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Flora of the [no. 6, new series, 



iEschynanthus Ceylanica, A beautiful and rare parasite, the 



leaves are those of a Hoya. 

 Didymocarpus tomentosus, Very common, 500 feet up to 6000. 



BlGNONIACEiE. 



Stereospermum sp. There is a tree of this sp. in the 



Madras Horticultural Garden, it 

 does not appear to be described. 



Bignonia xylocarpa, 



ACANTHACE^E. 



Very common. 

 (Lower slopes.) 



Thunbergia fragrans, 

 Dyschoriste littoralis, 

 Dipteracanthus patulus, 

 Phlebophyllum Kunthia- 

 num, 



Stenosiphonium Rusellia- 



num, ( 

 Strobilanthes micranthus, 

 Asystasia Coromandeliana, 



„ sp. apparently ] with bright yellow flowers 

 the same'as the above. * 

 Barleria buxifolia, Lower slopes. 



SVery common in the grass on the 

 higher ranges, 



near Kodakarnal. 

 Poombary in hedges. 



cuspidata, 



sp. 

 prionitis, 



sp. 



a >» 



a very large shrub 15 to 20 feet high, 

 with ovate lanceolate, acuminate 

 leaves, perfectly covered with very 

 large blue flowers; a very hand- 

 some sp. Poombary ghat, sholas 

 near Vilputty. 



Blepharis Madraspatensis, 

 Crossandra infundibulifor- 



mis, 

 Endopogon 1 ? 



very common. 



This like " Endopogon strobilanthes" 

 has the corolla of Endopogon but 

 has 4 stamens ; shrubby, leaves 



