MISCELLANEOUS. 



wood is also called Calambac, from Kalumbak, the Malayan for the wood 

 of Aloexylon Ayalhchnm. The designation should properly therefore be 

 restricted to the superior article. It is remarkable that two trees belong- 

 ing to widely-separated orders should produce an identical wood of such 

 extraordinary quality. 



N. O. 266. GRAMINEJ3. GRASSES. 

 Andropogon Calamus aromaticus. Royle. 



Linn, Syst. Triandria Digynia. 



Vernacular. Koobell, Hind. Roosa, Fulg, 

 Habitat. India. 



Remarks. Identified by Royle with the sweet-cnne and sweet 

 Calamus of Scripture, Kaneh bosem (" reed of fragrance") Ex. xxx. 23 ; 

 Kaneh hattob (" good reed") Jer. vi. 20, and KaAa/ios- apcofjiariKos of 

 Dioscorides. Roosa-ke-tel, Grass-oil, or Ginger-grass oil, is prepared 

 from it. 



Andropogon eitratum. De C. Lemon-grass. 



Linn. Syxt. Triandria Digynia. 



Vernacular. BJiustrina, Malatrinukung, Sans. Gundaha-bem, 

 Beng. Ghunda-bela, Gundbel, Hind. Sirek, Mai. Camachie- 

 pilloo, Wassina-pilloo, Tarn. Kamachie-kussvo, Tel. Pengiri- 

 mana, Cey. 

 Habitat. India. 



Remarks. This is not the 0-^011/0? *voo-p.os of Dioscorides. See " A. 

 Sch&Ranthus, Linn." infra. Lemon -grass Oil Citronelle-oil, or Oil of 

 Verbena, is certainly prepared from it. 



Andropogon Iwarancusa. Rox. 



Linn. Syst. Triandria Diprynia. 



Vernacular, Iwarankusha, Kuranbusha, Ibharankusha, Beng. Hind. 

 Habitat. The skirts of the Himalayas. 



Remarks. The root of this plant was long considered the Spikenard 

 (See " Drugs," N. O. 117) of the ancients, an opinion conclusively refuted 

 ^y Sir W. Jones, As. Res. iv. 109. 



Andropogon muricatus. Retz. 



Linn. Syst. Triandria Digynia 



Vernacular. Tirana, Firatara, Sans. Khor, Kuskus, Beng. Bena. 

 Beng. Vseer, Bala, Hind. Ramichum, Mai. Falik, Fittie-vayr, 

 Tarn. Kassavoo, Cooroo-vayroo, Tel. 

 Habitat. India. 



Remarks. Used for Cuscus tattys. 

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