352 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



d. S. Auciipdria L. (M, Aucuparia Scop. , P. Aucuparia Gaertn. ) . 



Europe and western Asia. European Mountain- Ash, Eowan 

 tree (Roan, Royne, Rawn, Roddin), Round-tree, Service-tree*, 

 Quick-beam, Whistle-wood, Wicky, Wicken tree (Wiggen, 

 Wiggin), Wild Ash, AVitchen, Wychen, Witch-wood, Witch 

 Hazel*, Wiity tree; Ger. Eberesche, Vogelbeere; Fr. Sorbes. 

 Unrijye fruit and bark astringent. 



e, S. dom^stica L. (P. domestica Sm. (Kew), P. Sorbus Gaertn.). 



Europe. Sorb Apple, Sorb, Service-berry, Corrae, Checker 

 (i. e. choker) tree, Wl«itty Pear, Whitten Pear. Fruit, astrin- 

 gent, antiscorbutic. 



1876. s6K0HUM, Pers. Sorghum, etc. Gramineae. 

 From vernacular. East Indies. Syn. Andropogon, Holcus, 



in part. Robust grasses. About 13 species, warmer regions. 



a. S. Halepense (L. ) Pers. (H. Halepensis L., A. Halepense 



Brot. ). Europe and Asia, nat. in U. S. and widely elsewhere. 

 Possibly the original of {h). Johnson Grass, Means Grass 

 (Southern States), Egyptian Grass, Egyptian Millet, Cuba or 

 Guinea Grass, Australian or Morocco Millet, Maiden Cane. 



b. S. vulgare Pers. (A. Sorghum Brot., A. sativus Hack. ). Africa 



or India, now cult, widely in numerous varieties. Indian, 

 Pearl or Black Millet. Var. ceriiuum ( Willd. )Gray ( A. cemuus 

 Eoxb., S. cernuum Willd. ) is Guinea Corn; var. Diirra is the 

 prolific Durra or Doura of India, and perhaps includes the 

 African Millet or Kafir Corn, in U. S. called Guinea Corn, 

 Coffee Corn, Chocolate Corn (used as substitute for coffee) ; var. 

 t^chnicum is Broom Corn; var. sacchardtum (L. ) Gray (H. 

 saccharatus L., A. saccharatus Roxb. ) is Chinese Sugar-cane, 

 Sorghum, Imphee, cult, for fodder and formerly as a source of 

 sugar. 



1877. SORINDEIA, Thou. Sorindeia. Aiiacardiaceae. 



Trees or shrubs. About 6 species, tropical Africa and Mada- 

 gascar, (a) S. Madagascarensis DC, Madagascar, cult, in 

 India, produces in profusion a delicious fruit. 



1878. SOTJLAMEA, Lam. Bitter-king. Siniarubaceae* 



From vernacular, Moluccas, "king of bitters". Shrubs. 

 About 8 species, East Indies, (a) S. amara Lam. (Cardio- 

 carpus amarus Reinw., Cardiophora Hindsii Benth.). Mo- 

 lucca Islands. Bitter-king. Bitter tonic, febrifuge. 



1879. s6yMIDA, Juss. Bastard Cedar. Meliaceae. 

 From vernacular, Telugu. Syn. Swietenia, in part. Tree 



with bitter bark and hard wood. Two species, tropical Africa 

 and East Indies. 



a. S. febrifuga ( Willd. ) Juss. ( S. febrifuga Willd. ). East Indies. 

 Rohan, Rohun, Rohuna, Bastard Cedar, Indian Red-wood, 

 Red Cedar*, East Indian Mahogany, Juribali*. Bark astrin- 

 gent, tonic. 



1880. SPARATTOSP^RMA, Mart. Caroba*. Bigiioniaceae. 

 Syn. Jacaranda, Tecoma, in part. Trees. Two species, 



Brazil, (a) S. lithontripticum Mart., is one of the plants 

 known in Brazil as Caroba, called also Jacaranda branca. 



