46 Captain Beddome's Contributions to the 



Pachycentria, (Blume). There is a fine new species 

 grows on Rhododendron arboreum on the higher ranges of 

 the A'naimalais : my specimens are not perfect enough for 

 description. 



Sonerila, Roxb. 



Sonerila tenella, (R. H. B.) erect, leaves opp. inch 

 long 7-8 lines broad, ovate pointed finely serrate 3-5 nerved 

 sometimes oblique and unequal at the base, above rather 

 distantly covered with long whitish hairs, below nearly 

 glabrous, lower pair distant petioles 4-8 lines long channel- 

 led peduncles 1-3 flowered glabrous anthers cordate acumi- 

 nate capsule glabrous. 



A'naimalais 3,500 feet elevation (allied toS. Arnottiana. 

 Thwaites.) 



Sonerila ACAULis, (R. H. B.) leaves radicle ovate with a 

 cordate base slightly crenate with bristles in the crenatures 

 above furnished with distant thick white hairs which rise 

 from white spots, below frosted with a few hairs on the 

 nerves at length glabrous on both sides 2 J to 7 inches long 

 by li to 5 broad petioles long glabrous, scapes the length of 

 the leaves with 6-20 recurved short pedicels near the apex 

 calycine segments small acute pedicels and calyx furnished 

 with a few gland tipped hairs petals oblong to ovate acu- 

 minate, anthers narrow cordate 'yellow, style length of the 

 stamens, stigma obtuse papillose, flowers pink. 



A'naimalais moist rocks, 3,000 feet. 



Sonerila rotundifolia, (R. H. B. Madras Journal) is also 

 found in the Wyndd. 



MYRTACEiE. 



Eugenia Linn. 

 Eugenia gracilis, (R. H. B.) arboreous young shoots 

 puberulous leaves petioled lanceolate acuminate of both ends 

 glabrous shining above, 3-4 inches long by 1 to 1 J broad, 



