FLORA OF THE ANAIMALAIS: : 87 
270. Blastania Klotsch & Poyr. . 
620. B. Garcini Cogn. (Cfenolepis Garcini Naud.) 
Flowers cold season ; fruits February to hot season. 1000’-1600'. 
LVII. BEGONIACES. 
271. Begonia L. 
621. B. fallax A. DC. No. 8250. 
Flowers and fruits January to May. In open glades in evergreen forest 
at about 4,000’. 
622. B. malabarica Lam. No. 8207. 
Flowers and fruits December to May. 1,500’-4,600'. 
LVI. DATISCACEAE. 
292. Tetrameles R. Br. 
623. T. nudifiora R. Br. Tamil and Malayalam Chianti. Rare; seen 
only in the westernmost tract; 1,800’-2,000'. 
LIX. CACTACES. 
273. Opuntia Mill. 
624. 0. Dillenii Haw. - 
Flowers and fruits all the year. A very troublesome pest that has run 
wild and grows in dense thickets all along the foot of the hills and occurs 
also here and there in the hills. Up to about 3,200’. 
LX. FICOIDEE. 
274. Trianthema L. © 
625. T. monogyna L. s 
Flowers and fruits July, At the lowest elevations. 
