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



Genus and Author. 



Ophioxylon, L. 

 Ophiueus, dartn. f.*.. 



Oplismenus, p. B.f 

 Opuntia, Mill.** 



0;-cAis, (Tonrn.) L. ..Orchid. 1735. 



Oreodoxa, Willd. 

 Origanum, (Tourn.) L. 



Palm. 1807. 



.Labiat. 1735, 



Orobanche, (Tourn.)L. Orobanch. 1735 . 



Oropetium, Trim. 

 Okophea, B1. 



Oroxylum,|| Vent. . 

 Orthosiphon, Benth. 



Orygia, Forsk. 

 Oryza, L.+ 



OSBECKIA, L. 



Osmanthus, Lour. 

 Obyris, L. 

 Ottelia, Pers.f 

 OuGEiNiA, Benth. 



OXALIS, L.f 



OxYSXELMA, R. Br. . , Asclep. 1809 . . 



Natural Date, Derivation and Common Name, 

 Order. 



from ophios and xylon ; the wood 



healing snake bites, 

 from ophis and oura, a serpent's 



tail ; the application not under- 

 stood. 

 hoplismenos, awned.^ — N. 

 said to be derived from the city of 



Opus. — N . Prickly-pear. 

 the ancient name from orchis, 



testeculus ; the analogy is 



found in the tubers. — N, 

 areas, a mountain, and doxa, glory. 



— N. Royal Palm. 

 Oreiganon, mountain-pride (Drury); 



the ancient Greek name, — N. 



Siueet Marjarum. 

 derived from orabus, a vetch, and 



ancho, to strangle ; some species 



are parasitic on vetches. — 0. 

 from oras, mountain, and pegnumi, 



fastening ; a habitat name. — Z. 

 from oraphe, the top of anything ; 



with reference to the united top 



of the inner petals. 

 aros xylan, mountain wood ; a 



habitat name.— N. 

 from arthas, straight, and siphon, a 



tube ; the allusion is to the 



corolla tube, 

 altered from Horudjrudj, the 



Arabic name of the plant. — Z. 

 from Arabic JSruz. — N. Rice. 

 after Peter Osbeck, 1723-1805, a 



Swedish naturalist. — N. 

 from os7ne and anthas ; perfumed 



flowers. — N. 

 from ozas, a branch ; the plant is 



twiggy, Paet's-cassia. 

 probably from its Malabar name. 



— N. 

 from Ujjain, a town in Central 



India, whence seeds were sent 



to Dr, Roxburgh. — C. 

 from axys, sharp ; in allusion to 



the sharp acid taste. — N. Waod- 



sarrel. 

 from oxys, sharp, and stelme, a 



girdle ; the corona has acute 



points. — N. 



Gram. 1820 . . 



Anona. 1825.. 



Bignon. 1808 . . 



Labiat. 1830.. 



Ficoid. 



1775. 



Gram. 1735 . . 



Melastoma.1753. . 



Olea. 1790.. 



Santa. 1735,. 



Hydrochar. 1805.. 



Leg. P, 1851-55, 



Geran. 



1737.. 



* Gartn. in Cooke, Durand, Engler-Prantl. 



•* Haw. in Engfler Prantl. 



II Oroxylon in Index Kewensis. 



