802. ÅRUM SYLVATICUM (Roxb. Amorphophallus 
Kunth Pythonium Schott.) leaves super-decompeund ; 
leaflets lanceolate: spadix straight, two or three times 
longer than the short gibbous campanulate spathe: 
anthers 2 celled. Roxb. Fl. Ind, 3 p. 511. 
Native of the Cirear mountains, flowering time the wet 
season. 
803. ARUM TRILOBATUM (Lin. Roxb. Typhonium 
Schott.) stemless leaves three lobed: flowers subsessile : 
spathe ample with its apex spiral and resting on the earth, 
nectarial filaments short simple and removed. Roxb. Fl. 
Ind. 3 p. 506. 
Native ofthe Moluccas whenceit was introduced into 
the Botanic Garden. 
804. CALLA PICTA (Roxb. Aglaonema Kunth) caules- 
cent leaves shortpetioled, ovate, oblong entire clouded : 
flowers axillary solitary peduncled, spathe, gibbous, 
acuminate, shorter than the obtuse clavate spadix. Roxb. 
Fl. Ind. 3, p. 516. i 
Naffve of the Island of Sumatra. 
805. CALLA AROMATICA. (Roxb. Homalonema Schott.) 
caulescent leaves subsagittate, cordate, acuminate ; lobes 
rounded and divariate : spadix cylindric, obtuse, equal- 
ling the spathe, above male, below female with abortive 
stamena intermixed: anthers many celled. Roxb. Fl. 
Ind. 3, p. 513. 
A native of Chittagong: when cut it diffuses a pleasant 
aromatic scent. The natives hold the medical virtues 
of the root in high estimation. 
806. CALLA OBLONGEFOLIA. (Roxb. Aglaonema 
Kunth) caulescent: leaves erect, oblong: spathe boat- 
shaped, acuminate spadix cylindrical shorter than the 
spathe the lower part bearing a few scattered pistils 
above closely covered with 4 celled anthers. Roxb. Fl. 
Ind, 1, p. 516. 
A native of the Moluccas, thence introduced into the 
Botanic Garden of Calcutta. 
807. CALLA RUBESCENS (Roxb. Homalonem Kunth) 
leaves cordate, base bifid, spathe contracted, acute, equal- 
ling the spadix lower third of the spadix covered with 
germs and clavate corpuscles intermixed, upper two-thirds 
covered with anthers only. Roxb. Fi. Ind. 3, p. 515. 
808. CALLA vırosa (Roxb. Colocasia Kunth) cau- 
lescent, leaves peltate ovate, slightly waved, undivided 
at the base: spadex one-fourth the length of the subu- 
late spathe with the female flowers at the base, anthers 
many celled. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3, p. 517. ` ; 
The station of this plant is not mentioned. It is 
called in Hindoo Bish Ruchoo, Bish meaning poison. 
Roxburgh derived his specific name from that word. 
809. SMILAX OVALIFOLIA. (Roxb.) stem cylindric 
ramed : leaves unarmed, oval, smooth from five to seven 
nerved, petiols, tendrel bcaring, umbels compound. 
Native of the Circars in hedges and forests. 
810. DIOSCOREA ALATA. (Linn.) tubers oblong, white, 
stems annual twining, four winged : leaves opposite, deep 
cordate from five to sevennerved. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3, p. 797. 
This plant is universally cultivated in the Carnatic be- 
ing that which produces the Yam. 
811. Droscorea DÆMONA. (Roxb. Fl. Ind. D. ama» 
na Roxb. Mss.) root tuberous, biennial, stems annual, 
twining, armed, leaves ternate, leaflets obovate, cumate 
three to five nerved. Rozb. Fl. Ind. 3, p. 805. 2 
Native of Bengal and Moluccas. “ The root is dread- 
fully nauseous, even after it has been boiled.” (Roxb.) 
812. Droscorka cLoBosA (Roxb.) tubers roundish 
white, stems twining six winged, leaves alternate and op- 
posite, sagittate cordate: male spikes compound long 
መመር” and verticelled, female simple. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 
3, p. 797. 
This species is much cultivated as affording the most 
m of the Yams amongst Europeans and Natives in 
ndia. 
813. DIOSCOREA OPPOSITIFOLIA (Linn.) herbaceous 
smooth, leaves opposite from cordate to ovate—lanceolate, 
acute, from three to seven nerved, male flowers panicled, 
the female ones spiked. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3, p. 804. 
A native of Coromandel, and of frequent occurrence 
in sub-alpine jungles. 
814. DIosCOREA PENTAPHYLLA. (Linn. Roxb.) tu- 
bers oblong, stems herbaceous, twining,prickly : leaves di- 
gitate downy: male flowers panicled,female onces spiked. 
Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3, p. 806. 
A sufficiently common species in jungles on low hills, 
&c. but never, so far as I have seen, cultivated which is 
the more remarkable as 1 have always found the Natives 
dig the tubers, whenever they had an opportunity, to 
dress and eat them. 
815. DioscorEA TOMENTOSA. (Koenig.) herbaceous, 
tubers irregularly oblong : stems twining downy, slight- 
ly armed : leaves alternate, ternate, downy, male racimes — 
axellary compound. Roch Fl. Ind.3, p. 805. 
A widely distributed species, extending from the Cir- 
cars to Cape Comorin and to be found on almost every 
considerable hill that is covered with natural jungle. 
Unless my memory deceivesme, I have seen specimens in 
Dr. Royle’s collection from even the high latitude of 
Seharenpore and the foot of the Himalayas. - .: - 
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