L 



Scrophulariace^e.'] ceylon plants. 217 



10. S. trilobatum, Linn. (Dun. L c. p. 287, cum syn. ; Wi^ht, Ic. t. 

 854.)— c.p. 1906. 



Hab. Hot, drier parts of the island. JSTom. vulg. " Wal-tibbootoo." 



11 



S. xanthocarpum, Sclirad. et Wendl. (Dun. 1. c. p. 302, cum syn.) 

 — i). dtffusum, Eoxb. FL Ind. ii. p. 250.— c.p. 1907. 



Var. ^.Jacqmni.—S. Jacquini, Willd. ; Wight, Ic. t. 14f)l.— c.p. 1905. 



Hab. Common throughout the warmer parts of the island. Nom, 

 Tulg. Var. a. "EUa-battoo." Var. ^, "Kattoo-wel-battoo." 



The fruit of varr. a and )3 is eaten by the Cinghalese. Every part of var. B is 

 used medicinally. 



T ^?' ^' ^»*^cnm, Linn, (Nees ; Dun. 1. c. p. 309, cum syn. ; Wiffht, 

 Ic. t. 346.)— c.p. 1904. J ' h > 



Hab. Very abundant in waste places throughout the island. Nom. 

 vulg, « Tibbootoo." ^ 



The unripe fruit is eaten, after being boUed, by the Cinghalese. 



Solarium esculentum. Dun., and several species and varieties of Capsicum, are 



COmmonlv milf.ivn+p/I qo ,7^o.«4„1,U« ^^a j:™^„*» ^ 



2. PHYSALIS, Linn. 



(Norn. vnlg. "Mottoo") 



LP- minima, Linn. (DunaJ in DC. Prod. xiii. p. 445, cum syn 



oo5^' ^^^^ > ^^- 1- ^' P' 443. P. JSermanni, Dun. 1. c. p. 44^ 

 c.p. J866. 



of the island. 



ground in the warmer 



^giUata, Linn. (Dun. 1. c. p. 449, cum syn.)— c.p. 1898. 

 Frequent in similar situations with the last. 



WITHANIA 



W 



Ic J. 853.— c.p. 3651. 



cum syn. j "W 



The whole plant is used as a medicine by the Cinghalese 



vulg. "Ami 



- >» 



Wigh 



' 4 DATTJBA, Linn. 



(Norn. vulg. *'Attana.") 



Linn. (Dun. in DC. Prod. xiii. p. 542, cum 



.)— c.p. 1897. 

 •mmon in waste and cultivated ground 



The flowers of this variable species are frequently quite white. May not B. Jfetel, 



^lim., be a variety Onlv nf fKn i.rpaont r^lanfP 



iety on]y of the present plant ? 



CXV. SCROPHULARIACE^. 



L CELSIA, Linn. 



1- C. CoromandeUana, Vahl, (Bentham in DC. Prod, x, p. 246, 



^ syn. ; Wight, Ic. t. 1406.)— c.p. 202L 



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