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expected from what has just been said as to the Hill-flora, 

 to genera which are more numerously represented on 

 the opposite continent, whence our flora was for the most part 

 derived. As to the remaining species, there are of course 

 those (48) which go to make up our endemic genera, and 

 there are others (about 73) which are members — usually 

 solitary and isolated ones — of genera which, though not 

 endemic here, yet have no representatives in Peninsular 

 India. Such non-Peninsular genera are also represented in 

 Ceylon, not by endemic species, but by discontinuous ones 

 identical with those in other countries than India (about 35). 

 These few (108) non-Peninsular species belong to almost as 

 many (86) genera, very many more indeed than I had expect- 

 ed to find before making this comparison. It is, indeed, a 

 very striking fact that this little island, so closely connected 

 with the peninsula of India, should possess over 100 genera 

 of Phanerogams (i.e., over 11 percent.) which are not found 

 on the mainland, and of which only 20 are endemic* 



We will first examine our comparatively few endemic 

 genera. They are, counting in two sub-genera, 21 in num- 

 ber, as follows : — 



Schumacher ia (Dilleniaceaa) sp. 3. Straggling shrubs. 



Trichadenia (Bixaceas) Mouotypic. A large tree. 



Doona (Dipterocarpaceas) sp. 11. Large timber trees. 



Monopornndra (id.) sp. 2. Trees. 



Stemonoporus (Vaterice sect.) (id.) sp. 13. Large trees. 

 Julostulis (Malvacese) Mouotypic. Tree. 

 Pityranthe (Tiliaceae) Monotypic. Tree. 



Scutinanthe (Canarii sect.) (Burseraceaa) Mouotypic. Large 

 tree. 



Pseudocarapa (Meliacese) Mouotypic. Large tree. 

 Gleniea (Sapindaceae) Mouotypic. Tree. 

 Pericopsis (Leguminosas) Mouotypic. Large tree (Neduu, 

 Sioh.) 



Leitcocodon (Rubiacece) Mouotypic. Climbing shrub. 

 Schizostigma (id.) Mouotypic. Herbaceous perennial. 

 Nargedia (id.) Mouotypic. Shrub. 

 Scyphostachys (id,) sp. 2. Shrubs. 



Championia (Gesneraceaa) Mouotypic. Herbaceous perennial. 

 Hortonia (Mommiaceaej sp. 2. Large shrubs. 



* One of the endemic genera, Hortonia belongs to a Family, the 

 Menimiacca:, of which no member occurs in India proper. 



