168 Dr. Francis Hamilton's Commentary 



Hort. Be)ig. 33.). although the two plants have such a strong resemblance, 

 that I retiu'n to the opinion of Plukenet, and doubt the propriety of separating 

 them merely on account of some differences in their fruit ; at least, if a generic 

 character exists in both their fructifications sufficient to distinguish them from 

 the other plants of the natural orders of Aurantice and Terehinthacece ; for, 

 except in habit, the Murraya comes very near them, and may not be easily 

 distinguished by characters common to them both. Specimens of both have 

 been presented to the library at the India House. 



Koenig somehow took the Anisifolium to be the true Limonia acidissima, 

 and the Tsjerou Katou Naregam was therefore called the Limonia crenulata ; 

 for he had discovered that the two plants were different ; and this nomencla- 

 ture is followed in the Hortus Kewensis (iii. 43.), and even in the Hortus Ben- 

 galensis (32.) and Encyclopddie {Suppl. iii. 44.) ; but in my opinion it is impos- 

 sible to admit with propriety of such an innovation. 



Paenoe, seu Paenu, p. 33. tah. 15. 



The Brahmans of Malabar call this tree Doepoe, or Dupa, rightly translated 

 Arvore Ensenza by the Portuguese, who probably used its fine resin as incense. 

 The resin however, as Commeline observes, is very similar to the gum Aniine 

 of America, and, in fact, is often sent to Europe as such ; for, as Commeline 

 observes, a similar resin is produced by several different trees, having pro- 

 bably little botanical affinity with each other, which is the case also with the 

 resin now more commonly used as incense. 



The Paenoe is one of the most ornamental trees in India, and in the province 

 of Canara, where alone I have seen it, is usually planted in rows by the sides of 

 highways, making remarkably fine avenues (Buchanan's Mysore, iii. 89.). 



Ray, followed by Plukenet {Aim. 28.), was as usual very unfortunate in 

 classing this tree, which he called Amygdake ajffims Indica fructu umhilicato, 

 nucleo niido, cortice pulvinato trifido tecto {Hist. PI. 1482.). Linnaeus most 

 justly considered it as a new genus, which he called Fateria {Fl. Zeyl. 204.), 

 and in the Species Plantarum, he added the specific name indica {Burm. Fl. 

 Ind. 122.)*. 



* It is, however, probable that Linnaus mentions the same tree under a different name, Ktckvria 

 ghaha {Fl. Zeyl. 630.), which is the Arbor Kcekuria ghaha odorata ex qua fluit Gumm. Elemi of the 



