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as if they were of the same collecting. The leaves are elliptic- 
obovate, 1-5-2 in. long and 1-1-5 in. broad, densely softly 
tomentose beneath, with about 8 pairs of fete es marked nerves, 
and the fruit is about 1 in. in diam Specimens almost 
exactly matching those of Wight have ani been collected by 
Dr. Barber at Kollimalai in Trichinopoly (No. 11364) and 
Hassanur in Coimbatore (No. 10534), and these and other 
specimens in the Madras Collection which has been lent to me, 
d the Bourne Collection presented to the Kew Herbarium, 
belong all to Wight and Arnott’s tomentosa, I think. In his 
**Tndian Trees,” Sir D. Brandis did not mention R. tomentosa, 
W. & A., but he remarked as follows under R. dumetorum 
regarding a form apparently found all down the Western side 
of the Peninsula: “‘A remarkable form, possibly a distinct 
species, with leaves densely velvety beneath, hairy above, 
secondary nerves prominent, 10-12 pairs, fruit ribbed and 
‘crowned with the semi-persistent calyx-lobes. Sattara Ghats 
and Mahabaleshwar (D.B.), Sigur Ghat, Nilgiris (Gamble) is 
similar to R. tomentosa, Bl. of Burma.” I think he should have 
said—“‘ agrees with R. tomentosa, W. & A.” for R. tomentosa, 
BI. is clearly quite distinct. After spending considerable time 
over this question, I have come to the conclusion that almost 
the whole of the material in the Kew and other Herbaria from 
the W. Ghats and Coasts belongs to this species, which is quite 
distinct from R. dumetorum, Lamk. 
The species is perhaps more closely related to R. longispina, 
DC., though clearly distinct. As the name tomentosa is already 
occupied, another must be found, and I have called it R. Bran- 
disit. The following are the specimens which I consider belong 
to it :— 
BomBpay PRESIDENCY. Mahabaleshwar Hills (Stocks); Kala 
Nuddi (Ritchie 346), both in Herb. Kew 
Mapras Presipency. Hills near Manges. 8S. Canara 
(Hohenacker 125, 861); Mysore and Carnatic (G. Thomson); 
- Cochin (Mr. Johnstone); Nilgiris (Wight K.D. 1316); Bolam- 
patti near Coimbatore (Wight K.D. 1317); Ayamallay (Wight 
K.D. 1319); Anamallai (Wight 1320); also without locality 
_Wight Hb. Propr. 1276, 1277; Dindigul (Wallich 8264a) ; 
Pulney Hills (Bourne 978, 1341 and 2337) all in Herb. Kew. 
Courtallum (Wight—no number) : ; Ayalhatti (Meebold 8996); 
Nilgiris and Bangalore (H, Cleghorn) all in Herb. Edinb. 
Coonoor Ghat Nilgiris (M. A. Lawson); Jahlsur, S. Canara 
(Barber 2435); Hassan to Barguai, Mysore (Barber 7041); 
Kollimalai Trichinopoly (Barber 11064) ; Hassanur, Coimb- 
atore (Barber 10534); Kuppam river, Taliparamba, Malabar 
(Barber 8792); all in Herb. Madras. 
Yedawan, Travancore (Vencoba Row 2878) in Herb. Trav. 
Sigur Ghat, Nilgiris, 4000 ft. (Gamble 14506); Bellary 
(H. Brougham) both in Herb. Gamble. 
