48 Captain Beddomes Contributions to the 



BEGONIACEjE. 

 Begonia Linn. 



Begonia minima, (R. H. B.) (Section Diploclinium.) 



Leaves radicle rhomboid ovate to cordate acuminate 

 bristly crenate long petioled furnished above with a few 

 weak hairs beneath glabrous pellucid dotted ; scapes longer 

 than the leaves, with one leaf near the base, peduncles 

 dichotomous or alternate bracteated, several flowered, male 

 flowers 4 petaled, 2 inner petals narrower than the outer 

 ones, female flowers 5 petaled, capsule 3 winged. (Plate 

 No. 15.) 



On moist rocks Devallicottah (Wyndd) in moist woods. 



Begonia reniformis, (R H. B. Madras Journal). As the 

 name " reniformis" has already been given to a species of 

 Begonia, this should be altered to " B : Anaimalaiensis." 



CRASSULACEJE. 



Kalanchoe Ritchieana (Dalzell) on moist rocks, A'nai- 

 malcds, 8,000 feet elevation. 



L OR ANT H ACEiE. 



Loranthus Cleghornii, (R. H. B.) glabrous, leaves opp. 

 ovate very obscurely nerved coriaceous 2 J-3 J inches long 

 by 1J inch broad, racemes axillary or terminal, many flow- 

 ered, pedicels very short with a small bract embracing the 

 calyx, calyx not exceeding the ovary entire or nearly so, 

 corolla straight glabrous, ventricose at the base equally 4 

 cleft to below the middle, segments cuneate linear, berry 

 oblong, flower deep dull orange colour. 



On Rhododendron arbor eum A'naimalais higher ranges. 



RUBIACE.E. 



AcrantheraZeylANICA, (Arnt. in Ann. Nat. His. Ill, 21.) 



Moid woods on the A'naimalais, 4,000 feet elevation. 



