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CUBKENT LITERATURE. 211


Ixora Saulieri Gamble sp. nov. I. c. p. 247, allied to I. Laivsoni Gamble, but witb short sparsely hairy caylx lobes, filiform bracts and different inflo- rescennce. Dist. Madura Dt. Pulney hills.

Coffea crassifolia Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. sp. 248, allied to C Khasiana Hook, f., but with larger leaves and ellipsoidal fruits. Dist. Anamalai hills, Ayerpadi, Travancore, Peermade.

Morinda reticulata Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 248, allied to M. umbollata L„ but with thick calyx lobes and glabrous coriaceous leaves with a different reticulation. Dist. Travancore : Kulathurpolay.

Psychotria Barberi Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 248. A species with mem- branous long-petioled leaves and with quadrisulcate pyrenes. Dist. Coini- batore Dt. Anamalai hills, Travancore Munaar.

Psychotria globicephala Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 249, allied to P. Tliwaitesii Hook, f., but with flowers in globose heads, calyx lobes ciliate and obovate and leaves with faint nerves. Dist. Tinnevelly hills : Courtallam.

Lasianthus cinereus Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 249, allied to L. dicliotomo Wight., but differing in the nervation of the leaves and with short peduncles. Dist. Tinnevelly : Kalivayalpil and Naterikal.

Centratherum Rangacharii Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. 10 (1920) p. 338, allied to C. molli Benth., and C. courlallensls Benth., but with smaller heads and different in leaves and achenes. Dist. Tinnevelly, Mahendragiri, Naterikal and Kalivayalpil,

Veroonia anamallica Beddome MSS. and Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 339. A distinct species with yellow tomentose leaves and glabrous pentagonal achenes. Dist. Anamalai hills.

Vernonia Bourdillonii Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 339, allied to V. Wighti- ana Arn., and V. Bamaswamii Hutch., but leaves are smaller and corymbs few flowered. Dist. Travancore : Ponmudi and Chimunjee.

Vernonia gossypina Gamble sp. nov. I.e. p. 340, allied to V. salvifolia Wight, but with trigonous glandular achenes and very softly thickly tomen- tose leaves. Dist. Tinnevelly, Sengalteri to Naterikal,

Vernonia Heynei Bedd. MSS. and Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 340, allied to V. indica : C. B. Clark., and V. Fysoni Calder., Dist. Travancore.

Vernoina multibracteata Gamble sp. nov, 1. c. p. 340, allied to V. Salvi- folia Wight. Dist. Travancore : Peermade.

Vernonia pulneyensis Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 341, allied to V. pectini- formis DC, but leaves are distinctly serrate, corymbs short peduncled and few flowered. Dist. Pulney hills, Kodaikanal near Pambar river. Fyson Fl. Nilg. and Pul. Hill tops t. 377.

Vernonia shevaroyensis Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 341, allied to V. vol- kamerifolia DC, but with leaves differently hairy and with heads having single florets. Dist. Salem Dt. Shevaroy hills.

Helichrysum perlanigerum Gamble sp. nov. 1. c. p. 341, allied to H. Wightii 0. B. Clarke, but with cinnamomeous tomentum all over the plant and with differences in the involucral bracts. Dist. Anamalai hills.