on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part II. 287 



the Indian archipelago, and only reached Amboina in 1693 

 {Herb. Amb. vii. 62.). 



Under the name Tithymalus arborescens caule aphyllo Plukenet 

 {Aim. 368 ; Phyt. t. 319- /. 6.) not only gives a good represen- 

 tation of the Tiru Calli ; but among the synonyma of preceding 

 authors gives us some, which point out Africa as its proper na- 

 tive country : for he asserts, that it is the Planta lactaria, Xabra, 

 and Camorronum of Rhasis and Rauwolf, the Ftlfel Tavil s. Piper 

 longum JEgyptium of Veslingius", and the Tithymalus aphyllus 

 Planta Matiritanica of Imperatus. 



The elder Burman {Thes. Zeyl. 223.) adds nothing to our 

 knowledge of the plant described by Plukenet (which he calls 

 Tithymalus ratnosissimus, frutescens, pene aphyllos). except some 

 synonyma of authors subsequent to Plukenet : but he rejects 

 every name that hinted its being a native of Africa. All these 

 he joins with his Tithymalus orientalis, articulatus, Juncus aphyl- 

 los of Hermann, which he considers as a distinct species, called 

 Muwakirya by the Ceylonese, although the text has Munakirya ; 

 but, as appears from the index, this is an error. 



Linneeus joined the two species of Burman into one {Fl. Zeyl. 

 196.), omitting altogether the names referring to Africa : but 

 whether he thought that the accounts were too imperfect to 

 merit quotation, or that the African plant was not the Tiru 

 Calli, I cannot say : from this time forward, however, India is 

 considered as the only native country of the Tiru Calli. 



In the commentary on the Ela Calli I have mentioned the 

 error of Rumphius {Herb. Amb. iv. 88.) in considering the Tiru 

 Calli as the same with the Sudti Sudu Tikos, a plant with sti'ong 

 prickles : but he afterwards gave an excellent account of the 

 Tiru Calli under the name ofOssifraga lactea {Herb. Amb. vii, 62. 



t. 29.)- 



In the Species Plantarum, followed by the younger Burman 



{Fl. 



