MYSOEE AND COOEG. 159 



317 Hymenodictyon obovatum, Wall. 



Fig— Bedd. Fl. Syh. t. 219. Wight Ic. t. 1159. 



Reference.— F/. of Brit. Ind. 



A deciduous tree of the Baba Budan hills. Mostly- 

 larger in all its parts than H. excelsum. The living 

 bark is bitter and astringent, but is said to lose these 

 properties when dried. It is not red in colour. 



318 Wendlandia Notoniana, Wall. Kan. Bettada 



kammagaggare. 



, mg.—Bedd. FL Syh. t. 224. 



A small tree growing plentifully at Nundydroog. 

 Flowers reddish-white fragrant. It is not known if 

 the species is abundant, or if it possesses economic 

 value. Enquiry should be made by the forest 

 officer of the Kolar District. 



319 Wendlandia Lawii, Hook. Closely allied to 

 the foregoing and said to be plentiful on the Baba 

 Budan hills. Specimens should be submitted with 

 the vernacular name and such local data as can be 

 relied upon. 



320 Mussaenda frondosa, Linn. Tarn. Vellaellaj. 



Fig.— JSoi. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Wight 

 III. t. 124. 



References-— Fl. of Brit. Ind. ; Pharm. Ind. 



This attractive shrub is not plentiful in the 

 interior- of Mysore, although it is no doubt common 

 in the scrub jungle of the south-eastern frontier. 

 In the Presidency of Madras, it is much esteemed 

 for its medicinal properties, in which the leaves, 

 .flowers, fruit, and root, all contribute a part. It is 

 well marked by its white calycine leaves which form 

 an interesting contrast with the sombre green of 

 the proper leaves. Hence the vernacular appel- 

 lation ' white leaf.' But it is an exceedingly vari- 

 able plant in different situations, and in the " Flora 

 of British India, " Sir Joseph Hooker has diagnosed 



