distinct 

 from the base or united half their lengthy stigmas capitate. Species 25, 

 warmer regions of both hemispheres. 



1. B. cordata, Blunie. — Syn, B. Moxhirghii^ Choisy; "Wight Ic. t. 1370. "West side of 

 the Peninsula. Silhet, Chittagong, Lower Burma. Cejdon. Malaya. A large 

 twining shrub, rusty tomentose, 1. ovate-cordate, blade 2-3, pet. i"-2 in. long. Corolla 

 pure white, wide funnel-shaped, hairy without, 1\ in. long. 2. B. latifolia, Benth. 

 Sind. Salt range, Punjab. Aden. A small much branched rigid shrub, 1. elliptic, 

 densely silky, J-| in. long, fl. small, white or pinkish, axillary, sessile, styles distinct. 

 3. B. evolvuloides, Choisy.~-~Syn. Seddera evolvuloides, \Yight Ic. t. 1369. Tuticorin. 

 Similar to 2, L nearly glabrous, ii. often in twos or threes, on slender bracteolate 

 pedicels J-^ in. long. 



Heuropeltis racemosa. Wall. ; Bedd. Ic. t. 291. ISforth Kanara and Malabar, in ever- 

 green forest. Eastern slopes of Pegu. Toina. Tenasserim, Malay Penins. Borneo. 

 A lofty climber, stem tubercled, branchlets and young 1. rusty-tomentose. PI. small 

 white, in axillary riLsty- villous racemes 1-6 in. long, corolla wide-campanulate, rufous- 

 tomentose withou.t, lobed nearly to the base, stamens exserted, styles 2. Each il 

 supported by a bract, which in fr. is orbicular, scariose, nerved, l~lf in. diam. 



