LXII. ASCLEPIADACEiE 
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Leaves f-1 in. broad. Corolla not 
fringed 5. Cynanchum Dalhousiece. 
Corona not longer than the staminal 
tube. 
Leaves glabrous, 2-5 in. broad ; 
stalks with basal lobes . . 5. Cynanchum auriculatum. 
Leaves hairy, 1^-2 in. broad ; 
basal lobes none ... 8. Tylophora hirsuta. 
1. CRYPTOLEPIS. Pi 'om the Greek cryptos, hidden, and lepis, 
a scale ; the coronal scales close the month of the corolla-tube 
and hide the anthers and stigma. — Tropical Asia and Africa. 
Cryptolepis Buchanani, Boom. & Schult. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 5. 
A glabrous, twining shrub ; juice milky. Leaves shortly stalked, 
oblong-ovate, 3-6 x 1-2 J in. ; lower surface nearly white. Mowers 
■|— | in. diam., yellow-green, in axillary, paniculate cymes. Corolla- 
tube short ; lobes narrowly oblong. Coronal scales 5, club-shaped, 
attached at the top of the corolla-tube, closing its mouth. 
Stamens at the base of the corolla-tube, filaments very short, 
free ; anther-bases adhering to the stigma, tips long, converging 
over it ; pollen masses granular. Stigma conical. Follicles 2-4 in., 
smooth, straight, terete, tapering. 
Giri valley ; May, June. — Throughout India, ascending to 4000 ft. 
2. CALOTROPIS. From the Greek halos, beautiful, and tropis, 
the keel of a boat ; referring to the shape of the coronal scales. — ■ 
Tropical Asia and Africa. 
Calotropis procera, B. Br. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 18. An erect, 
white, downy shrub ; juice milky. Leaves sessile, cordate, ovate- 
oblong, 4-9 x 1-4 in. Flowers J-l in. diam., pink, spotted with 
purple, in lateral, umbellate cymes. Corolla thick, cup-shaped ; 
tube very short ; lobes triangular, acute. Coronal scales 5, fleshy, 
smooth, white, laterally flattened, adnate to the staminal tube, 
base upcurved. Filaments united, anther-tips indexed ; pollen 
masses waxy. Stigma flat, 5-angled. Follicles 4-5 in., thick, 
wrinkled, covered with white woolly pubescence. 
Sutlej valley ; February-May. — Throughout India, ascending to 4000 ft. — 
Tropical Asia and Africa. 
C. gigantea, R. Br. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 17, is also common in the plains, 
occasionally ascending to 2000 ft. Flowers 1-2 in. diam. Coronal scales hairy. 
The powdered roots of both species are used in native medicine. The acrid 
juice is poisonous for human beings, but the leaves are eaten by goats with 
impunity. Native name Mudar. 
3. DiEMIA. An alteration of the vernacular Arabic name of 
D. extensa or an allied species. 
Daemia extensa, B. Br. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 20. A slender, 
twining, hairy shrub ; juice milky. Leaves long-stalked, deeply 
