NATURAL ORDERS AND GENERA OF BOMBAY PLANTS. 2()5 



Genus and Author. Natural Date. 



Order, 

 ^eua, Forsk. . . Amarant.1789 



^scHYNANTHus, Jack. Gesner. 1823 , 



^SCHYNOMBNE, L. . . Leg. P. 1737 



JEtheilema, R. Br. . . Acanth. 1810 



Agi'ostis, L. . . Gram. 1735 



Agrostistachys, Dalz. Euphor. 1850 



AiLANTHUs, Desf.t . . Simarub. 1789 



AizooN, L. . . Ficoid, 1737 



Alangium, Lam. . . Coma. 1783 



Albizzia, Durazz.t . . Leg. M. 1772 



Aleurites, Forst. . . Euphor. 1776 



Alhagi, Tourn. 

 Allamanda, L. 

 Allium, (Tourn.) L. 

 Allmania, R. Br. 



. . Leg. P. 1763 

 . . Apocyn. 1771 

 . . Lil. 1735 



, . Amarant.1832 



Derivation and Common Name, 



from its Arabic name Eroua. 



from aischimo, to be ashamed, and 

 anthos, a flower. — N. Blushivort. 



from aischimo, to be ashamed, and 

 nomen, a name ; in reference to 

 the leaves being sensative. — N. 

 Sola-plant. 



from aeithos, shining, and eilema, a 

 wrapper ; the bracts are referred 

 to, which become large and white 

 when mature. 



from aganos, mild, and os^ne, smell. 



from agape, love, and «wiAos, flower. 

 — N. African Lily or Love-fioioer . 



from Sanskrit. — N. 



from agauos, illustrious. — N. Aloe 

 or Century-plant. 



from a, not, and geras, age ; allud- 

 ing to the flowers' colours. 



from aggeron and anthos; meaning 

 vase-shaped flowers, 



Aglaia is the youngest of the three 

 Graces ; aglaos means brilliant. 



from aglaos, bright, and nema, 

 thread ; the filaments are refer- 

 red to — N. 



from agros, a field, and stemma, a 

 crown ; formerly the flowers 

 were made into crowns or gar- 

 lands. — N. Corn CocMe. 



from agros, a field. Bent-grass. 



bearing grass like spikes ; the bracts 

 of the male flowers are arranged 

 to form little grass like spikelets. 



from ailanto, lofty ; referring to its 

 lofty growth. — N. Tree-of -heaven. 



from aei, always, and soos, living. — 

 N. 



from its native name in Malabar. 

 — N. 



after Albizzi, an Italian naturalist 

 of the eighteenth century. — C. 



from a Greek word signifying 

 floury. — N. Candlenut-tree or 

 Indian Walnut-tree. 



an Arabian name. — N, Camel' s- 

 thorn. 



after Dr. Allamand of Leyden, a 

 contemporary of Linneus. — N. 



from all, hot ; in allusion to the 

 burning taste. — N. 



after William Allman, Professor 

 of Botany, Dublin {?). 



Aggeianthus in Cooke, a misprint. 



