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-Burmannti Vahl., Bupleurum mucronatum Wall.; Centratherum’ molle 
2s ’ : 
with single trees or groups’of Terminalia Chebula Retz., Zizyphus rugosa - 
Lam., and Mallotus albus Muell.-Arg., while the upper sub-type is in- 
vaded by patches of the upper evergreen sub-type. 
The slopes are usually steep, except where small plateaus occur when 
the ground undulates more or less gently to the edge of rocky precipices or 
passes gradually to the steeper lower slopes. 
(a) The lower grass-land sub-type, below 6,000 feet, is distligdished 
by 2 species of Viola, Linum mysorense Heyne, Crotolaria Wightiana 
Br, Desmodium rufescens DC.; Flemingia Grakamiane DC., Drosera 
Benth., Conyza stricta DC., Laggera alata ‘Schultz-Bip. Lobelia 
nicotianaefolia Heyne., Campanula fulgens Wall., Swertia affinis C.B. 
Clarke, Aginetia pedunculata Wall, Osyris arborea Wall., 3 species of - 
Burmannia, Ischaemum ciliate Retz., Andropogon Nardus Site, Pteris 
aqutlina Linn., Ly oe cernuum  Linn., and ere hesapeiien 
Spreng (on rocks). 
(4) The upper grase-ldnd sub-type, above 6,000. feet (see Plates IV 
and V), contains a number of species of sub-alpine affinity. Of these may 
be mentioned Hypericum japonteum Thunb., Polygala sibirica Linn., 
Geranium nepalense Sweet, Impatiens oppositifolia Linn., Indigofera 
pedicellata W. & A., Fragaria indica And., Osbeckia Leschenaultiana DC., 
Peucedanum anamallayanum Bedd., Hedyotis articularis Br. Hedyotis 
buxifolia Bedd., Valeriana Hookertana W & A., Dipsacus Leschenaultii 
Coult., Vernonia Bourneana W.W. Smith, Anaphalis Meeboldii W. W. 
Smith, Lysimachia Leschenaultii Duby, Jasminum bignoniaceum Wall., 
Pedieularis zeylanica Benth., Strobilanthes Kunthianus T. And., Micro- 
meria biflora Benth., Calasiatha umbrosa Benth. Leucas sandsododin 
Desf., Polygonum aletein Ham., Ramezr epilentie Spreng., Spiranthes 
australis Lindl., Lilium neilgherrense Wight., Isachne Gardneri Bentb., 
and 4r undinella Wightiana Nees. : 
In swampy places oecur:—Ranwnculus denifirini« Wall., Drosera 
peléata Sm., Serpicula indica Thw., Gentiana quadrifaria Bl., “several 
species of Uféricularia, Satyrium  nepalense Don.,. several ei of 
Eriocaulon, Carex phacota Spreng., and Athyrium Filiz-foemina Bernh. 
_ Along streams we find Anemone rivularis Ham., Impatiens . Tangachee 
Bedd., the beautiful Sonerila grandiflora Wall., and Lxacum atro-pur- 
nureum Bedd. var. anamallayanum Bedd., | Arundinaria siesta Nees. 
and Osmunda regalis Linn, 
“ General Observations. The flora of the Anaimalais, therefore, is 
varied, perhaps extraordinarily so for so small an area. Those to whom 
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