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f-lj broad, petioles inch long, cymes axillary generally several together filiform from one-third as long to nearly as long as the leaves 
flowers 5 merous, calyx-segments unequal rounded quite entire, petals orbicular, capsule nearly globose with o rounded lobes. Btdd. 
Flora Sylvatica , part xii. p. Ixiv. , 
Malabar, slopes of the Nilgiris, Carcoor ghat, at elevations about 300.0 feet. 
PLATE No. CLXXI. 
ASCLEPIADACE2E. 
CeROPEGIA FIMBRIIFERA. (Bedd.) Root tuberous depresso-globose, stem erect minutely pubescent, leaves sessile or 
tapering into a very short peduncle narrow ensiform tapering at the apex, minutely ciliate pubescent above, glabrous beneath except on 
the midrib, but minutely frosted, 3-G inches long by 2-4J lines broad, peduncles axillary -|--1 inch long nearly glabrous, umbelliferous 
at the apex about 4 flowered, flowers opening in succession, pedicels nearly as long as the peduncle furnished at the base with a few 
subulate bracts, calyx segments subulate acute as long as the corol-tube, corol-tube not much swollen at the base, narrowed upwards, 
segments about as long as the tube with tufts of numerous long purple gland-tipped hairs between the segments which are concealed 
within the corol until the petals expand, and theu hang down like a fringe round the apex of the tube, outer lobes of the staminal 
corona short sharply bifid and ciliate, inner lobes long ligulate and adnate to the centre of the outer ones, follicles terete slender 3-4 
inches long, tube of the flower greenish outside deep purple striated within, lobes of corol pale greenish purple, fringe deep purple. 
Bedd. Mad. Lit. Soc. Journ■ 1864, p. 53. 
IF 
Anamallay Hills, on rocky open grassy places on the hills in the vicinity of Toonacadavu, at an elevation of 3000-4000 feet ; 
in its wild state always a small erect plant 6-8 inches high only, brought into a rich garden soil it sometimes becomes a creeper. I have 
constantly had it in cultivation, and it is a very showy thing. 
PLATE No. CLXXII. 
CeROPEGIA ENSIFOLIA. (Bedd.) Root tuberous subglobose, stem twining glabrous, leaves very narrow liuear taper¬ 
ing at the apex mucronate, furnished above with a few adpressed hairs, below pale and glabrous, 4-7 inches long | inch broad, petioles 
2-3 lines long, peduncles pubescent simply umbelliferous on elongate and paniculate with several umbels, from 4 as loDg as to a 
little longer than the leaves, pedicels pubescent 2-4 lines long furnished with ovate pointed bracts at their base, flowers greenish white 
segments of the calyx glabrous subulate half the length of the corol-tube, corol-tube veutricose at the base glabrous, lobes as long or a 
little longer than the tube, exterior lobes of the staminal corona short emarginate ciliate alternate with the inner long ligulate lobes, 
follicles 6-7 inches long slender terete. 
Anamallay hills, rocky places on the Auagoondy range close to Toonacadavu, 3000-3500 feet elevation. 
PLATE No. CLXXIII. 
CeROPEGIA BREV1TUBULATA. (Bedd.) Root tuberous subglobose, stems glabrous twining to a considerable extent over 
bushes, leaves narrow ensiform gradually attenuated into a point at the apex and into the short petiole at the base very minutely 
ciliate and slightly scabrous (under the lens) 3^-5 inches long by 3-4 lines broad, petioles 2-3 lines long, peduncles scabrous from as 
long to twice as long as the petioles, umbelliferous and bracteated at the apex, bracts subulate, pedicels 3-5 generally longer than the 
peduncle very slender and scabrous, calyx segments subulate scabrously hairy longer than the tube of the corol, corol about 14 inch loner 
broad oblong to subglobose, the lobes very narrow cohering at their tips and cut down nearly to the base so that there is scarcely any 
tube, glabrous, greenish yellow on the outside deep purple within, corona rotate furnished with only 5 depressed lobes which are con- 
nivent over the gymnostegium, follicles slender terete about 5 inches long by 2 3 lines broad. 
This beautiful rather abnormal species appears to be very rare. I have only met with it in one locality on the dry rocky 
hills above Amerdy (close to Vellore) at about 1000 feet elevation. I collected the tuberous roots but failed ingrowing them 
PLATE No. CLXXIV. 
APOCYNACEiE. 
ChILOCARPUS MaLABARICUS. (Bedd.) A lofty woody climber, quite glabrous, leaves elliptic oblong with a sudden 
rather long and fine acumination, rounded or more or less attenuated at the base, penniveined, the veins close and very prominent and 
nearly at right angles with the midrib and connected by an irregularly waved vein near the margin, about 5 inches long by 2 or nearly 
2 inches broad, petioles 4-6-lines long, peduncles axillary and terminal about 3 times as long as the petioles di-trichotomously 
cymose towards the apex, all furnished with a sticky gummy substance, flowers numerous whitish 21-4 lines loug, bracts minute ciliate, 
