on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part III. 81 
foliis, plane similia sunt," we may infer that its leaves have a 
strong resemblance to those of the Cocos nucifera, which by way 
of eminence Rheede calls Palma indica. On these grounds I 
think it probable that it may be the Nipa fruticans (Willd. Sp. 
Pl. iv. 597.). I did not indeed observe this in Malabar; but it 
is common near the mouths of the Ganges, and on the banks 
of estuaries in the countries and islands south and east from 
thence. 
Toppa Panna, p. 9. tab. 13—21. 
The plant here described is perfectly known to me, although 
in Malabar the natives call it Indu (Journey to Mysore, ii. 469.) ; 
nor did I there hear of the names Todda, Mouta, or Andexa 
Motha Panna, which Rheede had received at Cochin. He fell 
into a great error in considering this as the Soteetsou of the Ja- 
panese, that is, as the tree which produces sago, as is very pro- 
perly pointed out by Commeline in his note (p. 14.). Notwith- 
standing this, Plukenet (A/m. 276.) joins the Todda Panna with 
the Palma farinifera Japonica of Breynius, or Soteetsou of the 
Japanese, an error followed by Linnzus (F7. Zeyl. 393.), when 
he established a new genus called Cycas. Concerning these 
errors, however, I have said every thing necessary in my Com- 
mentary on the first part of the Herbarium Amboinense, and I 
need here only insert the real synonyma of the Todda Panna. 
Palma indica caudice in annulos protuberante distincto. Raz 
Hist. 1360. : 
Cycas frondibus pinnatis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis, stipitibus spi- 
nosis. Linn. Fl. Zeyl. 393. (exclusis nisi Raii synonymis 
omnibus). 
Olus calaphoides e Celebe vel ex insulis Ulasseriensibus. Herb. 
Amb. i. 87. 89. t. 22. 23. 
Cycas circinalis. Burm. Fl. Ind. 240. (exclusis synonymis 
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