308 V. NARAYANSWAMl AND H. G. CARTER 



XXXVII. COMBRETACEAE. 

 72. Combretum Linn. 



94- C. extensum Roxb. F.B.I, ii, 458; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii, 229. 

 C. rotundifolium Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii, 228. 



Loc. — Barkuda. No. 1380. 



'■' i\n overwhelming creeper very common in mixed thickets. Towards the end 

 of the rains it sends out long shoots. These bear the flowers sometime between 

 December and April. In the former month and also in the rains a careful but unsuc- 

 cessful search was made for flowers ; in April the seeds were ripe or nearly so." 



Distvib. — Deccan Peninsula and Ceylon also Malaya. 



XXXVIII. MYRTACEAE. 

 73. Eugenia Linn. 



95. E. bracteata Roxb. F.B.I, ii, 502; Prain, Beng. PI. ii, 490; Roxb. Fl 

 Ind. ii, 490. 



Loc- — Barkuda. No. 1296. 



" A small tree in sandy area. In flower in April." 



Distvib. — Sylhet and plains of S. India, especially near the sea. 



XXXIX. PLUMBAGINACEAE. 



74. Plumbago Linn. 



96. P. zeylanica Linn. F.B.I, iii, 480; Prain, Beng. PI. i, 639; Roxb. Fl. 

 Ind. i, 462. 



Loc. — Barkuda. No. 1349. 



"Scarce on the island, a common plant on the adjacent mainland." 



Distvib. — Throughout India also throughout the tropics in the old world. 



XL. SAPOTACEAE. 



75. Mimusops Linn. 



97. M. hexandra Roxb. F.B.I, iii, 549. 

 Loc. — Barkuda. No. 1302 A. 



" Two trees growing among rocks at edge of lake. Flowering in September." 

 Distvib. — Common in the Deccan Peninsula and Ceylon, extending north through 

 Guzerat to Banda ; elsewhere cultivated. 



XLI. SALVADORACEAE. 



76. Salvadora Linn. 



98. S. persica Linn. F.B.I, iii, 619 ; Prain, Beng. PI. i, 663 ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. 



i, 389- 



Loc. — Barkuda. No. 1340. 



" A small tree found growing only among rocks at the edge of the lake, except 



