230 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



a. L. Eiiropaeus Jacq. Eastern and southern Europe. Oak 

 Mistletoe, Wood-of-the-holy-cross, Viscum quernum of old 

 writers. Plant yields bird-lime. See Viscum. 



1227. l6tIIS, L. 1753. Bird's-foot Trefoil, Papilionaceae. 



An ancient Greek plant name. Syn. Hosackia, Dougl. 1829. 

 Herbs or shrubs. About 120 species; 60 in U. S. 



a. L. corniculdtus L. Europe and Asia, adv. in U. S. Bird's- 

 foot Trefoil, Ground Honeysuckle, Bloom-fell, Crow-toe (Mil- 

 ton), Crosstoes, Claver, Cat-in -clover. Bird's-eye, Butter-jags, 

 Devil' s-fingers, Eggs-and-bacon, Jack-jump-about, Lady's- 

 fingers, Lady' s-glove, Lady's-slipper*, Lady' s-shoes-and- 

 stockings. Sheep-foot. Valuable as a fodder plant. 



1228. LUCUMA, Mol. Marmalade tree. Gultiferae. 



From vernacular, Peru. Syn. Vitellaria, Gaertn. ; Achras, 

 Chrysophyllum, in part. Trees or shrubs with milky juice. 

 About 50 species, tropical America and Australia. [The spe- 

 cies excepting two are now referred by some botanists to Vitel- 

 laria. ] 



a. L. mammosa (L.) Juss. (A. mammosaL., V. mammosa (L. ) 



Radlk. ). West Indies. Marmalade tree. Marmalade Apple 

 or Plum, Mammee, Mammee Sapota, in Jamaica called Bully 

 tree ( Bulletrie, Bolletrie) . Fruit, vegetable egg, esculent. 



b. L. salicifolia Kunth. Mexico. Zapote borracho, Zapote 



amarillo. Fruit soporific. 



c. L. glycyphloea Mart. & Eichl. (C. glycyphloeum Casaretti). 



Brazil. Bark, Monesia bark, Buranham or Guranham bark; 

 Cort. monesiae; Ger. Monesiarinde; astringent with some stimu- 

 lant action. The aqueous extract, Extractum nionesise, as well 

 as the bark is called Monesia, leading to confusion. 



1229. LIIDWIGIA, L. False Loosestrife. Onagraceae. 



Named for Prof. C. G. Ludwig of Leipsic, d. 1773. Herbs, 

 mostly with inconspicuous tlowers. About 25 species, warm 

 and temperate regions; 14 in U. S.; va) L. alternifolia ^L., 

 eastern U. S., is called Seed-box, Kattle-box, Bowman 's-root* 

 See Isnardia. 



1230. LUDWIGIANTHA, Small. Ludx\igiantha. Onagraceae. 



From Greek, "Ludwigia-flowered". Syn. Ludwigia, in 

 part. Fleshy aquatic herb. One species, southeastern tJ. S. 



1231. LUETKEA, Bong. 1833. Luetkea. Rosaceae. 

 Syn. Lutkea, Steud. 1841, Eriogynia, Hook. 1833; Spira;a 



(Kew), in part. Suffrutescent plants with palmately cleft 

 leaves. About 4 species. Pacific border of U. S. 



1232. LIJFFA, Toum. 1791. Towel Gourd. Cucurbitaceae. 

 From the Arabic name. Syn. Tiiria, Forsk. 1775, Poppya, 



Neck. 1790; Cucumis, Momordica, in part. Prostrate herbs. 

 About 7 species, tropical Asia and Africa, one in America. 



