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XCII. ASCLEPIADACE/E. [Gymnema. 
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:2 (or i). Seed plumed. Species about 20, Asiatic, 2 African, 
others Australian. 
Corona of round processes. 
Leaves 3 to 6 in. long, coriaceous, pubescent 
beneath . . . . . 
Leaves 2 in. long, membranous; midrib hairy only 
Corona of fleshy scales with a hairy ridge below. 
Leaves thin, pubescent all over .... 
Corona of linear hairy processes; leaves hairy, 
Corona of bearded ridges. 
Corolla-tube short 
Corolla-tube elongate ...... 
Corona none visible ...... 
(1) G. acuminatum 
(2) G. dissitifiorum 
(3) G. Maingayi 
(4) G. hirtum 
(5) G. lactiferum 
(6) G. tingens 
(7) G. flavum 
(1) G. acuminatum Wall. Tent. FI. Nap. 50; King, lx. 539. 
A large twining shrub; bark corky; branches pubescent. 
Leaves coriaceous ovate to elliptic pubescent beneath, 3 to 6 in. 
long, 1*75 to 2*25 in. wide; nerves 4 to 6 pairs, elevate beneath 
inarching; reticulations conspicuous; midrib prominent; petioles 
•5 in. long. Cymes in axillary pairs; peduncle -5 in. long. Flowers 
numerous, densely crowded in a head *5 in. across, all hairy-pubes¬ 
cent ; pedicels very short. Calyx-lobes ovate acute, pubescent. 
Corolla 'i to '2 in. across, glabrous. Corona of round curved 
processes alternating with lobes, with bearded ridges below; anthers 
short, appendages round. Pollinia oblong. Follicles ovoid, *3 in. 
long, turgid, base cordate. Seeds '7 in. long, winged. Hab. Not 
common, in open country. Malacca, Chenana putih (Cantley, 
Griffith, and Maingay). Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Distnb. India, 
Burma, Java. Native names : Akar Sibueh Api; Serapat Kuning. 
Cantley says the latex is yellowish. 
(2) G. dissitifiorum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, 
p. 30. 
Long slender pubescent twiner. Leaves membranous, ovate 
or elliptic-ovate cuspidate acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous except 
the midrib beneath, hairy, 2 in. long, *75 in. wide; petioles hairy, 
•12 to *25 in. long. Cymes distant, many-flowered on a hairy 
axillary rachis, 3 to 4 in. long. Pedicels *12 in. long, hairy. Calyx- 
lobes ovate hairy. Corolla-lobes ovate blunt, broad. Corona 
scales small, semi-ovate. Hab. Perak, Tapah (Ridley) in woods, 
rare. 
(3) G. Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I. iv. 31; King, lx. 540. 
Slender twiner finely pubescent. Leaves thinly membranous 
ovate acuminate cordate pubescent all over; nerves 4 to 5 pairs 
inarching; 1 to 2 in. long, 75 to 1 in. wide; petioles -12 to *25 in. 
long. Cymes sub-sessile; pedicels *i to 2 in. long. Calyx pubes¬ 
cent; lobes oblong blunt. Corolla campanulate, lobes ovate, 
•05 in. across. Corona of fleshy scales between the lobes and 
hairy ridge below. Hab. Malacca (Maingay). Very rare. Distrib. 
Burma. 
