on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part III. 121 
The Bengalese name is a mere corruption of Varuna, used in the 
Sanscrita and Hindwi dialect for the plant last described. 
3. Cratæva unilocularis. 
Borun Bengalensium. 
Habitat ad Camrupæ pagos. 
In masculina arbore petioli apex in discum explanatus. Ca- 
lycis foliola quatuor, lanceolata, sessilia. Petala quatuor, 
. deflexa, ovata, unguibus calyce longioribus insidentia. Flores 
ante maturitatem patentes parvi, herbacei: maturi flavi. 
In hermaphrodita arbore calyx et corolla masculini. Stamina 
circiter sexdecim. Germen stipiti longo tereti insidens, ob- 
longum. Stigma sessile, peltatum, truncatum. 
Fructus omnino feré Morisoniæ ut a Gærtnero descriptus. Se- 
mina pulpo tenacissime adhærente tecta, angulata, plani- 
uscula, crusta tecta crassa fragili. Albumen nullum. Em- 
bryo curvatus, teres. Cotyledones amy gdalino-carnosi, sub- 
foliacez, varie convolute. 
All these are small trees growing in elevated situations; but 
the Niirvala grows to a very large size on the banks of rivers, 
which seems to be implied by Nür (aqua) prefixed to Vala, pro- 
bably the real generic name in the Malabar dialect. 
4. Crateva Niirvala. 
Crateva Tapia. Burm. Fl. Ind. 109. (exclusis synonymis 
Plukenetii, Commelini, et Sloani.) 
Crateva inermis. Linn. Fl. Zeyl. 211. (exclusis synonymis 
Plumieri, Margravii, Pisonis, Plukenetii, Sloani, et Raii.) 
Nürvala. Hort. Mal. iii. 49. t. 42. 
Varuna Hindicè. 
Habitat in ripis fluviorum Indicorum depressis. 
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