344 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



1839. SESl)VIUM, L. Sea Purslane. Aizoaceae. 

 Syn. Pharnaceum, in part. Low fleshy herbs. About 4 spe- 

 cies, sea coasts and saline regions; 2 in U. S. 



1840. SHERARDIA, L. Herb Sherard, etc. Rubiaceae. 

 Named for Dr. Wm. Sherard, English botanist, d. 1728. 



Herb with whorled, spiny pointed leaves. One species. Old 

 World. 



a. S. arv^nsis L. Europe, adv. in eastern U. S. Field Madder, 

 Blue Field Madder, Spurwort, Herb Sherard. 



1841. SH6REA. Roxb. Sal tree. Dipteraceae. 



Named for John Shore, Baron Teignmouth, Governor general 

 of India, d. 1834. Large resinous trees. About 25 species, 

 tropical Asia. 



a. S. robusta Gaertn. India. Sal-tree, Saul-tree, Indian Sal. 



Timber exceedingly heavy, hard and durable. Leaves the food 

 of the Tussa silkworm. Exudate a kind of dammar. 



b. S. Talura Roxb. (S. laccifera Heyne). East Indies. The 



tree yields a kind of dammar, also lac. 



1842. SH6rTIA, Tor. & Gr; Shortia. Diapensiacea©. 



Named for Charles W. Short, American botanist, d. 1863. 

 Perennial stemless plants. Two species, one in Japan, the other 

 (rare) in N. Carolina. 



1843. SIBARA, Greene. Sibara. Cruciferae. 



Herb. One species, western U. S. 



1844. SIBBALDIA, L. Sibbaldia. Rosaceae. 

 Nam<»d for Robert Sibbald, Scotch physician, d. 1712. Syn. 



Potentilla (Kew), in part. Small shrubby plants of alpine 

 regions. About 5 species, north temperate zone; 1 in U. S. 



1846. sic YOS, L. (Sycios). One-seeded Cucumber. Cucurbitaccae. 



Greek name of a Cucumber or Gourd. Syn. Sicyoides, in 

 part. Annual vines, climbing by tendrils. About 35 species, 

 America and Australasia; 3 in U. S. 



a. S. anguldtus L. (Sicyoides angulata Medic. >. Canada and 

 eastern U. S., nat. in Europe. Star-cucumber, Bur-cucumber, 

 One-seeded Bur-cucumber, Wild Cucumber, Nimble-Kate. 

 Boot and seeds bitter, diuretic. 



1846. SICYOSPERMA, Gray. Sicyosperma. Cacurbitaceae. 



From Greek, "Sicyos-seeded". A herbaceous vine closely 

 related to Sicyos. One species. New Mexico. 



1847. SID A, L. Sida, Indian Mallow. Malvaceae. 

 An ancient Greek plant name. Herbs. About 75 species, 



warmer regions of both hemispheres; 22 in U. S. See Abuti- 

 lon. (a.) S. rhoinbifolia Canariensis(Willd. ) Griseb. (S. 

 Canariensis Willd. ). Canary Islands, nat. in southern U. S. 

 Canary-island Tea-plant, Queensland Hemp. Leaves demulcent. 

 Inner bark yields a strong tibre. 



