/' 



Aroidece.'] ceylon plants. 335 



Hab. Very common in damp grassy places in the Central Province, 

 Nom. Yulg. " Panoo-alla." 



The leaf of Roxburgh's^. Orixense, as figured hy Wight, is so similar in form to 

 that of the present plaut, that I cannot doubt their being the same species, and that 

 the drawing of the inflorescence of the former must be incorrect. The Cinghalese 

 employ the bruised roots to destroy maggots in the sores of cattle. 



4. ARIS-aSMA, Mart. 



curvatiini 



Kunth, Enum. iii. p. 20, cnm syn. — Arum curvatmn^ 

 Eoxb. Fl. Ind. iii. p. 506; Wight, Ic. t. 788. 

 Hab. Ceylon, Walker, (Herb. IlooTc.) 



2. A. filiforme, Bliime, E-umph. i. p. 102, t. 28. — An A. cwrvati^ 

 Kuntli, yar. P— c.p. 3118. 



Hab. South of the island. 



In my specimers the five foUoles arc radiate^ not pedate as in Bhime's figure, but 

 in other respects the rescmbhmcc appears to be perfect, 



3. A- papillosum^ Stend. (Sch.ott, Sjnop. Aroid. p. 31.) — An A. eru- 

 hescens, Sch. L c. p. 30?— C.P. 546. 



Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 4000 to 6000 feet. Nom. 

 TuliT. "Wal-kidaran." 



The roots are employed as a medicine by the Cinghalesc. 



5. AMORPHOPHALLUS, Blume. 



1. A. campanulatus, Bl. Rumph. i. p. 144, tt. 32, 33 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. 



Bat. iii. p. 201, cum syn. ; Wi^lit, Ic. t. 785.— C.P. 2823. 



Hab. Hotter parts of the island, especially near the sea. Nom. vulg. 

 '* Kidfiran." 



The Ciughalese eat the roots of the ctJtivatcd vaxictj (uom. vulg. " Kanna-Idda. 

 ran") of this phmt, and use those of the wild one medicinally. 



2. A, Zeylanicus, Blume, 1. c. p. 148. — Brachyspaiha Zei/lanica, 

 Schott, Synop. Aroid. p. 36. 



Hab. Between Tangulle and Matura, KcBnig. (Blume, I. c.) 



I have not been so fortunate as to meet with this or with the next species, nor are 

 there specimens of either in this Herbarium. 



3. A, dubius, Blume, 1. c. p. \^2,ScJicna, Rheed. Hort. Mai. xi. p. 

 35, t. 18. 



Hab. Ceylon, Ehccde, I. c. 



6. COLOCASIA, Bay. 



1. C. antiqnorum, Schott, Syn. Aroid. p. 40, cum syn. (Miq. Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. iii. p. 202, cum syn,)— Anm Coloca^ia, Linn. ; Rosb.FL Ind. 

 iii- p. 494. A. nymphceifolhm, Eoxb. 1. c. p. 495 ; Wight, Ic, t. 786.— c.p. 

 o 24, 



Hab. Very abundant on the banks of streams and otber damp places. 

 Nom. Tulg. ** Gahala." 



The very younjx leaves of this, and the tubers and yonng leaves of the cultivated 

 vaiiety (nom. vulg. '* KaudaLIa") arc eaten by the Cinghalese. 



