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MONANDUIA MONOGYNlA. CurCUma> 



and two lower, oblong, smaller, concave ones ; i7imy border three- 

 parted ; lower segment or lip with its exterior part sub-orbicular 

 emarginate, or bifid; upper segments obovate, cuneate,with the fila- 

 ment, or short antheriferous segment, between ihem.—xiiU her ^s 

 in the genus, double, with a spur fiom the lower end of eacli lobe. 

 — Germ beneath, villous, three-celled, with many seeds in each. 

 Style slender, at its insertion are the usu:ii two nectarial bodies. Stigma 

 globular, gaping on the anterior side. 



Obs. From the oval pendulous tubers, Mr. Colebrooke observes, a 

 sort of Starch or Arrow-root-like fecula is prepared, which is sold in 

 the markets of Benares, and is eaten by the natives. 



Sect. 2. Spikes central. 

 12. C. longa. Linn, sp.pl. ed. Willd. t. U. Retz. obs. 3. 72. 

 Bulbs small, and with the numerous, long, palmate tubers, inward- 

 ly of a deep orange yellow. Leaves long-petioled, broad-lanceolar, 

 of an uniform green. 



Amomum Curcuma. Gmelin. and Jacq. Hort. Vind. 3. t. 4. 

 Manjella-kua. Rheed. mal. W.p. 21. t. 11. 

 Curcuma domestica major. Rumph. amb.5.p. 162. t. G7. 

 Carcumaa of Avicenna. 

 Dar-zard of Garcias. 



Sans. '^fx.^X, H«r^dra, ^^^, Hwldee, X{\m, Peeta, ^pgift, 

 Kanch«nee, f^^\ Nfsha, -^^^^t, VwrMVMrnMiee, ^f?im, Krf- 

 mighna, ^Xf^f^^T, Yosliitprfya, f f^f^^lf^^'^, Uurinhsinee. 

 Hind, and Beng. H?<ldee, HwlMdee, P^t-ras. 

 Heb. CD21^> Kurkum. 

 Arab. Urukus-sufr, Urukus-saboghin. 

 Teling. Pampee. 

 Pers. «--J^cj«<^jj, Zerd-chob. 

 Hwlad, or Hwlwdee. Mahrat. 



Is much cultivated about Calcutta, and in all parts of Bengal 

 Koenig's description published by Retzius, is so very exact and com- 

 plete, that there is nothing left for me to add, 



