72 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



c. B. retiisa Swz. West Indies. Bastard Balata or Bully Tree. 



325. BUDDLEIA, Houst. Buddleia. Loganiaceae. 



Trees, shrubs or herbs. About 100 species, India, South 

 Africa and America; 6 in U. S. 



326. BUMELIA, Swz. Buckthorn*. Sapotaceae. 



Greek name of a species of Ash, '*ox Ash". Syn. Sideroxy- 

 lon, in part. Shrubs and trees, often thorny. About 30 

 species, all American; 6 in U. S. 



BUNIUM. See CONOPODIUM. 



327. BUPLEURUM, L. Hares-ear, etc. Umbelliferae. 



The Greek name, '"ox-ribbed". Herbs with entire clasping 

 or perfoliate leaves. About 65 species; 1 in U. S. 



a^ B. rotundifoliiim L. Europe and western Asia, nat. in U. S. 

 Hare's-ear, Thorough-wax or Thorough wort, (i. e. perfoliate), 

 Buplever^, Modesty; Ger. Durchwachskraut, Hasenohr; Fr. 

 Oreille de lievre. Herh and seed formerly regarded medicinal. 



328. BURMANNIA, L. Burmannia. Burinauniaceae. 



Named for Johann Burmann, Dutch botanist. 18th Century. 

 Syn. Tripterella, in part. Herbs with perianth three-winged. 

 About 25 species, warm and tropical regions; 2 in U. S. 



329. BURSA, Weber, 1780. Shepherd" s-purse. Cruciferse. 



From middle Latin, a "purse". Syn. Capsella, Medic. 1792, 

 Thlaspi, in part, inconspicuous annuals. About 4 species, 

 northern hemisphere; 1 nat. in U. S. 



a. B. Bursa-pastorls (L. )Brit. (Thlaspi Bursa-pastoris L., C. 

 Bursa-pastoris Medic). Eun pe, nat. in U. S. and widely 

 elsewhere. Shepherd' s-purse. Blind- weed, Case- weed, Cat^se- 

 weed, Clappedepouch||, Cocowort, Fat-hen*, 'Lady "s-purse, 

 Mother* s-heart, Pepper-and-shot, Pepper-plant, Pick-pocket, 

 Pick-purse, Poor-man' s-pharmacetty, Shovel-weed, Tooth wort*, 

 Toywort, Ward-seed. Wind-flower* Witches' -pouches; Ger. 

 Hirtentaschlein, Hirtentaschel, Sackelkraut, Gansekresse; Fr. 

 Bourse a pasteur, Molette. Herh, Herba capsellse, H. bursae- 

 pastoris; astringent, emmenagogue, diuretic. 



330. BURSERA, L: - Bursera. - Butseraceac. 



NaMied lor Joachim Burser, German botanist, 17th Century. 

 Syn. Elaphrium, Icica, in part. Trees or shrubs, natives of 

 tropical America; 2 in U. S. See also Canarium, Elaphrium 

 and Protium. 



a. B. giimmifera L. Tropical America. Jamaicaor West Indian 

 Birch, Gumbo-limbo tree; Fr. (iommart. Source of Cachibou 

 or Chibou resin, resembling Caranna. [According to King's 

 Dispensatory (1899) oil of Mexican Lignaloes is derived from 

 (b) B. Delpachiaiia]. 



331. BtJTEA, Koenig. 1795. Bastard Teak. Papilionaceae. 



Named for John, Earl of Bute, d. 1792. Syn. Plaso, Adans, 

 1763. Trees or shrubby climbers with showy flowers. About 

 5 species, southeastern Asia. 



