Corchorus. polyandria monogynia. 581 



In Bengal there is a small variety, which the natives 

 call Shreephwla and is I presume that just mentioned by 

 Sir W. Jones. 



BIXA. Schreb. gen. n. 887. 



Calyx five-toothed. Corol ten-petalled. Capsule supe- 

 rior, bispid, two-valved. 



B. Orellana. mild. 2. 1854. 



Can. Kuppa-manhala. 



Hind, and Beng. Latkan. 



Pigmentaria Rumph. Amb. 2. 1. 19. 



This small tree appears to be a native of India. The 

 flowers are however white, and the immature capsule 

 green. In plants reared from West India seed the flow- 

 ers are rose-coloured, and the immature seed vessel red, 

 nor do the seeds of our plant furnish so much, nor so 

 good a colour. 



CORCHORUS. Schreb. ge?i. n. 917- 



Calyx five-leaved. Corol five petalled. Nectary cup- 

 shaped, between the corol and stamina. Capsule supe- 

 rior, from three to five-celled, three to five-valved. 



1. C. olitorhis. Willd. 2. 1214. 



Annual. Capsules cylindrical, five-celled, with tran_s- 

 verse partitions between the seeds. 



Sans. Putia. 



Beng. Pat. 



A native of various parts of India. It is much culti- 

 vated in Bengal during the rains, for the fibres of its 

 bark, which the Bengalees call jute, and employ for a 

 variety of jjurposes. Of this there is a reddish variety 

 which the natives call Bun, or wild Pat. 



2. C. capsularis. Willd. 2. 1216. 



Annual. Capsules globular, five-celled, without trans- 

 verse partitions. 



