Flora of the Presidency of Madras

the long version

Flora of the Presidency of Madras was published by Botanical Survey of India in 1915. James Sykes Gamble was the surveyor who studied the flora of the This text has three volumes that describes the plants of south India ("Madras Presidency" under the British Rule). Volume I: Ranunculaceae To Caprifoliaceae; Volume II: Celastraceae To Papilionatae of Leguminosae, Volume III: Caesalpinioideaeof Leguminosae To Caprifoliaceae.This is an excellent key for plant identification that describes the easily observable characters of practically all the plants found in South India.