428. 
A' "CENSUS OF THE INDIAN POLYGONUMS ' 
O Plant a tall erect 
shrub . , P. chinense 
VAR, corymbosa, 
OO Plant creeping or, 
if erect, small 
and herbaceous 
V Petiole broad- 
ly winged to 
the base 
Leaves large, 
10-12 cm. 
long from 
base of pe- 
tiole to apex 
of lamina. 
Bracts not 
showing dots P, sphserocephalum 
VAR. Wightiana, 
Leaves small, 
n o t m o r e 
than 4 cm, 
long includ- 
ing petiole. 
Bracts show- 
ing one or 
more white 
dots , , P, alatum 
VAR, parviflora. 
VV Petiole, if 
present, not 
winged or 
only very 
slightly at 
the top. 
Leaves sub- 
sessile, auri- 
culate • P, capitatum. 
Leaves long- 
pet i o 1 e d, ^ 
non - auricu- 
la te , , P. sph 3 erocepha= 
lum. 
