NATURAL ORDERS AND GENERA OF BOMBAY PLANTS. 443 



Genus and Author. Natural Date. Derivation and Common Name 

 Order. 



Hyacinthus, (Tourn.) L. Lil 1735 . 



Hydnocarpus, Gartn. Bixa. 17) 



HydraQgea,(Gronov.)L. Saxifrag. 1737. 



Hydriastele, 

 Wendl. & Dr. 



. Palm. 



1875. 



Hydrilla, L. G. Rich.. Hydrocharit.. 1811 

 Hydrobryum, Endl. . . Podostemon. 1841 



Hydrocotyle, (Tourn.) Umbel. 1735 



L. 



Hydrolea, L. . . . . Hydrophyll. 1763 



Hydrophylax, L. f... Rubia. 1781 



Hydrotrophus, Q. B. C. Hydrochar.1873. . 



Hyc4rophila, R. Br., . Acanth. 1810. . 



Hygroryza,* Nees. . . Gram. 1833. . 



Hymenantherum, Cass. Compo. 1817 . . 

 HYMENODiCTYONjWall. Rubia. 1824, , 



Hyophorbe, Gartn. , . Palm. 1791. . 



Hyoscyamus, (Tourn ) Solan. 1735. 



L. 

 Hypericum, (Tourn.) Elat. 1737. 



L. 

 Hypheene, Gartn. . . Palm. 1788 , 



Hypoestes, ..Acanth. 1810. 



Soland ex R. Br. 



Hypolytrum, Rich, . . Cyper 1805 . 



the ancient Greek name used by 

 Homer for the Iris. — N. 

 Hyacinth. 



from hydnos, a tuber, and Icmyos. 

 a fruit ; the fruits are rough 

 and hard, 



from hydor, water, and agyeion, a 

 vessel ; the fruits are shaped 

 like a goblet. — N. 



from hydria, a fountain, and stele. 

 a column ; the tall stems grow- 

 near springs. — N. 



from liydor, water ; an aquatic . 



from hydor and hryo ; meaning 

 growing near water. 



from hydor, water, hotyle, a flat 

 cup ; in allusion to the cup- 

 shaped leaves of H.. vulgaris, 

 sometimes containing water. — C. 



from hydor, iwater, elaia, oil. 



a creeping herb growing along the 

 coast. 



submerged tufted scapigerous 

 herbs. 



from hyyros, moist, and phileo, to 

 love ; named after the habitat. 



a floating grass with feathery 

 whorled roots at the nodes, 

 hence the name. 



from hymen, a membrane, and 

 anther OS. 



from hymen, a membrane, and 

 dictyon, a net ; the seeds are 

 girded by a reticulated mem- 

 brane. — N. 



from hys and phorbe, hog"s food : 

 in allusion to the fruits being 

 eaten by pigs. 



hyos hyanios, Hog's bean ; the 

 ancient Greek name Henbane. 



a name used by Dioscorides. — N. 

 Rose of Sharon. 



from hyphaino, to entwine ; allud- 

 ing to fibres of the fruit. — N. 

 Doum Palm. 



a Greek term signifying an under 

 garment referring to the (lanate) 

 bracts which are often connate. 



from hyjm elytron ; in reference 

 to the two or three small scales 

 included within the larger one 

 — N. 



• HygTorhiza. Nees in Cooke. 



