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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, 



AcANTHACEiE. 



Thunbergia fragrans, Very common. 



Dyschoriste littoralis, (Lower slopes.) 

 Dipteracanthus patulus, „ „ 



Phlebophyllum Kunthia- ( Very common in the grass on tha 



num, I higher ranges, 

 Stenosiphonium Rusellia- 



num. 



near Kodakarnal. 



Strobilanthes micranthus, Poombary in hedges. 

 Asystasia Coromandeliana, 



sp. apparently j with bright yellow flowers. 



the same' as the above. 

 Barleria buxifolia, 

 „ cuspidata, 

 sp. 



„ prionitis, 

 sp. 



Lower slopes. 



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 ? ? 



very common. 



This like " Endopogon strobilanthes" 

 has the corolla of Endopogon but 

 has 4 stamens ; shrubby, leaves 



