NATURAL ORDERS AND GENERA OF BOMBAY PLANTS. 263 



Genus and Author. Natural Date. 

 Order. 



AUldgaardia, Vahl. 

 Abroma, Jacq. 



Abronia, Juss. 

 Abrus, L.f 



Cyper. 1806 



Stercul. 1776 



Nyct. 1789 



Leg. P. 1737 



Abutilon, Tournf . . Malva. 1763 



Acacia, (Tourn.) L. f*. Leg. M. 1737 



ACALYPHA, L.f 



Acampe, Lindl. 



Euphor. 1737 

 Orchid. 1853 



Acanthodium, Del. . . Acanth. 1812 



Acanthorhiza, Wendl..Palm. 1878 

 Acanthus, (Tourn.) L. Acanth. 1735 



Achillea, L. 

 Achimenes, P. Br. 



Achras, L. 



ACHYRANTHES, L. 



Acorus, L. 



Compo. 1735 

 Gesner. 1766 



Sapot. 1737 

 Amarant. 1737 

 Araceaj. 1737 



1829 



ACROCEPHALus,Benth.. Lab. 



Acroclinium, A. Gray. . Compo. 1852 



Acrocomia, Mart. . . Palm. 1823 

 AcRONYCHiA, Forst. . . Ruta. 1776 



AcTEPHiLA, Bl. . . Euphor, 1825 



AcTiNODAPHNE, Nces,. Laurin. 1831 



Derivation and Common Name. 



after Professor Abildgaard of 



Copenhagen, 

 from a, not, and bvoma, food ; unfit 

 for eating. Cf . Theobroma below. 

 — N. DeviVs-cotto7i. 

 from abros, delicate ; the involucre 



is referred to — N. 

 from abros, soft ; in reference to the 

 extreme softness of the leaves. 

 — N. 

 The Greek name for Mulberry 

 (Drury) ; an Arabic plant name. 

 — N. 

 , from Celtic ac, a point ; the spines 



are referred to. — N. Babul. 

 . from a, calos, and ajjhe, not pleasant 



to the touch. ^ — N. Copper-leaf. 

 . from akampes, inflexible ; in allu- 

 sion to the brittle texture of the 

 flower. 

 . from acantha, a spine, and eidos, 



like. 

 . the aerial roots are spiny. — N. 

 . from acantha, a spine ; the bracts 



are referred to. — N. 

 . after Achilles, who is said to have 

 discovered their properties. — N. 

 . from cheimaino, to suffer from cold ; 

 alluding to the general tender- 

 ness of the plants . — N. 

 . from akras, a kind of wild pear. — 



N. Chiku or Sapodilla-plum. 

 . from achyron ; chaff' ; the perianth 



is chaff-like. — D. 

 . from a, without ; and kore, the 

 pupil of the eye ; a medicinal 

 name. — N. Sweet-jlag. 

 . from akron, summit, and kephale, 

 the head ; the flowers are termi- 

 nal.— D. 

 , . from akros and dine (a bed) ; the 

 heads are solitary and termi- 

 nal.— N. 

 , . from akros and koine ; the leaves 



form a tuft at the top. — N. 

 . . from akron and onux (a claw) ; 

 referring to the curved points of 

 the petals. — N. 

 . . from aete, height, and p>hilos, par- 

 tial to. 

 . . from aktin, a ray, and daphne, a 

 laurel. 



* Willd. in Cooke. 



