284 JOVRNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIV. 



Genus and Author. Natural Date. 

 Order. 



Covellia, Gasp. . . Urti.** 1844 . 



CRATyEVA, L. . . Capparid. 1735 



Orescentia, L. 



Bianon. 1735 . 



Oressa, L. . . Convol. 1747 



Crinum, L.f • . Amaryll. 1737 



Crocosmia, Planch. . . Iridese. 1851 



Orossandra, Salisbf . . Acanth. 1806 



Crossostephium, Less.. Compo. 1831 

 Orotalaria, (Dill,) L.f Leg. P. 1737 



Croton, L. 



. . Euplior. 1737 



Cryptanthus, Otto & Bromel. 1836 



Diet. 

 Cryptocarya, R. Br. Laura. 1810 



Cryptocoryne, Fisch. Aracese. 1828 



Cryptolepis, R. Br.. . Asclep. 1809 



Cryptojyhrat/mmm, Acanth. 1832 



Nees 



Cryptostegia, R. Br. . . Asclep. 1819 



Ctenolepis, H. f, .. Cucurbit. 1867 

 OuouMis, (Touru.) L.f. Cucurbit. 1735 

 Cucurbita, (Touru.) L. Cucurbit. 1735 



Cumiuuui, (Tourn.) L. Umbel. 1735 



Derivation and Common Name. 



after the English botanist John 

 CowELL, who flourished in 1730. 

 — Z. 

 , after Cratevas, a Greek botanist 

 who lived in the time of Hipjio- 

 crates. — N. Wayvarana. 



after Pietro Crescenzi, an Italian 

 writer on agriculture in the 

 thirteenth century. — N. Cala- 

 bash-tree. 



from Crete ; a geographical name. 



from Krinon, its Greek name. — N. 



from Crocus, SalTron, and osme, 

 smell ; in aUusion to the odour of 

 saffron exhaled by the dried 

 flowers when immersed in warm 

 water. — N. 



from krossos, a fringe, and aner, 

 a man ; the anthers are fringed. 

 — N. 



fringed crown ? 



from krotalon, a rattle ; the ripe 

 pods form a rattle. — N. Bombaij- 

 hemi). 



from kroton, a tick ; after a resem- 

 blance in the seeds. — N. 



the flowers are hidden among the 

 bracts. — -N. 



from kryptos and karyon, in aUu- 

 sion to the fruit being hidthni 

 within the perianth tube. 



from kryptos and koryne (a club) ; 

 the spadix is hidden by the 

 hooded [spiral] spathe. — N. 



probably in allusion to the corona- 

 scales which arise from about the 

 middle of the corolla-tube. 



from kry])tos and i^hragmion (a 

 partition); alluding to the divi- 

 sions of the cells of the anthers. 



from kryptos and stege. a cover ; in 

 reference to the scales in the 

 throat covering the anthers. — N. 



probably in allusion to the simple, 

 capillary tendrils. 



derivation obscure. — N, Cucumber 

 and Melon. 



from cucumis, the cucumber, and 

 orbis, the globe. — N. Pumpkin 

 or Gourd. 



the Latin name of the plant. 

 Cuimnin. 



Moracea; in E. & P. 



