1876.] S. Kui-z — A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Nicobar Islands. 117 



viol age m. 



19. Alsodeia BENGALEisrsis, Wall. — Rare in the tropical forests of 

 Kamorta. 



20. Alsodeia sp. Leaves only. — Katchall (g. c.). 



N. B. Viola Hookeri, Thorns, in Hf. Ind. Fl. I. 183, is apparently 

 the same as V. glaucescens, Oudem. in Miq. Ann. Mns. Lugd. Bat. III. 

 74. — All the localities (except the Kakhyen-hills) of V. serpens in my 

 Contr. Burm. Flora in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1874, 72 must be referred to 

 V. Thomsoni, Oudem. in Miq., 1. c. 



BIXINEJE. 



21. Blxa Okellana, L. — Like wild in the beach-forests of Katchall 

 and Kamorta ; entering also the coral-reef -forests ; Karnicobar ( Jelinek — 

 oaJc, inc.) 



22. Rypaeia c^sia, Bl. — Bather frequent in the tropical forests of 

 Kamorta. 



The trees while young but already fruiting freely, have the leaves 

 very large (up to one and a half feet long) and proportionally of a thinner 

 texture and a laxer net-venation, which gives them a very different 

 appearance. 



N. B. Roydsia floribimda, Hf. Ind. Fl. I. 409, in note, = S. Philli- 

 pinensis, Turcz. in Bull. Nat. Mosc. 1854. 329 (Cuming 541). 



PITTOSPOBEJE. 



23. Pittospoetjm eeeeuginettm, Ait. (P. Javanicum, Bl. ?). — 

 Common in the tropical forests of Kamorta ; freely entering the grass-heaths, 

 where it becomes reduced to a mere shrub. 



POLYGALEJE. 



24. Poly gala telepbtoides, Willd. — Rather frequent on the grass- 

 heaths of Kamorta but easily overlooked. Having now more carefully 

 examined this species in nature, I consider it a good one. The flowers 

 are whitish, but the keel upwards and the crest are of a beautiful lazuli-blue. 



25. Poltgala leptalea, DC. — Here and there amongst the grass 

 along rivulets in the grass-heaths of Kamorta. 



N. B. Xanthopliyllum panicirfatum, Miq. Suj>pl. Fl. Sum. I. 393, 

 must be cut out from the synonyms to X. flavescens in Hf. Ind. Fl. I. 209 

 and in my Contr. Burm. Flora in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1874, 79 ; it differs 

 greatly in the tomentose ovary. 



