282 WILLIS : THE FLORA OF RIT1GALA : 



.;:» VemoniaHookericma, Am. Summit. Fin it pappose, 

 wind-carried. Common in the moist region from 1.000 to 

 6,000 feet. 



36. Adenoslemma viscosum, Forst. Summit. Pappus 

 viscid, probably bird- or animal -carried. Common through- 

 out the island. 



37. Gyrwra lycopersicifolia, DC. Summit. Fruit pappose, 

 wind-carried. Common in the moist region to 6,000 feet. 



38. Ardisia Missionis, Wall. Summit. Fruit a red berry , 

 J inch in diameter, bird-carried. Common in the lower 

 montane zone of the moist region. 



39. J asminum flexile, Vah\. Summit. Fruit fleshy, bird- 

 carried. Common in the lower montane zone of the moist 

 and intermediate regions. The Ritigala specimens are most 

 like those from Nitre Cave, which is one of the nearest points 

 of the southern mountain mass. 



hi. Auodendron rhinos porum. Tlvw. Summit. Seed will) 

 King tuft of hairs, wind-carried. Rather rare in moist lower 

 montane zone. 



H. Ojpi).nemalactiferum,Br. Summit (fide Tvimen). Seed 

 with long tuft of hairs, wind-carried. Low country to 3,000 

 feet, common in the moist zone, rarer, but occurring, in 

 the dry. 



12. Tylophora cordifolia, Thw. Summit (and fide Trimen). 

 Seeds with long tufts of hairs, wind-carried. Common in the 

 moist region from 2,000 to 4,000 feet. 



43. Hoya ovalifolia, W. & A. Summit. Seed with long 

 tuft of hairs, triad-carried. Bare in forests of moist lower 



montane /.one (only recorded from Ambagamuwa). 



II Fdgraea obovata, Wall. Summit. Fruit fleshy, bird* 

 carried Common in lower montane zone. 



I i l:\rnc u a/ -.> i/hi a ic it in . lioxb. , var. h'itii/d/i'.vsr . Willis. 

 Suni in it. This s|ieeiinen has ral her aOUminate acute petals like 

 Iv imii in allium . hut i Q ot her respeel s is nearer to E. zci/lnninnii 

 and ha- B \ei\ marked ipiadrangular stem almost winged at 



angli and «rery thin (when dry; fchej were fleshy alive) and 



