336 ENUMERATION OF \_AroidecB. 



2. C. macrorrhiza, Setott, Mel. i. 18 ; Kunth, Ermm. iii. p. 38. 

 0. odora, Brongn. Kuntli, 1. c. p. 39 ; Bentli. FL Hongtong. p. 343, cum 

 syn, Alocasia macrorrUza, Schott, Miq. 1. c. p. 205, cum syn. Arum 

 odorum, Eoxb. 1. c. p. 499. A. macrorrTdzmn, Linn. Sp. 1369 ; FL Zeyl. 



no. 327.— c.p. 3725. 



Has. Warmer parts of the island. Norn. vulg.. " Habarella.'' 



The tubers and young leaves of tlie cultivated, and the very young leaves of the 

 wild plautj are eaten by the Cinghalcse. 



3. C. cucullata, Scliott, Mel. i. 18 ; Kuntli, 1. c. p. 38, cum syn.— 

 Alocasia ciicuUata, Schott, Syn. Aroid. p. 48. Arttm ciccuUatum^ Lour.; 



Eoxb. 1. c. p. 501 ; AViglit, Ic. t. 787.— c.p. 3746. 



Hab. On the roadside between Caltura and Galle : possibly not truly 



indigenous. 



4. C. vivipara. — Semicsatia vivipara, Schott ; Kunth, 1. c. p. 36 ; 



^ ii;'3v7>i/TP7/>w. T^nvh V f*. n. 496. — C.P. 



Wiglit, Ic. tt. 798, 900. Aru 



tj* 



Hab. Common in forests of the Central Province. 



C, Indica is cultivated in native gardens as a vegetable. 



TRIB. II. OEONTIEM 



7: LASIA, Lour. 



1. L. spinosa. — L. Jiefcro^yhylla, Schott ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii- P* 

 176, cum syn, L. Hermanni, Schott. PotJios heterojjJiylla, Eoxb. Fi. 

 Ind. i. p. 437; Wight, Ic. t. 777. Dracontium spinosiim,lj\rm.'EL 

 Zeyl. No. 328.— c.p. 2978 (3315 partim). 



Hab. Warmer parts of the island, not uncommon. Norn. vulg. ".Ko- 

 hilla," " Mahakohilla," 



A very variable species. The leaves and roots are used as a vegetable in curries, 

 and ai'e also employed medicinally by the Cinghalese. 



8. SCINDAPSUS, Schott: 



1. S. Peepla, Schott, Mel. i. 21 ; Kunth, Enum. iii. p. &%~BhapU- 

 dojpJiora Peepla, Schott, Prod. Aroid. ; Benth. Fl. Hongkong, p. 344, 

 cum syn. FotJios Peepla, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. i. p. 433 ; Wight, Ic. t. 780. 

 —c.p. 3667. 



Hab. Not uncommon in the Central Province, growing over the 

 trunks of large trees. 



2. S. decursivus, Schott, Mel. i. 21. (Kunth, 1. c. cum syn. ; Miq. 11. 

 Ind. Bat. iii. p. 186, cum syn.) — lihaphidoplwra dccitrsiva, Schott, Gen. 

 Aroid. t. 77. Pathos decursivus, Eoxb. 1. c. p. 436 ; Wight, Ic. t. 779. 

 — c.-p. 2322. 1 =. . 



Hab. Forests of the Central Province, at an elevation of 2000 to 4000 

 feet. Nom. vulg. " Dada-kaihel." 



9. POTHOS, Linn. 



1. P. scandens, Linn. (Eoxb. Fl. Ind. i. p. 430, cum syn. ; W: 

 t. 776.)— P. scandens and P. HooTceru Schott.— c.p. 2321. 



