DRUGS. 



N. O. 68. CELASTRACE.E. SPINDLE TREES. 



Celastrus montanus. Rox. 

 Celastrus paniculatus. W. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 



The seed. 



Vernacular. Malkunganee, Hind, and Deccan. Valuluvy, Pedda- 

 chintoo, Tarn. Bavungie, Tel. 



Habitat. Concans, Neilgherries, Vizagapatam, Dheyra Dhoon. 

 Remarks. Dalzell states in the Deccan Malkangonee is the name of 

 the first, and Kangoonee of the second plant. Danti and Goja-chinni are 

 Telinga names of C. montanus, and Erikata, Gundu meda, and Maneru of 

 C. paniculatus. The order derives its name of Spindle Trees from the fact 

 that, from time immemorial, the Hindoos have made their spindles from 

 a shrub of the family, a species of Euonymus. With Euonymus tingens 

 the Hindoos also mark the tika on their foreheads. 



N. O. 70. RHAMNACE.E. RHAMNADS. 

 Rhamnus wightii. W. et A. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 



The bark. 



Vernacular. Rugt-rorar, By. . 



Habitat. Western Ghats, the highest hills of the Northern portion. 



Remarks. Rukt-roora is the name of Polygonum glabrum (Wilt.) and 

 AJaba nigrescens (Dais.) It would also appear to be applied to Soymida 

 febrifuga in Central India. 



N. O. 71. ANACARDIACEJE. ANA CARDS or 

 TEREBINTHS. 



Mangifera indica. Linn. Common Mango. 



Linn. Syst. Polygamia Moncecia. 



The kernel. 



Vernacular. Amra, Sans. Am, Hind., Beng., Dec. Mava, Mai. 

 Mam-marum, Tarn. MaJtandamu, Mavi, Mamadichitoo, Tel. 

 Etamba (wild), Amba (cultivated), Cey. Mangga (wild), Sunda. 

 Mampalam, Malaya. Palam, Java. Kapalam, Lampung. The 

 Archipelagic names of the cultivated Mango are all, according to 

 Crawfurd, derived from the Sanscrit " Maha-pahala." Through 

 the agency of Europeans, however, the corrupted form of the Sunda 

 name for the wild Mango is becoming prevalent throughout the East 

 from Madagascar to the Philippines ; and has extended to America. 

 The Mangos of Mazagaon were once celebrated, 

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