Argyreia.'] 



63. CONVOLVULA-CEiE. 



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Throughout the Konkan and North Kandra, very common in the forests 

 near Yelldpur, in moist shady places, also near the banks of ndlas. Fl. 

 Sept.-Oct. Fr. Oct.-Nov. ; often procumbent. Corolla dark red or 

 purple. 



6. A. Lawii, 0. B. C, Fl. Br. I. 4. 190, 



The Konkan, Malabar, Bababuden Hills. Fl. Br. I. 



6. A. cuneata, Ker in Bot. Reg. t. 661 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 191 ; Dalz. <fc 

 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 169 ; Brandis For. Fl. 344. Kalhuha gidda, K. 

 ^ Deccan peninsula, common. Throughout the dry districts of the pre- 

 sidency, common and often gregarious in open situations, sometimes twin- 

 ing when it meets with support, but usually an erect shrub. Fl. Aug.- 

 Sept. Fr. 0» S. Flowers used in religious ceremonies. 



4. LETTSOMIA, Roxb. 



Scandent more or less hairy sHrubs. Leaves with a rounded or 

 cordate base. Flowers in peduncled, axillary, dense cymes. Sepals 

 orbicular, elliptic or oblong, in fruit somewhat thickened or enlarged. 

 Corolla funnel-shaped, limb plaited in bud. Stamens included or 

 asserted. Ovary 2-celled, 4-ovuled. Disk annular. Fruit a drj, 

 ind^hiscent berry, 1-4-seeded. 



Corolla small. Stamens exserted. 



Fruiting calyx within and fruit red ... ... 1. L, aggregatou 



Corolla comparatively large. Anthers included. 



Leaves elliptic. Corolla glabrous. Fruit dark 

 orange ... ... ... ... 2, L. elliptica. 



Leaves ovate, cordate. Corolla densely hairy. 



Fruit red ... ... ... ... 3. L. setosa, 



1. L. aggregata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. I. 488 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 191. Argyreia 

 nggregataf Choisy ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 169. Buden balU, K. 



Deccan peninsula frequent. Dry districts of the presidency, very 

 common in hedges in the Belgaum and Dharwar Districts and in the drier 

 parts of North Kanara. Fl. A-ug.-Sept. Fr. Jany.-Feb. 



Stem 2 in. in diameter, fluted. Bark smooth, thin. Wood consisting of 

 rings, often not complete, of harder light tissue, containing very large sim- 

 ple or divided pores. Surrounding this lighter coloured tissue are narrow 

 concentric bands of soft dark coloured medulla without pores. Each ring 

 of hard tissue is traversed by a number of broad, brown rays joining the 

 bands of brown medullary tissue. 



2. Ii. elUptica, Wight, note to Icones t. 1356; Fl. Br. I. 4. 192. 



Argyreia elliptica, Choisy ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 169. Bondwail, 

 Vern. ; Sonariel, khedari, M. 



Deccan peninsula, Ceylon. 



On the Konkan and North Kanara ghats in moist forests, common, in 

 the Supa ghat jungles. Fl. Oct,-Nov, Fr. Dec. -Feb. 



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