1876.] S. Kurz — A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Nicobar Islands. 157 



485. Corymbis disticha, Ldl. — Bare in the tropical forests on the 

 plutonie hills of Ho Ho, Kamorta. Trice and Track (g. c). 



N. B. Living specimens of from 15 to 18 other species of orchids 

 were collected by me, but most of these were lost or otherwise made away 

 with. 



BBOMELIAGE^. 



486. Ananas satitus, Schult. — Cultivated on the islands and pro- 

 ducing superior fruits. 



A MAR TLLIDBJE. 



487. Ceestum Asiaticttm, L. — Common in the beach-forests of Ka- 

 morta and Katchall ; Karnicobar (Novara 27 ; Jelinek 87— -faa, inc.). 



488. Hypoxis orchioides, Kurz in Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. 

 IV. 177 .—(Gurculigo ensifolia, B. Br. Brod. 290 ; Bth. Fl. Austr. VI. 

 448). — Only a single specimen seen on the grass-heaths of Kamorta. 



489. Molqteria capitulata, Herb. Amaryll. 84 (Leucojum capi- 

 tulatum, Lour. Fl. Coch. 246 ; Molineria recurvata, Herb. Amar. 84 ; Kurz 

 in Miq. An. Mus. Lugd. Bat. IV. 175). — Nankowry (Novara 31 ; Jelinek 

 171 — tetolcom, inc.). 



DIOSCOBEACEJE. 



490. Dioscorea glabra, Boxb. — Frequent in the tropical forests 

 of Kamorta ; Great Nicobar (Novara 26 ; Jelinek 231 — wum, inc.). 



LILIAGBM. 



491. Dracaena angustieolia, Boxb. — Great Nicobar and Trice and 

 Track (g. c). 



492. Drac^jna linearieolia, Miq. (D. Mnlaysoni, Baker in Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. XIV. 525). — Very common in all the forests, but more so in 

 the beach- and coral-reef -forests, of Kamorta and Katchall ; (Novara 25 ; 

 Jelinek) ; na-el, inc. Katch. 



493. Dracaena Grieeithii, Beg. — A tree 20 ft. high, rather rare in 

 the tropical forests of Kamorta. 



494. Dracjena spicata, Boxb. — Kondil and Karnicobar (g. c). 



495. Smllax polyacantha, Wall. — Common in the tropical forests 

 of Kamorta. 



496. Flagellaria Ltdica, L. — Common in the beach- and tidal 

 forests of all the islands ; Great Nicobar (Novara 24 ; Jelinek 242 — pald'i, 

 inc.). 



MEL ANTS A CB^J. 



497. Stemona sp. (Boxburghia). — Nicobars (teste D.). 



