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218. Bltthea eipaeia, DC. — Large scandent shrub, frequent in the 

 tropical forests of Kamorta. 



219. Blumea balsamifeba, DC. — Springing up freely in cleared 

 jungle-land and not unfrequent along the outskirts of the forests and 

 amongst shrubbery of Kamorta. 



250. Pltjchea Lndica, Less. — Frequent along the coast of Kamorta 

 and Katchall ; Trice and Track (g. a). 



251. Sphjebanthtts miceocepiialus, Willd. — Here and there on the 

 grass-heaths of Kamorta, also springing up in cleared jungle-land. 



252. Eclipta sp. — Nicobars {teste D.). 



253. Synedbella nodiploea, Ga^rtn. — A weed near the convict- 

 gardens of Kamorta and most probably introduced from the Andamans, 

 where it has now become a common weed. 



251. Wedelia scandens, C. B. Clarke. — Common in the tidal for- 

 ests and the beach-forests of Kamorta and Katchall ; Karnicobar (g. c.) ; 

 Nankowry (Novara 81 ; Jelinek 112 — katei, inc.) ; kathai, inc. Katch. 



255. ' Spllanthes sp. — Nicobars {teste D.). 



256. Bedens sp. — Nicobars {teste D.). 



CAMPANULA GEJE. 



257. Lobelia sp. — Nicobars (teste D.). 



258. Sc^vola Kcenigii, Vhl. — Common in the beach-forests, but 

 also on rocky (chiefly calcareous) ground near the sea along the coasts of 

 all the islands ; Karnicobar (Novara 36 ; Jelinek 58 — tuful, inc.). 



N. B. Stylidium tenelluin, Kurz in Flora 1872, 301, non Sw., is a 

 new species, which I now propose to call St. roseum. 



MYBSINHM. 



259. M^isa eamentacea, Bosb. — Frequent in the tropical forests 

 of Kamorta. 



260. Embelia micbocalyx, Kurz in Trim. Journ. Bot. 1875, 328. 

 Frequent in the tropical forests of Kamorta. 



Allied to JEmb. canescens, Jack. 



261. Mtesine capitellata, Wall. var. ? (the form which goes un- 

 der the name M. avenis, DC). — Bare in the tropical forests of Kamorta. 

 A small bushy tree about 30 feet high. 



262. Abdisia littoealis, Andr. {Gllniacandra obovata, Miq.). — 

 Common in the beach-forests of all the islands ; Karnicobar (Novara 112 ; 

 Jelinek 18 — tnekron, inc.). 



263. iEeiCEEAS coeniculata, Blanco. — Nankowry (Novara 113 ; 

 Jelinek 157 — kadoa, inc.). 



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