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Introductory. 



2. Tamil* 



Anai . 

 Chiru . 

 Che . 

 Ennei . 

 Erumai 

 Kaddu 

 Kai . 

 Kal . 

 K.aru . 

 Kdy . 

 Koddai 

 Kodi' . 

 Kulam 

 Mdn . 

 Manchal 

 Maram 



Great. 



Small. 



Red. 



Oil. 



Buffalo. 



Jungle, wild. 



Hand. 



Stone. 



Black. 



Fruit. 



Seed. 



Climber. 



Tank. 



Deer. 



Yellow. 



Tree. 



Mul Thorn. 



Ndkam .... Cobra. 



Nal Good. 



Nari Jackal. 



Ndi Dog. 



Nir Water. 



Pachu .... Cow. 



Pal Tooth. 



P^l Milk. 



Peru Large. 



Pdy Devil ( = wild) 



Pon Golden. 



Ten Honey. 



Vaddu .... Round. 



Vellai White. 



Ver Root. 



(B.) 

 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE DESCRIPTIONS. 



1 leaves. 



Iflts leaflets. 



stip stipules. 



infl inflorescence. 



ped pedicels. 



fl flowers. 



cal calyx. 



sep sepals. 



cor corolla. 



pet petals. 



segm segments. 



stam stamens. 



fil filaments. 



anth anthers. 



ov ovary. 



carp carpels. 



fr fruit. 



def. definite. 



indef. indefinite. 



lat lateral. 



alt alternate. 



opp opposite. 



fem female. 



ft feet. 



in inches. 



T Tamil. 



S Sinhalese. 



Herb Herbarium. 



An asterisk (*) before the name of a species indicates that it has pro- 

 bably been introduced into Ceylon by human agency. 



Species included in [ ] are such as have been erroneously recorded as 

 Ceylon plants. 



* In combination, the terminations of these prefixes are often modified 

 according to the initial letter of the word with which they are compounded. 



