BOTANY. 255 



Adansonia digitata "", Hab. in Senegal, iEgypto. 

 Bombax pentandrum, Hab. in India utraque. 

 Anona obovata ", Hab. in Florida. 

 Metrosideros umbellata" ? 

 Psidium pyriferum, Hab. in Indiis. 

 Phaseolus lathyroides, Hab. in Jamaica. 

 ,, species imperfect ''. 

 ,, new species'' ? 

 Hedysarum nummularifolium, Hab. in India. 



„ new species ' ? 



^schynomene Indica. 

 Inga fraxinea. 



,, unguis cati. 

 Cylista comosa'. 



Dolichos , species imperfect. 



„ pilosus. 



„ lablab', Hab. in iEgypto. 

 ,, species imperfect. 

 Tamarindus officinalis. 



„ Indicus, Hab. in India, America, &c. 



m The enormous size of this tree is proverbial. Its fruit has an agreeable acid flavour, and 

 being very abundant, forms a principal article of food among the natives, who season many 

 of their dishes with it, especially a kind of gruel made of corn, and called rooy. It is the 

 only tree which appears to lose its leaves just before the rainy season. Vide plate 11. 



" Native name, Banda. The tree grows to a large size, and the fruit does not seem to be 

 eaten ; but as it is exceedingly hard before it is ripe, the boys use it as a ball. 



" Floribus verticillato-umbellatis. Fetalis parvis, rubris, pulcherrimis. Stam. 8, 9, 10. 

 Foliis caulinis ignotis, floralibus parvis Biixi referentibus. Petiolis pubescentibus. 



p This is au article of food among the natives. The standard was very much twisted with 

 the stamina, in the manner of the Phaseolus, but I could not ascertain its specific characters. 



1 Glabra volubili. Floribus spicatis, flavis, a.xillaribus. Pedunculis longissimis. Foliis 

 ovatis, acuminatis, alternis. Glandula magna ad basin petioloruni. 



■• Floribus spicatis. Foliis ovatis, binatis, serrulatis. Lcguminibus falcatis, 2-articuIatis. 

 Stipulis subulatis. Planta herbacea, hirsuta. 



' Comosa, a manuscript name, given by Solander to a specimen brought by Afzelius. 



' It overruns the whole island of Banjole, and the Moors call it Natoo. They boil the 

 seeds with goal's fat to make an ointment, which they rub on the skin to cure flatulence. 



