NATURAL ORDERS AND GENERA OF BOMBAY RLANTS. 281 



Genus and Authok,, Natural Date. 

 Order. 



Cissus, L. . . Ampelid. 1747 . 



CiSTANCHE, H. & L. . . Orobanch. 1806. 



Citharexylum, L.* . . Verben. 1753 . 



CiTRULLUS, Forsk.fl . . Cucurbit. 1775 . 

 Citrus, L. . . Ruta. 1735 . 



CiiAoxYLON, A. Juss. . . Euphor. 1824 . 

 Clarkia, Pursh. . . Onagr. 1814 . 



Clausbna, Burm. f.** Ruta. 1768 . 



Cleidion, B1. . . Euphor. 1825 . 



Clbistachne,§ Benth.. Gram. 1881 . 

 Oleistanthus, H. f . . . Euphor. 1848 . 



Clematis, (^Dill.) L.f. . Ranun. 1737 . 

 Cleome, L.f ■ . Capparid. 1735 . 



Clerodendron, L.f . . Verben. 1737 . 



Clianthus, Banks & 



Sol. 

 Clitoria, L.t 



Clutia, (Boerh.) L. 



Clypea, Bl, 



Cobsea, Cav. 

 CoCCINIA, W. & A, 

 Coccoloba, L. 

 CoccuLu.s, DC. 



Leg. P. 1832 



. . Leg. P. 1737 



. . Euphor. 1735 



. . Meni. 1825 



. . Polemon. 1791 

 . . Cucurbit. 1834 

 . . Polygon. 1759 

 . . Meni. 1818 



Derivation and Common Name. 



from Kisses, Ivy. — N. 

 . from Icistos, a capsule, and the 

 genus Orohanche. — Z. 



from kithara, a lyre, and xylon, 

 wood ; in allusion to the fitness 

 of the wood for preparing musical 

 instruments. — N. Fiddleioood. 



from citrus, in allusion to the resem- 

 blance in fruits. — N. Watermelon 



after Citron in Judaea (Drury) ; 

 from Kitron. — N. Orange. 



from klcein, to break, and xylon, 

 wood ; the wood is brittle. — Z. 



after Captain Clarke, the com- 

 panion of Capt. Lewis, in his 

 journey to the Rocky Mountains 

 of North America. — N. 



after P. Clauson, a Danish botanist 

 of the seventeenth century. — N. 

 , kleidion, dim. of kleio, a key. 

 . meaning closed achenes. 



from kleistos, shut up, and anthos, a 

 flower ; the. flowers are very 

 minute. 



from klema, a vine branch ; climb- 

 ers. — N. Traveller'' s-joy . 

 . from kleio, close ; the flowers are 

 close set. — N. Spider-plant. 



from kleros, lot, and dendron, a 

 tree;, in allusion to the uncer- 

 tain properties of the plants. — 

 N.. 



from kleios, glory, and anthos, a 

 flower. 



from, clitoris ; an anatomical term 

 in Zoology. — N. Butterfly-pea, 



named after Augerius Clutius, a 

 Leyden professor of botany. 



Shaped like a Roman buckle ; the 

 leaves are peltate or broadly 

 cordate. 



after B. Cobo, a Spanish botanist. 

 — N. 



meaning scarlet ; the fruits are re- 

 ferred to. 



from coccos, a berry, and lobos, a 

 pod.— N. Seaside-grape. 



from Coccus, cochineal ; the berries 

 have that scarlet colour. — N. 



* Mill- (17.52) in Index Kewensis. 



X Schrad. in Cooke. 



**■ Burm. in Cooke. 



§ Not mentioned by Cooke, save as a synonym. 



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