Aegle. polyandria monogynia. 579 



ed. Berry spherical, of the size of a large nutmeg, from 

 ten to fifteen-celled. 



The tuberous roots of this sort, are reckoned by the na- 

 tives far superior to those of any of the former three. 



6. N. stellata. Willd Bot. Repos. N. 330. 



Leaves oval, entire, smooth on both sides. Flowers blue. 

 Calyx four-lea\ed. Corol eight petalled. Stigma eight- 

 rayed. Stamina from fifteen to twenty ; apices of the 

 anthers foliaceous. 



Beng. Chhoto Shalk. 



Cit-ambel. Rheed. Mai A\. t. 27. 



A native of Bengal, and the smallest Indian species 

 of this genus which I have yet met with. 



AEGLE. Corr. 



Ca?2/x four or five-toothed. Coro/ four or five petalled. 

 Germ superior, from eight to twelve- celled ; cells many 

 seeded ; attachment interior. Berry nearly round, cover- 

 ed with a hard cortex, from ten to fifteen celled. Seeds 

 several in each cell. Embryo centripetal, no peris- 

 perm. 



A. Marmelos. Corom. pi. 2. N. 143. Corr in act. SoC' 

 Linn. 5. 222. 



Bilva, or Mabua. Asiaf. Res. 2. p. 349. 



Beng. Bel«. 



Covalum. Rheed. Mai 3. t. 37. 



Bilacus. Rumph. Amb. 1. t. 81. 



Crataeva Marmelos. Willd. 2. 853. 



Teling. Maredoo. 



Tani. VV^illa-marvum. 



Grows to be a pretty larsje tree. Is a native of the 

 mountainous parts of the coast of Coromandel ; is also 

 found sparingly, in the low lands. It flowers during the 

 hot season, and the fruit ripens after the rains. Trunk 



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