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Excerpt from A Hand-Book to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol. 6: Containing Descriptions of All the Species of Flowering Plants Indigenous to the Island, and Notes on Their History, Distribution, and Uses; Supplement by A. H. G. Alston
The orthography follows that adopted by Trimen except that the names of introduced and doubtful species are printed in small capitals.
The compiler wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to the Director and staff of the Kew Herbarium, especially to Mr. C. E. C. Fischer and Mr. C. E. Hubbard; to Mr. K. Biswas, of the Calcutta Herbarium, and to Dr. A. S. Hitchcock, of the us. National Herbarium, for numerous identifications.
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