638 TAMARIND 



Tamarind, Tamarindus indie a L. ; - plum, velvet -, Dialium. 



Tamarindus Tourn. ex L. Leguminosae (n. 3). i trop. Afr. (?), T. 

 indica L., the tamarind, largely cult, in the trop. for its ed. fruit (the 

 part eaten is the pulp round the seeds; it is also officinal). The 

 2 ant. pets, are reduced to bristles, and the 3 fertile sta. united below 

 to a tube. The wood is useful. 



Tamariscineae (BH.) Tamaricaceae. 



Tamarisk, '1 amarix gallica L. 



Tamarix L. Tamaricaceae. 65 Eur., As. , Medit. T. gallica L. (tama- 

 risk) in S.E. England. T. mannifera Ehrenb. (Egypt to Afghanis- 

 tan) produces, owing to the punctures of the insect Coccus inanni- 

 pants, the manna of the Bedouins, a white substance which falls from 

 the twigs. 



Tamatavia Hook. f. (Chapeliera p.p. EP.). Rubiaceae (I. 8). i Madag. 



Tambourissa Sonner. Monimiaceae. 25 Madag., Mascarenes. 



Tammsia Karst. Rubiaceae (i. 7). i Venezuela. 



Tamonea Aubl. (Micvnia Ruiz et Pav.). Melast. (i). 5^0 trop. Am., 

 W.I. 



Tamonea Aubl. Verbenaceae (i). 4 trop. Am., W.I. 



Tampico fibre, Agave. 



Tampoa Aubl. Inc. sed. i Guiana. 



Tamus L. Dioscoreaceae. 2 Eur., Medit. T. communis L. (black 

 bryony) in Brit. Climbing plants, hibernating by tubers formed by a 

 lat. outgrowth of the first two internodes of the stem. 



Tan (tannin), a bitter substance contained in bark, &c. , used for tanning 

 leather, &c., Acacia (cutch), Betula, Butea, Byrsonima, Castanea 

 (chestnut), Caesalpinia (dividivi), Eucalyptus, Gardenia, Larix, Phyl- 

 locladus, Pterocarpus, Quercns (oak), Rhizopkora, Rhus, Rumex 

 (canaigre), Schinopsis (quebracho), Terminalia, Tsnga, &c. Cf. Dek- 

 ker, Die Gerbsloffe, Berlin, 1913. 



Tanacetuin Tourn. ex L. (Chrysanthemum p.p. EP.}. Compositae (7). 

 30 3k . T. vulgare L. (tansy) cult, as a popular remedy. 



Tanaecium Sw. Bignoniaceae (i). 4 W.I. to N. Brazil. 



Tanakea Franch. et Sav. Saxifragaceae (i). i Japan. 



Tanghinia Thou. (Ccrb^ra BH.}. Apocynaceae (i. 3). i Madag. 



Tania, Xanthosoma spp. 



Tannodia Baill. Euphorbiaceae (A. n. 2). i Madag. 



Tansy, Tanaceluin vulgare L. 



Tanulepis Balf. f. Asclepiadaceae (i). i Rodrigues. 



Taonabo Aubl. (Temstroemia Mutis). Theaceae. 30 S. Am., As. 



Tap root, a main root much longer than the branches. 



Tapa cloth, Broussonetia papyri/era Vent. 



Tapanhuacanga Veil. Rubiaceae (nomen). i Brazil. 



Tape grass (Am.)., Vallisneria. 



Tapeinanthus Herb. Amaryllidaceae (i). i W. Medit. 



Tapeinia Juss. Iridaceae (n). i Chili, Patagonia. 



Tapeinidium (Presl) C. Chr. Polypodiaceae. 4 trop. As., Polynes. 



TapeinocMlus Miq. Zingiberaceae (li). i Ceram, Austr. 



Tapeinoglossum Schlechter. Orchidaceae (n. 16). i New Guinea. 



Tapeinosperma Hook. f. Myrsinaceae (n). 26 Fiji, New Caled., 

 Austr. 



