Urticacece,'] CEYLoy plants. 



259 



syn. ; Wight, Ic. tt, 1975, G92.)—Bcehm€ria interrupia, Willd. Sp. PL iv. 



p. 342, cum syn. — c.p. 2186. 

 Hab. Common in tlie warmer parts of the island. Nom, vulg, " "Wal- 



kahambillya." 



2. LAPORTEA, Gaudich. 



i. L. terminalis, Wight, Ic. t. 1972 ; Weddell, Arch, du Mus. ix. p. 



125, cum syn. — c.p. 3336. 

 Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 4000 to 6000 feet. 



2. li. crenulata, Gaud. (Wedd. 1. c. p. 113, cum syn. ; Miquel, PL 

 Ind. Bat, vol. i. pars altera, p. "iZO .)—Utrica cremdata, Roxb. ; Wight, 



Ic. t. 686.— c.p. 2200. „ 



Hab. Yery common up to an elevation of 5000 feet, m damp forests. 



Nom. vulg. " Maoossa-gass." 



3. GEEARDINIA, Gaudich. 



■ 1. G. Leschenaultiana, Dene. (Wedd. Arch, du Mus. ix. p. 165, cum 

 syn. ; Wight, Ic. t. 1976.)— c.p. 3520. 



Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 5000 to 6000 feet. 



2. G. Zeylanica, Dene. (Wedd. 1. c. p. 166, cum syn. ; Miquel, Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. vol. i. pars altera, p. 233,)—Urtica heterophylla, Roxb. ; 



Wight, Ic. t. 687.— c.p. 2193. 



^ Hab. Not uncommon in the warmer parts of the island. JN om. vulg. 



" Gass-kahambillya." 



4. PILEA, Lindley. 



■Wightii, Wedd. 1. c. p. 205, cum syn.— P. rad 



'74 (uon Wedd.)— c.p. 2185. 

 Central Province, at an elevation of 5000 to 7000 



trinervia. Wiirlit. Ic. t. 1973 : W 



Wight, 



P. oreopJdla, Miquel, 1. c. p. 235, t. 17, cum syn. Urttca trinervia, 



Eoxb. M. Ind. iii. p. 582.— c.p. 3093. . 



Hab. Common in wet woods, up to an elevation of 5000 ieet. 



3. P. augulata, Blume, Mus. Lugd. Bat. ii. p. 55.— P. stipnlosa, 

 Miquel, 1. c. p. 236 ; Wedd. 1. c. p. 230, cum syn. P. hygrojphila, iil. 

 1. c. ; Wedd. 1. c. p. 264, cum syn.— c.r. 2184. 



Hab. Central Province, common at an elevation of 3000 to &UU1J lect. 



A very variiible plant ; when growing in very damp sliady places it puts on the 

 form described uuJcr the name of P. sUpulosa. 



5. PELLIONIA, Gaudich. 



c.p 



1. P. Heyneana, Wedd. ; Arch, du Mus. ix. p. a«/, emu sjn.- 

 2179 

 Hab. Hantani, in the Central Province, at an elevation of 4000 feet 



6. ELATOSTEMA, Forst. 



Wedd. 1. c. p. 312, a.— c.p. 



456. 



