270 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIV. 



Genus and Author. Natural Date. 

 Order. 



Aris^ma, Mart.f • • Aracese. 1831 . 

 Aristida, L. . . Gram. 1753 . 



Abistolochia, (Tourn.) Aristo. 1735 

 L. t 



Arnebia, Forsk. . . Borag. 1775 



Artabotrys, R. Br.t". Anona. 1820 



Artanema, Don.* . . Scroph. 1829 



Artemisia, L. 



Compo. 1735 



Artheaxon, p. B. . . Gram. 1812 

 Arthrocnemubi, Moq. Cheno. 1840 



Artocarpus, Forst.t.= Urti. *"^ 



Arum, (Tourn.) L. . . Aracese. 



, Ka 

 Arundinella n. j ddi.. Gram. 

 Arundo, (Tour L. . . Gram. 

 Asclepias, L. . . Asclep. 



Asparagopsis, Kth.-j-f • • Lil. 

 Asparagus, (Tourn.) Lil. 

 L. t 



Asperula, L. 



Rubia. 



Asphodelus, (Tourn.) Lil. 

 L. t 



Aspidistra, Gawl. . . Lil. 



1776 

 1735 



1823 

 1737 

 1737 



1842 

 1735 



1735 

 1735 



1823 



AsPiDOPTBRYS, A. Juss. Malpigh. 1840 



Derivation and Common Name. 



from aron, Arum, and sana, a stan- 

 dard ; allied to the Arum. — N. 



from arista, an awn; the floral glume 

 is usually tipped by three very 

 long capillary awns. 



from aristos, best, and locheia, partu- 

 rition ; a medicinal name. — N. 

 Pelican-Jloiver. 



its Arabian name. — ^N. 



from artao, to suspend, and botrys, 

 a bunch ; in allusion to the apo- 

 carpous, hanging berries. — N. 

 Sirva Champa. 



from artao and nema (a filament) ; 

 in reference to a tooth-like pro- 

 cess growing on the longer fila- 

 ments. — N. 



from Artemi, Diana ; the plant is 

 supposed to cause precocious 

 puberty. — N. Absinthe or Woron- 

 xvood, and Tarragon. 



the rachis is very slender, arcuate 

 and fragile. 



from arthron, a joint, and knemos, a 

 limb ; the plants are fleshy, leaf- 

 less, and jointed. 



from artos, bread, and carpos, the 

 fruit. — N. Bread-fruit and Jalt. 



from aron ; probably of Egyptian 

 extraction. — N. Lords-and-ladies 

 or Cuckoo-pint. 



meaning a small reed. — N. 



meaning a reed. — N. Great Reed. 



after the Greek name of ^scula- 

 Pius of the Latins. — N. 



looking like Asparagus. — N. 



a, intensive, and sparasso, to tear ; 

 in allusion to the strong prick- 

 les.— N. 



from asper, rough ; in allusion to 

 the leaves. — N. Woodruff. 



from a, not, and sphallo, to sup- 

 plant ; not to be supplanted in 

 beauty. — N. Asphodel. 



from aspidiseon, a little round shield, 

 in reference to the form of the 

 flower. Parlour Palm. 



from aspis, a shield, and pteron, a 

 wing ; the fruits are roundish 

 and winged. 



* D. Don in Index Kewensis. 

 tt Baker in E. & P. 

 ** Moracese in E. & P 



