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ENUMERATION OF [MarantaceiS 



Hab. Warmer parts of the island. Norn. vulg. " Aloo-gass. 



The rhizomes of this species are also used medicinally by the Cinghalese. 

 3. A. nutans, Eoscoe, (Eoxb. 1. c. p. 65, cum syn ; Wiglil 



2037 



Jlorib 



^ Hab. V a for?sl\etween Negomto and KorncgaUe. Nom. vnlg. 



Besides the distinguishing characters mentioned above this differs from the com- 

 mon form of J. nutans in the flowers not being tipped with rose-colonr. 



4. A. calcarata, Eoscoe, Eoxb. 1. c. p. 69 ; Wiglit, Ic. t. 2028.)-c.p. 

 hIb. Kandy, Moon, Walker. Nom. vulg. " Kattakeeriya." _ 



I have never met with this truly wild. It grows abundantly in the Botanic 



■ w 



Garden. 



9. COSTUS, Linn. 



1. O. speciosus, Smith, (Hoxb. FL Ind. i. p. 58, cum syn. 3 Wight, 



Hab. Margins of woods, in the Ambagamowa District. Nom. vulg- 

 ^' Taiboo-gas3." 

 The Cinirhalese use the rhizomes as a medicine. 



CXLA^II- MAEANTACE^. 



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1. MARANTA, Plum. 



1. M. virgata, Dietr. (Steud. Nom. ; Wiglit. Ic. t. 2015.)-P/*r^- 

 nium virqatum, Eoxb. FL Ind. ed. Carey, i. p. 4.— c.P. 3465. 



Hab. hotter parts of the island, not very uncommon. JNom. vuio- 

 " Hoolankeeriya." 



The Rev. S. 0. Glenie, of Triucomalee, informs me that arrowroot of a very supe- 

 rior quality is obtainable from the rhizomes of this plant. 



2. M. Bpicata— ilf. ccEspitosa, Dietr. ; Steud. Nora. Thrymum sul- 

 catum, Eoxb. 1. c. p. 5. — c.P. 612. 



Hab. Forests in the Central Pcovince ; rather rare. 



This, after a careful analysis of the flower, appears to me to be a true species o 

 3Iaranta. 



2. phrynitjm:, wiiid. 



1. p. capitatum, Linn. (Eoxb. Fl. Ind. i. p. 8, cum syn. ; Wight, Ic 



t. 2016.)— c.P. 3123. ^^ - „ A+LoTna-oe- 



Hab. Forests of the Central Provmce. Nom. vulg. AtbamiKce 



riya 



7y 



3. CANNA,Linn. 



1. C. Indica, Linn. (Eoxb. Fl. Ind. i. p. 1, cum syn.)-c.P. ^l^-. 

 Hab. Very abundant, both the red- and yellow-flowered varieties 



Nom. vulg. "Bootsarana. 



