774 ON THE VOLCANO OF TAAL, 



LOGANIACE^. 



153. BuDDLElA NEEMDA, Hamilton in Roxburgh. Talic-nono, 

 Tagalo ; Ki-hiriesan and Sembung-lanang, Sundanese and Malay. 

 A shrub common throughout the Archipelago ; the specific name 

 is an alteration of the vernacular name Nimda in Chittagong. 

 This or a closely allied species {B. asiaiica, Lour. ?) is called 

 Kyoung-mee-koo in Burmah, where it is common everywhere in 

 •deserted clearings, savannah forests and along I'iver banks. 



BORAGINACE^. 



154. CoRDiA MYXA, L. Amnouang also Banalo, Tagalo ; Aipaka, 

 Amboyna ; the Malays generally Baru-laut. This species is dis- 

 persed over tropical Asia from Ceylon to the Philippines, and 

 extends into Australia as far as the limits of the colony of Queens- 

 land. The pulp is extremely tenacious, and is used for bird-lime 

 as well as for a pectoral medicine, which in India is called 

 Sebestens. Mr. Carruthers states that it is reckoned one of the 

 best kinds for kindling fire by friction, and said to be the Avood 

 (which is very soft) used by the Egyptians for mummy cases. It 

 is cultivated in Africa. 



155. CoRDiA SUBCORDATA, Lamarck, DC. Prod. This species 

 Is also on the Mozambique coast and Comoro Island, and in the 

 Indian Archipelago extending to the Philippines, Australia and 

 Pacific Islands. In India, perhaps only where cultivated 

 (Bentham). It occurs on most of the islets of the Barrier Reef. 



156. Ehrbtia buxifolia, Roxb. Manguit, Tagalo ; Kosini, 

 Javanese. This is a tree which is probably restricted to the 

 Philippines, though the genus is widely distributed over the 

 A-vchipelago. 



157. Tournefortia sarmentosa, Lamarck, lUustr. (Vide 

 Benth. Fl. Austral. IV. 390). Pimentia, Tagalo. This species is 

 also found in Mauritius, Timor and the Indian Archipelago. 



