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Captain Beddome's Contributions to the 



MENISPERMACEiE. 



Cocculus lauhifolius (I). C. I. 530) A'naimalais up to 

 6,000 feet 



SANYDACE.E. 



Case aula, coeiacea, (Thwaites Enum. Ceylon pi), on the 

 higher ranges of the A'naimalais. 



TXLIACEiE. 



Geewia (Linn.) 



Gbewia acuminata, (R. H. B.) a small tree gfabrous 

 leaves oblong with a very long acumen, 4 to 6 inches long, 

 by 2 inches broad, quite entire, glabrous, petioles 3 lines 

 long, stipules small subulate, peduncles very short lateral or 

 axillary 2-5 flowered, bracteoles minutes, sepals cinereo- 

 pnbescent on the outside. Wynad ( Devallicottah ). 



OLACACE^E. 



MlQUELIA MEISN. 



Miquelia dentata, R. H. B. [Jenkinsia Wallich] Dioe- 

 cious. Twining glabrous leaves broad ovate acuminate with 

 a slightly cordate base deeply and irregularly toothed to the 

 apex about 8 inches long by 4 inches broad, pedicels lateral 

 bearing 1-5 slender umbelliferous pedicels perianth monope- 

 talous, tube short, segments 4, male stamens 4 joined at the 

 base and alternate with the segments of the corol, rudiment of 

 ovary bifid female no rudiment of stamens, fruit oblong ob- 

 ovate on a short pedicel slightly puberulous. A'naimalais, 

 2,000 feet 



Anacolosa (Blume.) 



Anacolosa densiflora, (R. H. B.) Arboreous young 

 branches terete, leaves alternate glabrous and shining short 

 petioled oblong rounded at the base, attenuated into an ob- * 

 solete point at the apex pale green 4 to 6 inches long by 



