FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



Dioscorea pentaphylla. W. Five-leaved Yam. 



Linn. Syst, Dicecia Hexandria. 



The tuber, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. Kanta-aloo 1 . Beng. Hind. Shendorvail-cltand, Oolsee, 

 By. ffureni-kelangu, Mai. 



Habitat. East Indies. 

 Dioscorea sativa. W. Common Yam. 



Linn. Syst. Dicecia Hexandria. 



The tuber, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. Perinvullie-kelenyu? Mai. Yamskalung ? Tarn. Rata- 

 kodolj Cey. 



Habitat. West Indies ; widely cultivated. 

 Dioscorea triphylla. W. Three-leaved Yam. 



Linn. Syst. Dicecia Hexandria. 



The tuber, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. Mar-chaina, By. Tsiagri-nuren y Mai. 



Habitat. Malabar. 



Remarks. Dioscorea bulbosa, Rox. is also cultivated in India. In 

 England the stems of Tamus communis, W. Common Black Bryony, 

 have been used as Asparagus ; and at the Cape Testudinaria elephantipes^ 

 Burch. Common Elephant's foot, or Hottentot's Bread is eaten by the 

 Hottentots. What is commonly called Caffre Bread belongs to N. O. 223. 

 See " Starches." Under N. O. 229, Hydrocharidacese, we find Euclea 

 ovata, has a fruit, eaten at the Cape. 



N. O. 235. M USAGES. MUSADS. 

 Musa paradisiaca. W. Common Plantain. 



Linn. Syst. Hexandria Monogynia. 



The fruit, used as a fruit, and bread stuff. 



Vernacular. Eadali, Sans. Kach-kula, Beng. Hind. Maoz-kella t 

 Kayla, Hind. Kail, Maoz, Dec. Fellacoy, Mai. Falei, Tarn. 

 Komarettei, Arittie, Bouta-ariti, Chakrakelei, Kommuariti, Nalla- 

 ariti, Tel. Anawalu-kesul, Khel-khany, C5y. Pesany, Malaya. 

 Gadang, Java. Mowz, Arab. 



Habitat. India. 



Remarks. The name of this delicious and uncloying fruit has 



been derived from Musa, the physician of Augustus, and brother 



of Euphorbus, after whom Juba called the virulent gum-resin Euphor- 



biuin. It is almost self-evident, however, it is derived neither from the 



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