330 FLORA OF MADRAS. [Smithia. 



6. SMITHIA GRACILIS, Bentli. ; F. B. I. ii. 150. 



W. Ghats, in the Nilgiri and Pulney Hills at 5,000 to 



7,000 ft. on grassy- slopes. 



A diffuse slender herbaceous plant. 



7. SMITHIA RACEMOSA, Heyne; W. & A. 221. S. Uanda var. 

 racemosa, Bak. in F. B. I. ii. 151 in part. 



W. Ghats, Bababudan Hills of Mysore (Talbot), Anamalai 

 Hills of Coimbatore at 3,000 to 4,000 ft. (Beddome, Fischer). 

 A small diffuse herbaceous plant. 



8. SMITHIA HIBSUTA, Dalz. S. blanda var. racemosa, Baker in 

 F. B. I. ii. 151 in part. S. blanda var. humilis, Pram in 

 Journ. As. Soc. Beng. LXVI. 66. 



W. Ghats, in Wynaad, Nilgiri, Anamalai and Pulney Hills, 

 at 3,000 to 7,000 ft. in wet places ; Hills of Yizagapatam in 

 E. Ghats 3,500 to 5,000 ft. (?). 

 An erect diffuse plant with rather few branches. 

 D. SMITHIA YENKOBAROWII, Gamble in Kew Bull. 1918, ined. 

 Travancore Hills, at Peermade (K. Yenkoba Row.). 

 A trailing herb with rather large bright orange-yellow 

 flowers. 



10. SMITHIA BLANDA, Wall. ; W. & A. 221 ; F. B. I. ii. 151 ; 

 Wt. Ic. t. 986 except fig. 6 (8. hirsuta ?). 



W. Ghats, in the Mysore, Nilgiri, Anamalai, Travancore and 



Cochin Hills, at 4,000 to 6,000 ft. 



A tall almost shrubby plant reaching 2 ft. or more in 



height and conspicuous for its bright yellow rather large 



flowers. 



11. SMITHIA SALSUGINEA, Hance. S. dichotoma, Dalz. ; F. B. I. 

 ii. 150. 



W. Coast, in S. Canara (Hohenacker, K. Rungachari). 

 An erect annual with reddish branches. The calyx-lips are 

 about equal in fruit, in flower the lower is the longer. 



12. SMITHIA CAPITATA, Dalz.; F. B. I. ii. 150; Bedd. Ic. t. 244. 



W. Ghats, in the Hills of Mysore, S.-E. Wynaad, the Bolam- 

 patti valley and the Anamalais, at 2,000-3,000 ft., in open 

 grass lands. 



A pretty branching annual at once recognised by the bluish 

 flowers and capitate heads. 



