XCII. ASCLEPIADACEA2. 
375 
Slreptocaulon.] 
widely dichotomous, hairy, i to 2 in. long and broad. Calyx 
turbinate. Corolla rotate, lobes ovate acute, 3 in. across. Corona- 
scales filiform. Follicles 3 to 4 in. long, pubescent. Seeds oblong 
truncate at both ends *3 in. long; plume 1 in. long. Hab. Johor, 
Batu Pahat (Ridley). Rare. Distrib. Burma, Siam, Cambodia. 
9 . SECAMONE, Br. 
Scrambling or twining shrubs. Flowers minute in lax axillary 
cymes. Calyx 5-lobed; no scales. Corolla small, rotate. Corona- 
processes 5, adnate to stamen-column. Stamens from corolla 
base; anthers with a small indexed appendage connivent to stigma. 
Pollen-masses minute, waxy globose or oblong in pairs in each cell, 
attached in fours to pollen-carriers, no caudicles. Carpels 2; 
style columnar, ending in a flat ring and beaked above, apex 
round. Follicles terete or angular acuminate. Seed flat oblong, 
plumed. Species 30, mostly African. 
(1) S. micrantha Dene. DC. Prodr. viii. 501; King l.c. 519. 
Wiry-branched climber. Leaves membranous, lanceolate 
acuminate; base narrowed; nerves 8 to 10 pairs obscure; 1*5 to 
3 in. long, *35 to 1 in. wide; petioles ’i to -25 in. long. Cymes 
dichotomous, spreading, *5 to 2 in. across and long; branches 
zig-zag. Flowers pale yellow. Calyx-lobes ovate, black gland- 
dotted. Corolla -13 in. across. Follicles 3 in. long, 3 in. wide, 
glabrous. Seed ovate-spathulate; plume *5 in. long. Hab. Open 
places or rocks by the sea, Johor, Minyak Buku, Batu Pahat. 
Penang, Batu Feringhi; Pulau Jerajah; Tanjong Bunga (Curtis). 
Terutau (Curtis); Perlis, Bukit Lagi (Ridley). Distnb. South 
Siam, Java, Timor, 
10 . TOXOCARPUS, Wight and Arn. 
Twining, generally hairy plants. Flowers usually small in 
axillary dichotomous racemose panicled cymes. Calyx very small. 
Corolla campanulate or sub-rotate, lobes linear-oblong. Coronal- 
processes attached to staminal tube, dorsally flattened with a tooth 
curving upwards. Stamens from base of corolla; filaments con¬ 
nate; anthers connivent round style top. Pollen-masses very 
minute, pendulous attached to carriers. No caudicles. Carpels 2, 
style slender, apex columnar produced beyond stamens. Follicles 
cylindric acute. Seed oblong, plumed. Species 20, Africa, Indo- 
Malaya. 
Corolla-tube much shorter than lobes. 
Lobes linear; flowers small. 
Leaves elliptic; follicles 12 in. long . 
Leaves obovate; follicles 4 in. long . • • 
Lobes oblong; flowers large, 1 in. across or nearly . 
Corolla campanulate; tube longer than lobes. 
Cymes 2 in. long; leaves lanceolate ■ 
Cymes under 1 in. long; leaves elliptic 
(1) T. Griffithii 
(2) T. Curtisii 
(3) T. Scortechinii 
(4) T. penangianus 
(5) T. lankawiensis 
