44; Captain Beddome's Contributions to the 



and one from the A'naimalais : they are not perfect enough 

 for description. 



Flemingia involucrata, (Wall.) Foot of the Karkur 

 ghat, (Wynad). 



Pterocarpus santalinus, (Linn.) (This has been er- 

 roneously described). Leaflets always 3 lower ones alter- 

 nate or sub-opp., broadly ovate or orbicular deeply emar- 

 ginate young parts and the under surface of the leaves 

 slightly sericeous — inflorescence axillary or terminal racemed 

 or panicled calyx slightly puberulous, stamens equally dia- 

 delphus. North Avcot and Cuddapah hills. I have never 

 found the tree on the Western side of our Presidency. 



Bauhinia. I have a fine new species, a gigantic creeper 

 with scarlet flowers, from the foot of the Karkur ghat. My 

 specimens are not perfect enough for description, as I could 

 only procure a few fallen flowers and some leaves. 



PlTHECOLOBIUM SUBCORIACEUM, (Thw. En. p. 100). 



A'naimalais on the higher ranges. 



Pithecolobium gracile, (RH.B.) Sec. Clypearia Benth.). 

 Shrubby, leaves bipinnate, pinnae 1 pair, leaflets membra- 

 naceous 3 pair shining short petioled, ovate lanceolate with 

 a very long acumination, petioles nerves of the leaves and 

 inflorescence minutely puberulous, 1 gland in the centre of 

 the common petiole, secondary petioles with a gland near 

 the base and one about a quarter of an inch below each pair 

 of leaflets — panicles terminal many flowered flowers in 

 small globose heads bracteated — legumes spirally twisted 

 margin sinuate, about 4 seeded. Wyndd, moist woods on 

 the Karkur ghats. 



CHRYSOBALANACE.E. 

 Entosiphon (R. H. B.) new genus. 



Generic character : calyx tube infundibuliform, divisions* 

 5 imbricate pi lose lanceolate acuminate sub-equal, corol petals 



