CONDIMENTS AND SPICES. 



N. 0. 71. ANACARDIACE^E. ANACARDS or TERE- 

 BINTHS. 



Mangifera indica. Linn. Common Mango. 



Linn. Syst. Polygamia Monoecia. 



The unripe fruit, fresh and preserved. 



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

 Mam-marum, Tarn. Makandamu, Mavi, Mamadichettoo, Tel. 

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

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



Habitat. East Indies. Cultivated near Muscat, and throughout 

 the East. 



Remarks. See " Drugs/' The inspissated juice of the ripe Mango 

 cut into cakes, is sold in the bazars of this Government under the name 

 of Amba-pooree. It is both acid and sweet, and used like Red Currant 

 jelly with certain kinds of meat, is a fine zest. Cakes of the inspissated 

 juices of various fruits are also common in Bombay. 



Spondias mangifera. W. et A. 



Linn. Syst. Decandria Pentagynia. 



The unripe fruit. 



Vernacular. AmrataJca, Sans. Amra, Beng. Hind. Ambara, 

 Hind. Jungli-amb, Dec. Ran-amb, By. Cat-ambolam, Mai. 

 Caat-mavu, Tarn. Adivie-mamadie, Amatum t Tel. Mmb&rcdla, 

 Cey. 



Habitat. India. 



N. 0. 72. AMYRIDACE^E. AMYR1DS. 

 Garuga pinnata. H. K. Wing-leaved Garuga. 



Linn. Syst. Decaodria Monogynia. 



The ripe fruit, fresh and dry. 



Vernacular. Toom, Beng. Hind. Koorak, Kanghur, By. Garugo, 



Kalugudu, Tel. 

 Habitat. East Indies. 



N. O. 74. LEGUMINOS.E. LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 

 Tamarindus indica. Linn. Common Tamarind. 



' Linn. Syst. Monadelphia Triandria. 



The pulp of the pod. 

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