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



Genus and Author. 



Natural Date. 

 Order. 



Rheum, L. .. ..Polygon. 1735, 



Rhinacanthus, Nees.t Acanth. 1832 

 Rhizophora, L. . . Rhizophor 1737 , 



Rhodanthe, Lindl. . . 



Rhoeo, Hance. 

 Rhus, (Tourn.) L. 

 Rhynchocarpa, Schrad. 



Rhynchoglossum, B1. 



Rhynchosia, Lour. . . 



Rhynchospora, Vahl.* 

 Rhynchostylis, B1. . . 

 Ricinus, (Tourn.) L. . . 



Compo. 1834 



Commel. 

 Anacard. 

 Cucurbit. 



Gesner. 



Leg. Papil. 



Oyper. 

 Orchid. 



Eupbor. 



1853, 

 1737, 



1838, 



1826, 



1790, 



1809, 

 1825 

 1785, 



Riedleia, DC. | 

 RivEA, Choisy 



Stercul. 

 Convol. 



1824, 

 1833, 



Rivina, (Plum.) L, . . Phytolac. 1735, 



Rondeletia, L. 



Rubia. 



1737 



Rosa, (Tourn.) L. . . Rosa. 1735 



Rosmarinus (Tourn.) L. Lab. 1735 



Rostellaria, Nees 

 Rostellularia, Rchb. 



Rotala, L. 

 RoTHiA, Pers. 



ROTTBCELLIA, L. f. 



Rottlera, Roxb. 

 Roupellia, 



Wall, and Hook. 



RouREA, Aubl. 



Acanth. 

 Acanth. 



1832 



1837 



Lythr. 1771 



Leg. Papil. 1807 

 Gram. 1779 



Euphor. 

 Apocyn. 



1798 

 1849, 



Connar. 1775, 



Rubia, (Tourn.) L. ..Rubia. 1735 



RuBUS, (Tourn.) L.i-..Rosa. 1735 



Derivation and Common Name 



. from PJia, its Greek name. — N. 

 Rhubarb. 



. from rhinos, the nose. Ringivorm- 

 root. 



. from rhiza, and pharos ; the root 

 tangle is very conspicuous. 

 Mangrove. 



. from rhodoH, a rose, and anthemon, 

 a flower. 



. not explained by its author. — N. 



. after its old Greek name. — N. 



. the fruit is usually rostrate ; Syn. 

 of Kedrostis Medik. 



. meaning beaked tongue ; the allu- 

 sion is not understood. 



. rhynchos ; alluding to the shape of 

 the keel. — N. 



. from rhynchos and sporos. 



. the column is beaked. — N. 



. meaning a tick ; the seeds sug- 

 gested the comparison. — N. 

 Castor-oil Plant. 



. Commemorative. 



. in honour of Auguste de la Rive, 

 a physiologist of Geneva. — N. 



. after A. Q. Rivinus, 1652-1722, 

 Professor of Botany and Medi- 

 cine at Leipsic. — N. Blood-beriy. 



. after William Rondelet, 1507- 

 1566, a scientific physician. — N. 



. the old Latin name. — N. Rose. 



. from ros, dew, and marinus, of the 

 sea. — N. Rosemary. 



. rostellum, a little back. ' 



. from rostellum, a little beak ; the 

 anthers carry the beak. 



. rota, a wheel. 



. Commemorative. 



. after C. F. Rottboull, 1727-1797, 

 a Danish botanist. — N. 



. Commemorative. 



. from roupell, good smell (Drury) ; 

 in honour of Roupell family 

 encouragers of Botany. — N. 

 Cream fruit. 



. probably a native name of Guiana. 

 — N. 



. ruber, red (dye). — N. 



. the Roman name, kindred with 

 ruber, red. — N. Raspberry. 



* Rhynchospora, Willd, in Index Kewensis. 

 t Riedleia Vent, in Eng'ler-Prantl. 



