_FLORA. OF THE ANAIMALAIS. 35 
Flowers February, when leafless ; new leaves. appear froit March—May. 
I have found ripe fruit in March and in June, but flowers only in 
February. This points to either two flowering seasons (one having 
escaped me) or to the ripening of the fruits being delayed sometimes for 
several months. Occurs throughout the hills in rocky places, 1,600'— 
8,500’. : . . 
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135.°8. urens Roxb. No. 3688. Tamil Shen-thanaku. 
Flowers December—February ; new leaves eagcies, about February ; ; 
fruits May. In the same localities as the last. 
136. 8S. villosa Roxb. No. 3954. Tamil 7 akkai, pela 
Flowers January when leafless) Common in the western tract~be- 
tween 1,700’ and 2,500’. The fibre is used for making the ropes me 
in the capture of elephants. 
137. 8. guttata Roxb. Pulaya Kavalai-maram. 
Flowers September; new leaves and fruits in the hot weather. In 
the evergreenvand adjacent deciduous forests; 2,000'—4,000 
138. 8S. Balanghas L. : , 
Fruits ripen in the hot weather. In evergreen forest ; 3,000'—4,000’, 
20. Heritiera Ait. 
139. H. papilio Bedd: A.C. 
“Tn evergreen forest at 4,000'.” 
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140. H. Isora L. 
Flowers Séptember—January’; ; fruits hot weather. A common shrub 
in deciduous forests from the plains up to about 3,000’. The flowers are 
‘ of two colours bright red and a livid blue. The latter, however, would 
seem to be assumed when about to fade. Many flowers to all appear- 
_ ances quite fresh are blue, but in this case the petals are nearly always 
reflexed and somewhat flaccid. On the other hand, with the red flowers 
_ the petals in the early stages are stiff and apeeite: and many remain 
Ted even when quite dry. - 
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