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Captain Beddome's Contributions to the


MENISPERMACEAE.

Cocculus laurifolius (D. C. I. 530) A'naimalais up to 6,000 feet

SANYDACEAE.

Casearia coriacea, (Thwaites Enum. Ceylon pl.), on the higher ranges of the A'naimalais.

TILIACEAE.

Grewia (Linn.)

Grewia acuminata, (R. H. B.) a small tree glabrous leaves oblong with a very long acumen, 4 to 6 inches long, by 2 inches broad, quite entire, glabrous, petioles 3 lines long, stipules small subulate, peduncles very short lateral or axillary 2-5 flowered, bracteoles minutes, sepals cinereopubescent on the outside. Wynad (Devallicottah).

OLACACEAE.

Miquelia Meisn.

Miquelia dentata, R. H. B. [Jenkinsia Wallich] Dioecious. Twining glabrous leaves broad ovate acuminate with a slightly cordate base deeply and irregularly toothed to the apex about 8 inches long by 4 inches broad, pedicels lateral bearing 1-5 slender umbelliferous pedicels perianth monopetalous, tube short, segments 4, male stamens 4 joined at the base and alternate with the segments of the corol, rudiment of ovary bifid female no rudiment of stamens, fruit oblong obovate on a short pedicel slightly puberulous. A'naimalais, 2,000 feet.

Anacolosa (Blume.)

Anacolosa densiflora, (R. H. B.) Arboreous young branches terete, leaves alternate glabrous and shining short petioled oblong rounded at the base, attenuated into an obsolete point at the apex pale green 4 to 6 inches long by