DRUGS. 



N. O. 88. BARRINGTONIACE.E. BARRINGTONIADS. 

 Barringtonia acutangula. G<ert. 



Linn. Syst. Icosandria Monogynia. 



The fruit. 



Vernacular. Sumundiir-phul, Hind. Tiivur, By. Sjeria-samstravadi, 

 Mai. Kanapa chettu, Kanigi chettu, Tel. Diya-midella, Cey. 

 Kyai-tha, Pegu. 



Habitat. The Sunderbunds ; the creeks of the Concans ; Pegu. 

 Gustavia urceolata. W. 



Linn. Syst. Monadelphia Polj'andria. 



The wood, Bois puant. 



Vernacular ? 



Habitat. Mauritius, Surinam? 



N. O. 92. CUCURBITACE^E. CUCURBITS. 

 Citrulius Colocynthls. Schrad. The litter Cucumber. 



Linn. Syst. Moncecia Syngenesia. 



The fruit, Colocynth or Coloquintida. f 



Vernacular. Vishala, Indra-varonee, Sans. Indrayan, Hind. Ma" 

 khal, Beng. Tru-jo-par, Tru-jo-gosht, Sindh. Indrawan, Dec. 

 Peycommuttee, Mai. Poycoomuti, Varriecoomutie, Tarn. Poot- 

 sa/caia, Papara budama, Verri puchcha, Ete puchcha, Chitti 

 papara, Tel. Sketi-putsa, Tittacommodoo, Cey. Hanzil, Pers. 

 and Arab. ". 



Habitat. Levant, India, Japan, Nubia, Cape of Good Hope. Cul- 

 tivated in Europe. 



Remarks. Supposed to be the pakkoth (wild gourd) of Scripture 

 (2 Kings, ch. iv. v. 39), and the KoKowvCls aypia of Hippocrates. Dios- 

 corides and Pliny both describe it. The common Indrawan of the 

 Deccan is not the true Colocynth, but the Cucumis pseudo-Colocynthis 

 of Royle, the Bisloombee of Hindoostan. Makal is also the name of 

 Trichosanthes palmata, of this order, and of Modecca trilobata, N. O. 

 Passifloracese. 



Trichosanthes palmata. Rox. 



Linn. Syst. Monoecia Monadelphia. 



The fruit. 



Vernacular. Makal, Hind. Roundel, Dec. Ancoruthay, Coruttei, 



Tarn. Abuva, Avayooda, Kakidunda, Tel. 



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