opening by a terminal pore, connective at tlie back produced into a short blunt spur, ovary somewhat 8 lobed deeply sunk in the calyx 
tube, its apex on a level with the insertion of the stamens and its sides joined to the disk or staminal tube by 8 partitions, naked at its 
apex or crowned round the base of the style with 8 deciduous small filiform processes,‘ovules numerous in each cell attached to the central 
placentas, fruit turbinate indehiscent succulent crowned with the calyx-limb and quite enclosed except its apex in the disk and calyx, 
the cells becoming somewhat obsolete, seed obovoid, testa hard smooth, the flowers, peduncles, pedicels, petioles and base of the lamina 
are all of a brilliant crimson, the base of the lamina is often produced into 2 minute gland-like points at the apex of the petiole. 
This beautiful epiphyte is most abundant on the Anamallays, chiefly on the higher ranges where it quite covers trees, but 
also at lower elevations down to 3500 feet. I have also observed it on the western slopes of the Nilgiris (banks of the river just below 
Walaghat) 4000 feet elevation ; it is in flower all the year round. 
Analysis. 
1. A bud, petals removed, showing the inflexed stamens. 2, 3, 4. Front side and back view of an anther. 5. Vertical section 
of a flower, showing the position of the stamens and the walls or partitions connecting the ovary with the calyx. 6. Trausverse sec¬ 
tion of the ovary near its apex, showing its 4 cells and the 8 cavities formed round it by the 8 connecting partitions. 7. Transverse 
section of the ovary near its centre. 8. A seed and the embryo. 9. View of the upper side of the leaf, the wart like dots are only 
visible when the leaf begins to dry, the quite fresh leaf is fleshy and perfectly smooth. 10. Underneath view of a leaf. 
Another species of iledinilla {the Triplectrum radicans of Wight and Arnot's Prod.) with exceedingly thick nearly round leaves, 
is a most common epiphyte in all our ivestern moist forests up to 4000 feet, perfectly covering trees in Wynad, Coorg, Anamallays, 
Tinnevelly, dec. I have constantly met with it at different seasons during the last fifteen years, hut never yet saw it in flower or fruit ; it 
probably flowers in April and May, when I am seldom in the forests, but I have occasionally seen it even in those months. 
PLATE CLVII. 
ANON ACE M. 
UnONA VIRIDIFLORA. (Bedd.) A gigantic climber, young parts densely aureo-pubescent, branches at length glabrous 
but warty, leaves membranaceous whitish beneath ovate lanceolate rouuded or somewhat cordate at the base, gradually attenuated into 
a long point at the apex, at length glabrous above, adpressedly pubescent beneath, 3-5 inches long by about 1£ broad, petioles 3-4 lines 
long, peduncles pubescent 1 flowered axillary or supra axillary furnished with a large broad cordate deciduous bract about their middle, 
1-2 inches long, flowers bright green 2|-3 inches long, sepals quite free at the base membranaceous nerved broad ovate subeordate at the 
base 8 lines long by 6 broad, outer petals 24-3 inches long by 6-9 lines broad, inner petals a little shorter and narrower, all membranace¬ 
ous nerved reticulated and silky pubescent. 
This very fine species has only been observed on the banks of the Sholayar (3000 feet elevation), in the dense moist forests in 
the heart of the Anamallays in flower in March. 
PLATE CLVIIL 
LABIATE. 
POGOSTEMON TrAVANCORICUM. (Bedd.) Stems erect ascending to 2 feet or more obtusely angled, leaves membra¬ 
naceous ovate acute, coarsely cremated, the crenatures again serrated above furnished with a few weak hairs at length glabrous about 3 
inches long by 2 broad, petioles 1-|-2| inches long, flowers in dense terminal racemes which are 2J-3J inches in length, petioles 2 lines in 
length furnished with filiform bracteoles at their insertion on to the raceme, calyx glabrous, corol villous towards the apex on the outside 
.1 an inch in length, the upper lip of 3 rounded lobes, the lower lip acute ; stamens filiform hairy at the base exerted to 6-8 lines beyond 
the corol, style a little longer than the stamens, stigma of 2 filiform lobes. 
On the Attraymallay ghat, Travancore, 4000 feet elevation. 
PLATE CLIX. 
CaSEARIA WyNADENSIS. (Bedd.) A small tree, young parts densely aureo-villous, branches softly pubescent, stipules 
small linear deciduous membranaceous penniveined, lanceolate, with a long acumiuation at the apex, or sometimes only acute or obtusely 
rouuded, rather sharply serrated except near the base at length glabrous above except the costa, softly pubescent beneath especially on 
the costa ,pnd main veins, pellucidly punctate and lincolate 4-6^ inches long by 1^-2 broad, petioles softly pubescent 4-6 lines long; 
flowers small, 6-8 fascicled in the axils, pedicels 2-3 lines Ioug, pubescent, calyx pubescent on the outside, very slightly hairy within 
ciliate punctate, 5-Iobed, stamens 8, rarely only 6, stamiuodes very hairy, ovary obloug attenuated into a style equalling the stameiiR 
in length, both hairy, stigma 4 lobed, 
A small tree, very common on the elopes of the Wynad, 2-3,000 feet elevation. 
PLATE CLX. 
