168 Dr. Francis Hamiuron’s Commentary 
Hort. Beng. 33.), although the two plants have such a strong resemblance, 
that I return to the opinion of Plukenet, and doubt the propriety of separating 
them merely on account of some differences in their fruit; at least, if a generic 
character exists in both their fructifications sufficient to distinguish them from 
the other plants of the natural orders of 4wrantice and Terebinthacee ; for, 
except in habit, the Murraya comes very near them, and may not be easily 
distinguished by characters common to them both. Specimens of both have 
been presented to the library at the India House. 
Koenig somehow took the Anisifolium to be the true Limonia acidissima, 
and the Tsjerou Katou Naregam was therefore called the Limonia crenulata ; 
for he had discovered that the two plants were different; and this nomencla- 
ture is followed in the Hortus Kewensis (iii. 43.), and even in the Hortus Ben- 
galensis (32.) and Encyclopédie (Suppl. iii. 44.); but in my opinion it is impos- 
sible to admit with propriety of such an innovation. 
PaENOE, seu PaENu, p. 33. tab. 15. 
The Brahmans of Malabar call this tree Doepoe, or Dupa, rightly translated 
Arvore Ensenza by the Portuguese, who probably used its fine resin as incense. 
The resin however, as Commeline observes, is very similar to the gum Anime 
of America, and, in fact, is often sent to Europe as such; for, as Commeline 
observes, a similar resin is produced by several different trees, having pro- 
bably little botanical affinity with each other, which- is the case also with the 
resin now more commonly used as incense. 
The Paenoe is one of the most ornamental trees in India, and in the province 
of Canara, where alone I have seen it, is usually planted in rows by the sides of 
highways, making remarkably fine avenues (Buchanan's Mysore, iii. 89.). 
Ray, followed by Plukenet (dim. 28.), was as usual very unfortunate in 
classing this tree, which he called Amygdale affinis Indica fructu umbilicato, 
nucleo nudo, cortice pulvinato trifido tecto (Hist. Pl. 1482.). Linnzeus most 
justly considered it as a new genus, which he called Vateria (Fl. Zeyl. 204.), 
and in the Species Plantarum, he added the specific name indica (Burm. Fi. 
Ind. 122.)*. 
* It is, however, probable that Linnzeus mentions the same tree under a different name, Kekvria 
ghaha (Fl. Zeyl, 630.), which is the Arbor Kekuria ghaha odorata ex qua fluit Gumm. Elemi of the 
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