DRUGS. 

 Butea frondosa. Rox. Downy-branch Butea. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 



The seed, Porassum seed. 



Vernacular. Palasa, Kinouka, Kinsuka, Sans. Kuenee, Hind. 

 Palas, Beng., Dec., and Hind. Dhak, Beng. Pallus-kakria, 

 By. Palassie, Mai. Porassum, Tarn. Moduya, Tel. Gas-kcela, 

 Cey. Pouk-bin, Pegu. 

 Habitat. India. 



Remarks. First noticed by Van Rheede. Gives its name to the memo- 

 rable plain of Palasi, vulgarly called Plassey. Yields also a kino and a 

 lac. See Pterocarpus marsupium below, and " Gums and Resins/' and 

 " Dyes and Colours." 



Cassia Absus. Linn. 'Flour-leaved Cassia. 



Linn. Syst. Decandria Monogynia. 



The seed. 



Vernacular. The seed, Chaksoo, Hind. Chotvn, Sindh. Boo-tora, 

 Cey. Kuskmeezurk, Hab-ul-soudan, Arab. Cushmeeyuh, Pers. 

 Akakalis, Yonanee name in Bazars. 



Habitat. India, Darfour. 

 Remarks. First mentioned by Alpinus. 



Cassia auriculata. Linn. Eared Cassia. 



Linn. Syst. Decandria Monogynia. 



The seed. 



Vernacular. Talopota, Mayharie, Sans. Turwur t Dec. Tanaayree > 

 Can. Avar ay, Tarn. Tang/iedo?, Tel. Rana-wara, Cey. 



Habitat. Deccan. 

 Remarks. See also " Tans," and "Woods." 



Cassia lanceolata. Royle. 



Linn. Syst. Decandria Monogynia . 



The leaf, Senna (Mecca and Tinnevelly). 



Vernacular. Suna-mukhi, Hind. Sana-pat, Beng. Nilaverie, Tarn, 

 Nela-poona, Nela-tunghadoo, Tel. Suna, Arab. 



Habitat. Tinnevelly, Guzerat, Arabia, Egypt. 



Remarks. This plant yields Mecca and Tinnevelly Senna. It is 

 different from the C. lanceolata of Forskal which he thought true Mecca 

 Senna. Alexandrian Senna consists of the leaves of C. obovata (Calladon), 

 C. acutifolia(Delile),w\di sometimes C. cethiopica(Guibourt). Calladon's 

 plant also yields Aleppo t Senegal, and Italic Senna ; and sometimes with 

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