on the Hortiis Malabariciis, Part III. 89 



longum, obtusum, basi emarginatum, hinc sulco profundo, 

 hide papillula pallida notatum. Tntegumentum. membra- 

 naceum. Albumen cartilagineum, non ruminatum. Em- 

 b7'i/o dorsalis, ovatus, albus. 



TsjAKA Maram seu Jaca sen Jaaca, p. 17. tab. 26 — 28. 



For what I have to say concerning this tree I may in a great 

 measure refer to my Commentary on the first volume of the 

 Herbarium Amboinense., the Jaca being identically the same with 

 the Saccus arboreus major of Rumphius. With this author one 

 might be inclined to think that Tsjaka or Jaca are derived from 

 the Dutch word Zak, signifying a sack, — the fruit resembling a 

 bag filled with seeds ; for the tree or fruit is by no means called 

 Jaka in the Hindustani language, as Rumphius supposed : but 

 in that dialect it is called Kantal and Punas, from Panasa of 

 the sacred language ; and this is the same word with Ponossou, 

 which according to Rheede is used by the Brahmans of ]\Iala- 

 bar. Pilau is therefore perhaps the proper Malabar name ? It 

 must however be observed, that the natives of Malabar have 

 another tree called Kalou Tsjaka (Hort. Mai. iii. 29-)? or the 

 wild Tsjaka, which has some resemblance to the Tsjaka or Arto- 

 carpus iniegrifolia ; but its fruit does not resemble a sack : and 

 this would seem to show that Tsjaka is a generic word not 

 derived from the Dutch. By the Burmas this tree is called 

 Pi-nceh. 



Ata Maram, p. 21. tab. 29. 



In my Commentary on the Herbarium Amboinense (i. 138.) I 

 have said what occurs to me concerning this plant. The names 

 Ata and Atoa, in general use over India, seem to be derived 

 from the A tas of the Portuguese, by whom probably this fine 

 fruit was introduced into India. 



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