MINBU IN UPPER BURMA. 
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453. Ipomoea ofoscura Ker. 
Pyogmg° n . 
Distribution. — Throughout the Eastern tropics. 
454. Ipomoea sepiaria Keen. 
Salin. 
Distribution. — Throughout India and Burma, Ceylon, Malay 
Peninsula and Archipelago. 
455 . Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. 
Paunglin Lake, 
Distribution. — Throughout the Eastern tropics. 
456. Ipomoea campanulata Linn. 
Arracan Yomahs. 
Distribution. — Peninsular India, Ceylon, Burma, Malay Penin- 
sula and Archipelago. 
457. Ipomoea petaloidea Choisy. Var. linearifolia Kurz . 
Arracan Yomahs. 
Distribution, of the variety. — N.-W. Himalaya, Burma. 
458. Ipomoea Turpethum Br. 
Nwamadaung hills. 
Distribution. — Throughout the Eastern tropics. 
459. Ipomooe Edith® n. sp. 
Stems terete, twining, slender, puberulous. Leaves petioled, 
entire, narrowly lanceolate, acute or acuminate, slightly puberulous 
or glabrous above, tomentose beneath, midrib prominent beneath, 
lateral nerves obscure, petiole about i cm. long, lamina 5 * 6 — 7*5 cm. 
long, i*5 — 2 *5 cm. broad. Flowers axillary, solitary or in pairs, 
seldom in threes on a common peduncle. Peduncle as long as the 
petiole, sparsely puberulous or glabrescent, with two or more minute 
subulate bracts surrounding the base of the pedicel. Pedicels as long 
as the peduncle, puberulous. Calyx r8 cm. long, sepals equal, 
lanceolate-acute, slightly puberulous or glabrous. Corolla funnel- 
shaped, 8 cm. long, hairy externally. Stamens well-included. 
Ovary bi-locular, style filiform, longer than the stamens, dividing 
above into two short arms ending in capitate stigmas. Capsule 
ovoid, with a hairy apex, otherwise glabrous, 1*4 cm. in diameter, 
2 -celled, 4 -seeded. Seeds glabrous. 
Sidoktaya and Arracan Yomahs, Shaik Mo him ! 
This species is very distinct, but would appear to come after 
/. Turpethum , from which it is easily distinguished by its leaves, the 
greater regularity of its cymes, and its considerably smaller and 
ovoid capsule. 
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