NATURAL ORDERS AND GENERA OF BOMBAY PLANTS. 461 



Genus and Author. 



Natural Date. Derivation and Common Name. 

 Order. 



Pergularia, L. t 



Asclep. 1767, 



Perilla, L. . . Labiat. 1764. 



Periploca, (Tourn.) L. Asclep. 1737. 



Peristrophe, Nees , . Acanth. 1832. 



Pbristylus, B1. * .. Orchid. 1825. 



Perotis, Ait. ..Gram. 1789. 



Persea, (Plum.) L.J . . Lanrin. 1737. 



Petalidium, Nees. ..Acanth. 1832. 



Petrea (Houst.) L.§ . . Verben. 1737. 



Petroselinum, Hoflfm. . . Umbel. 



1814. 



Petunia, Juss. 



Peucedanum, (Tourn.) 



L. t 

 Phacelia, Juss. 



Phajus, Lour. 



Phalangium, Adans. . . 



Phalaris, L. . . Gram. 



Pharbitis, Choisy. 

 PHASEOLUS,(Tourn.)L.t 



Phaylopsis, Willd. 

 Phelipcea, Desf. 



Phillyrea, L. 

 Philodendron, Schott.. 



Solan. 1803.. 



Umbel. 1735.. 

 Hydrophyli. 1789, 

 Orchid. 1790.. 

 Lil. 1763.. 



1735. 



Con vol. 1833. 

 Leg. P. 1735. 



from pergida, trellis work ; because 

 of the fitness of the plant to be 

 trained on it. Cowdip-creeper . 



said to be an Indian name. — N. 



from peri and ploce ; twining 

 around. 



from peri, around, and stropTie, a 

 turning ; alluding to the anthers 

 which are twisted when old. 

 Milkvine. 



from peri, around, and stylis. 



from peros, deficient ; the allusion 

 is not understood. Cf. Eelipta. 



an ancient Greek name.^ — N„ Avo- 

 cado-pear. 



from petalos, broad, flat ; referring 

 to the conspicuous bracteoles.^ — 

 C. 



after Robert James Lord Petre, 

 who died in 1742. — N. Purple- 

 loreath. 



petra, a rock, selinon, parsley ; be- 

 cause it grows amongst rocks 

 and in stony places. 



from Brazilian Petun, tobacco ; an 

 affinity name. — N. 



the old Greek name used by Hip- 

 pocrates. — N. 



from phaTzelos, a fascicle (of 

 flowers). — N. 



from phaios, shining, that is 

 beautiful. 



from phalanx, a venomous spider ; 

 whose bite the plants are said 

 to cure. 



the old Greek name used by Dios- 

 corides. — N. Gardener s Garter. 



meaning not known, 



probably from phaselus, a little 

 boat. — N. Double, French and 

 other Beans. 



phaulos, worthless, opsis, appear- 

 ance. 



in honour of the family of Phili- 

 PEAUx, patrons of the botanist 

 Tournefort. — N. 



from philos, fond, and dendron, a 

 tree : a tree climber. 



* Durand gives Peristylis. 



J Persea Gartn. in Durand and Engier-Prantl. 



§ Petrcea in Engler and Prantl. 



