3&6 Xcii. AscLepIadacE^e. [ Gongronema . 
urceolate rotate or campanulate; lobes overlapping to right, 
valvate in G. Wrayi. Corona processes adnate to stamen-column 
near base, small rounded or large erect. Stamens from base of 
corolla; anther appendages indexed over style. Pollinia solitary 
ovoid with short caudicles and large carriers. Carpels distinct; 
style short, tip conic or convex. Follicles i or 2, acuminate. 
Seeds plumed. Species io, Africa, Asia, Australia. 
Corolla urceolate; flowers racemose. . 
Leaves round at base . . ■ • • ( r ) G. Wallicnn 
Leaves cordate . • ■ ■ • ( 2 ) G. Curtisn 
Corolla caihpanulate. 
Flowers racemose, raceme and peduncle i in. long 
or more . .(3) G. bracteolatum 
Cymes umbellate, few-flowered, short . . (4) G. Wrayi 
(1) G. Waliichii Dene. DC. Prodr. viii. 624; King, l.c. 542. 
Shrubby glabrous climber. Leaves membranous, elliptic-lan¬ 
ceolate acuminate, base round; nerves 5 to 6 pairs elevate beneath, 
conspicuously inarching; 3 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles 
*5 in. long. Flowers about 12 or fewer; pedicels slender *i in. 
long on a very short rachis covered with bracts. Calyx-lobes 
ovate acute with 5 scales. Corolla urceolate, tube sub-globose 
hairy inside, *1 in. long, teeth very short. Corona processes broad 
incurved. Staminal processes acuminate. Pollinia oblong-ovoid, 
caudicles slender, curved. Follicles linear-lanceolate acuminate, 
6 in. long, -3 to *4 in. through. Seed ovate-spathulate, *3 in. long, 
winged. Hab. Malacca (Griffith). Negri Sembilan, Tampin (Bur- 
kill). Province Wellesley (Ridley). Distrib. Borneo. 
(2) G. Curtisii King and Gamble, l.c. 542. 
A slender twiner, pubescent. Leaves thickly membranous, 
elliptic-lanceolate to obovate, base cordate pubescent below, 
scabrid or pubescent above; nerves very obscure, midrib prominent; 
2*5 to 3 in. long, 75 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long or less. 
Flowers green, shortly pedieelled in a sessile or short peduncled 
cyme. Calyx-lobes ovate pubescent. Corolla-tube *15 in. long, 
lobes oblong-acute, *1 in. long. Corona curved downwards. 
Pollinia oblong, caudicles short clubbed. Hab. Mountain forests. 
Perak, Gunong Batu Putih, 3400 ft. altitude (Wray). Penang, 
West hill, 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). 
Curtis’ plant, the type, has very narrow leaves and a sessile cyme, and 
is more hairy than the Perak plant. 
(3) G. bracteolatum King and Gamble, l.c. 543. 
A stout woody climber, sub-glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, 
oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base cordate; nerves conspicuous, 
6 pairs; 3 to 6 in. long, 1-25 to 175 in. wide; petioles 75 to 1 in. 
long; peduncles thick bent, *5 in. long. Raceme thick, gradually 
lengthening, densely covered with bracts, *5 in. long. Flowers 
yellow. Calyx-lobes ovate acute, scales 10. Corolla campanulate 
