on the Hortm Malaboricus, Part III. 121 



The Bengalese name is a mere corruption of I'aruna, used in the 

 Sanscrita and Hindwi dialect for the plant last described. 



3. Crateeva unilocularis. 

 Borun Bengalensium. 



Habitat ad Camrupœ pagos. 



In masculina arbore petioli apex in discum explanatus. Ca- 

 hjcis foliola quatuor, lanceolata, sessilia. Petala quatuor, 

 detiexa, ovata, unguibus calyce longioribus insidentia. Flores 

 ante maturitatem patentes parvi, herbacei : maturi tlavi. 



In hermaphrodita arbore calyx et corolla masculini. Stamina 

 circiter sexdecim. Germen stipiti longo tereti insidens, ob- 

 longum. Stigma sessile, peltatum, truncatum. 



Fructus omnino ferë Morisoniœ ut a Gœrtnero descriptus. Se- 

 îninn pulpo tenacissime adheerente tecta, angulata, plani- 

 uscula, crusta tecta crassa fragili. Albumen nullum. Em- 

 bryo curvatus, teres. Cotyledones amygdalino-carnosae, sub- 

 foliaceœ, varie convolutae. 



AU these are small trees growing in elevated situations ; but 

 the Kiirvala grows to a very large size on the banks of rivers, 

 which seems to be implied by Ndr (aqua) prefixed to Vala, pro- 

 bably the real generic name in the Malabar dialect. 



4. Cratœva Niirvala. 



Crataeva Tapia. Burm. Fl. Ind. 109. (exclusis synonymis 



Plukenetii, Commelini, et Sloani.) 

 Crataeva inermis. Linn. Fl. Zeijl. 211. (exclusis synonymis 



Plumieri, Margravii, Pisonis, Plukenetii, Sloani, et Raii.) 

 Niirvala. Hort. Mai. iii. 49. t. 42. 

 Varuna Ilindicè. 

 Habitat in ripis tluviorum Indicorum depressis. 



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