NATURAL ORDERS AND GENERA OF BOMBAY PLANTS. 451 



Genus and Author. Natural 

 Ordee. 



Date. Derivation and Common Name, 



Malva, (Tourn.) L. . . Malva. 1735. 



Manettia, (Mut.) L. . . Rubia. 1771, 



Mangieera, L.f * . . Anacard. 

 Manihot, (Tourn.) Euphor. 

 Adans. 



Manisuris, SW. . . Gram. 



Mappia, Jacq. . . Olacin. 



Maranta, (Plum.) L. . . Scit. 



Mariscus, Gaert.| . . Cyper. 

 Marsdenia, E, Br. . . Asclep. 



Martinezia, R. & P. . . Palm. 



Martynia (Houst.) L.§ Pedal. 



Mastixia, B1. . . Coma. 



Maatostigma, Stocks . . Asclep. 



Matricaria (Tourn.) L.. Compo. 

 Maurandia, Ort. . . Scroph. 



Maurandya, Ort. . . Scroph. 

 Mazus,^ Lour. . . Scroph. 



Mbdicago, (Tourn.) L.f Leg. P. 



Melaleuca, L. 



Myrt. 



Melampodium, L. . . Compo. 

 Melanocenchris, Nees. . Gram. 



1747. 

 1763. 



1788. 



1797. 



1737. 



1788. 

 1809. 



1794. 



1735. 



1825, 



1852, 



1735. 

 1797, 

 1837. 

 1790. 

 1737. 



1767. 



1737. 

 1841. 



Melanthesa, Bl. 



. . Euphor. 1825 , 



probably from Malacho to soften, 

 in reference to its demulscent 

 properties. — N, 



after Xavier Manetti, a Florentine 

 botanist of the eighteenth cen- 

 tury. — N. 



bearing the mango fruit. 



its Brazilian name. Cassava or 

 Tapioca plant, and ceara, Rubber 

 Tree. 



from inanis, a scaly lizard, and 

 oura^ a tail ; allusion P 



after Professor Marcus Mappus,. 

 1632-1701.— Z. 



after B. Maranti, a Venetian 

 botanist, died 1754. — N. 



from a Celtic term for a marsh. 



in honour of William Marsden,. 

 1754-1836.— N. 



after Balthassar Martinez, a 

 Spanish naturalist. — N. 



after John Martyn, 1699-1768, 

 Professor of Botany at Cam- 

 bridge. — N. May be called 

 Tiger-claxos. 



meaning stigma nipple-like ; the 

 style apex is conical, fleshy, 

 much exerted. Syn. — Glosso- 

 nema. 



so-called from its former use in 

 uterine affections. — N. 



the correct spelling of the follow- 

 ing. 



after Dr. Maurandy, Professor of 

 Botany afc Carthagena. — N. 



from mazas a teat ; the corolla, 

 mouth looks such. — N. 



from viedike and poa, geographi- 

 cal name ; does the lucerne 

 comes from Media f Alfalfa 

 or Lucerne. 



black stem, and white twigs. — 

 White-tree or Cajupat-tree . 



Melas, black, kenchros, a kind of 



millet, 

 black flowered. 



* Engler-Prantl give Burm, as the author of this genus, 

 X Durand and Engler.-Prantl. give Vahl as the author of this genus. 

 § A \v<3ed of Mexico. 



II Index Kewensis places this genus under Apocyn. 

 % Mazus is excluded by Cooke. 

 9 



