XCII. ASCLEPIADACE-fE. 
Marsdenia.] 
389 
*15 in. long. Calyx-lobes oblong acute, *x in. long; scales 5, minute. 
Corolla tubular, campanulate, tube 'i in. long, lobes linear-oblong, 
•15 in. long. Corona processes bifid. Hab. Perak, Tjuk (? Gunong 
Hijau) (Scortechini). 
I have not seen this plant. 
24 . PERGULARIA, Linn. 
Twining shrubs. Flowers medium-sized in peduncled, umbellate 
cymes between the petioles. Corolla-tube inflated at base, lobes 
overlapping to right. Corona of 5 erect processes from base of 
column, free above with a narrow process on inner face. Anthers 
oblong with long appendages connivent over the style top. Pollinia 
solitary in the cells, caudicles very short. Follicles lanceolate, 
turgid. Seeds ovate, plumed. Species about 10, Indo-Malaya, 
Africa. 
(1) P. puberula Miq. FI. hid. Bat. ii. 495; King, lx. 549. 
Leaves membranous ovate long acuminate, base round, 3 in. 
long, i'5 in. wide; petioles ‘5 in. long, slender. Peduncles '5 in. 
long, puberulous. Umbel of 15 or more flowers in pedicels ’25 in. 
long. Calyx-lobes ovate. Corolla pubescent, tube broad inflated 
below, ‘25 in. long, lobes linear-oblong, hispid. Hab. Penang 
(Phillips). Penara Bukit at 800 ft. altitude (Curtis). 
P. minor Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 184, the " Bunga Tonkin,” is often cultivated 
for its fragrant flowers. 
25 . STEPHANOTIS, Thouars. 
Twaning shrubs. Leaves coriaceous. Flowers large, white or 
yellow, fragrant in axillary cymes. Calyx-lobes large, 5. Corolla- 
tube cylindric, inflated at base, fleshy, lobes twisted, overlapping 
to right. Corona processes adnate to back of stamens or o. 
Staminal column from base of tube; anthers with erect or indexed 
membranous appendages. Pollen masses solitary, erect, caudicles 
very short. Carpels 2. Style apex conic, hardly exsert. Follicles 
blunt or acuminate, thick. Species 16, Madagascar, Malaya, 
China. 
Flowers over 2 in. across, pale yellow . . . (1) S. Maingayi 
Flowers *75 in. across, white . . . • • ( 2 ) S. parviflora 
(1) S. Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I. iv. 39; King, l.c. 550. 
An extensive climber, hairy. Leaves coriaceous ovate to 
oblong acuminate cordate; nerves 8 to 10 pairs; 4 to 6 in. long, 
2 to 3 in. wide; petioles pubescent, *5 to 1 in. long. Peduncles 
1 to 3 in. long with 3 or 4 flowers umbelled; pedicels stout, 1 in. 
long. Calyx glabrous, lobes oblong-lanceolate acute free nearly 
to base, '75 in. long. Corolla pale sulphur yellow, 1 in. long, bristly 
inside, lobes ovate-lanceolate acuminate, '75 in. long. Corona none. 
Hab. Edges of forest, very rare, only twice seen. A splendid plant 
