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S. scrobiculatus, S. warreensis, S. perfoliatvs, S. ixiocephalus, i'ala- 

 canthus dalzelliana, Neuracanthus sphcerostachyvs, Asystasia violacea, 

 A. law/ana, Nepeta bombaiensis, Litsea stocks//, I. wightiana, Loran- 

 thus loallichianus, L. obtusatus, L. stochsii, L. elasticus, L. lagenifervs, 

 L. trigonus, Phyllanthus scabrifolius, Glochidion ellipticvm, Cyclo- 

 stemon confertijlorus, Jatropha 11 ana, Adenochlcena indica, Trewia 

 polycarpa, Mallotvs stenanthus, Mallotvs laioii, Homonoia retusa, 

 Habenaria suaveolens, II. flavescens, Curcuma decipiens, Kcemp- 

 feria scaposa^ Hedychium co ron avium, Amomum, microstephanum, 

 Zingiber nimmonii, Z. cernuum, Z, maerost achy urn, Musa sitperba, 

 Crinum brachynema, C. woodrowii, Pancratium parvum, Dioscorea 

 jacquemontii, Asparagus dumosus, A. jacquemontii, Chlorophytvm 

 glaucum, Dipcadi minor, D. concanense, JD. unicolor, Iphigenia 

 pallida, Aneilema versicolor, Cyavotis vivipara, Arisoema can- 

 datum, Typhonivm bulbiferum, Theriphonum dalzellii, Amorpho- 

 phallus commutatus, Eriocaulon odoratum, E. lanceolatum, E. 

 stellulatum (? ), E. dalzellii, E. cuspidatum, Fimbristylis digitata, 

 Sileria stocksiana, Isachne lisboce, I. elegaus, Arundinella pygmea, A. 

 gigantea, Polytoca cookii, Dimeria woodrowii, Ischcemum diplopogon, 

 I. lisboce, I. spathiflorum, Arthra.von inermis, A. jubatus, Rott- 

 boellia diverge/is, R. talboti, Andropogon compressus, A. woodrowii, 

 A. concanensis, A. ensiformis, A. odoratus, A. armatus, Woodrowia 

 diandra, Tripogon pauperculus. 



The Flora of the Bombay Presidency, therefore, contains only 127 

 endemic species, of which 55 are Monocotyledons and 72 Dicoty- 

 ledons. It is more than probable that some of these will be found 

 not to be endemic when the vegetation of Africa and the Malay 

 Peninsula, and especially that of the neighbouring territories, will 

 have been explored in greater detail. 



With regard to its biology, the Flora of the Presidency is 

 characterised by the preponderance of perennial plants as compared 

 with the annual and biennial ones. Out of 2,30c) 1 species 1,700 are 

 perennial and 600 annual, the latter including a small number of 

 biennials. Hence, roughly speaking, the perennials make up § of 

 the whole flora. Of these 430 are trees, 520 shrubs, 160 under- 

 shrubs, and 590 herbs. 



1 With regard to a good many species it is not ascertained as yet whether they are 

 annual or perennial. 



