460 xcvn. convolvulace^. [Iftomcea. 
Corolla-tube cylindric, dilate above. 
Cymes 1- to 6-flowered, slender hairy . . (9) I. sagitteefolia 
Cymes 6- to 12-flowered, glabrous . . . (10) I. staphylina 
(1) I. pes-tigridis Linn. Sft. PI. 162 ; Prain, l.c. 311. 
Slender, very rough hairy all over. Leaves deep, 5- to g-lobed, 
lobes elliptic narrowed at base, 1 to 5 in. long, 1 to 4 in. wide; 
petioles 1 to 2 in. long. Flowers in a dense head, about 75 in. 
across on a peduncle 2-5 in. long with a whorl of hairy oblong green 
bracts surrounding the pure white flowers. Sepals lanceolate, 
acute. Corolla 1-25 in. long. Capsule ovoid, -25 in. long. Hab. 
In waste ground, not very common. Malacca (Griffith, Maingay). 
Selangor, Kwala Selangor. Penang, Pulau Tikus in the town 
(Curtis). Distrib. Africa and tropical Asia. 
(2) I. digitata Linn. Sysi. ed. 2, p. 228. I. paniculata R. By. 
Prodr. i. 486; Prain, l.c. 312. 
Root tuberous. Large twiner. Leaves palmate, 5- to 7-lobed, 
glabrous, lobes lanceolate or spathulate, 3 to 7 in. long, 3 to 6 in. 
wide; petioles *5 in. long; peduncles 6 in. long. Cymes many- 
flowered. Sepals elliptic acute, *3 in. long, enlarged in fruit. 
Corolla 2 in. across, wide campanulate mauve pink. Capsule 
ovoid, -3 in. long. Seeds woolly with long hairs. Hab. Waste 
ground near villages; wild probably on the sea-shore. Singapore, 
Changi beach; Chan Chu Kang. Pahang, Pekan (Evans). Perak 
(Scortechini). Penang (Wallich); Burma Road and Pulau Betong 
(Curtis). Distrib. Cosmopolitan. Native names: Kaledek hutan; 
Kangkong Laut. 
(3) I. pulchella Roth. Nov. Sft. 115; Prain, l.c. 312. 
Glabrous twiner. Leaves digitate, 5-lobed, lobes ovate acute, 
base cuneate, central largest, 1-25 in. long, -5 in. wide, laterals 
smaller; petioles 2 in. long. Cymes 1- to 3-flowered; peduncles 
1-25 in. long or less. Sepals ovate, *25 in. long. Corolla cam¬ 
panulate, 2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide, pink. Capsule globose, *5 in. 
across. Seeds hairy. Hab. On slopes and in gardens, railway 
stations, etc. Cultivated in every town, not wild anywhere. 
Distrib. India, Indo-China. 
(4) I. illustris Prain, Beng. PI. ii. 735; Journ. Beng. lxxiv. 
314. I. campanulata var. illustris Clarke in Hook. fil. F.B.I. iv. 211. 
Glabrous climber. Leaves ovate-cordate acuminate, 4 to 6 in. 
long, 3-5 to 5 in. wide; petioles 1-5 in. long. Cymes 2- to 3-flowered 
on 1 in. long peduncles. Sepals orbicular, blunt, -3 in. long. 
Corolla campanulate, 4 in. long, 3 in. across, purple. Capsule 
•5 in. long. Seed hairy. Hab. Sea-shores, rare. Penang, Pulau 
Betong (Curtis). Adang islands, Pulau Tengah (Ridley). Distrib. 
Ceylon, India, Indo-China, Malaya. 
(5) I. pes-caprse Roth, Nov. Sft. 109; Prain, l.c. 315. I. biloba 
Forsk. FI. Aegyftt.-Arab. 44. 
Far-creeping plant in sand. Leaves orbicular emarginate, 
