'90 JOURNAL, BOMB AY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIV. 



Genus and Authok. 



Natural 

 Obdek. 



Date. Debivation and Common Name. 



SoYMiDA, A. Juss. . . Melia. 1830. 



Spathelia, L. . . Simarub. 1763. 



Spathiphyllura, Schott. Aracese. 1832. 

 Spathodea, P. B. . . Bignon. 1805 . 



Spathoiobus, Hassk. . Leg. Papil. 1842, 



Spebgula, L. 



. . Oaryophyll. 1735, 



Speemacoce, (Dill.) L. Rubia. 1735. 



SpHiEEANTHUs, (VaiU.) Compo. 1737 , 

 L. 



Sphcerocarya, Dalz. . . Olacin. 

 Sphenoclea, Gartn. . . Campanul. 1788. 



Sphenogyne, R. Br. . . Compo. 1813. 

 Spilanxiies, Jack." ..Compo. 1760, 



Spinacia, (Tourn.) L.f. Chenopod. 1735. 

 Spinipex, L. ..Gram. 1771, 



Spirsea, L. 



Rosa. 



173£ 



Spieanthes, L.C. Rich. Orchid. 1818 , 



Spirodela, Schleid. .. Lemna. 1839, 



Spironema, Lindl. 

 Splitgerbera, Miq. 



Commel. 1840 , 

 Urti. 1840, 



Spobiopogon, Trin. ..Gram. 1820, 



Spondias, L. . . Anacard. 1737, 



Spe^ia, Comm. 



Urti. 



1796. 



, the native Indian name of the 

 plant. — Z. 

 from spathe, a palm-tree ; a re- 

 semblance name. — N. 



, the spathe is leaf like. — N. 



. from spathe, a spathe ; the calyx 

 is spathecious. — N. 



. from spathe and lobos ; the fruit 

 has a single seed at the apex, and 

 it opens round the seed only. 



. from sparyere, to scatter ; refer- 

 ring to the niunerous seeds 

 produced. — C. 



. sperma, a seed and ahoke, a point ; 

 probably after the pointed calyx 

 teeth on the fruit. — N. Button- 

 weed. 



. from sphaira and anthos ; in allu- 

 sion to the globular flower 

 heads. 



. from sphaira, a globe, and haryon, 

 a nvit ; in allusion to the globular 

 form of the drupe. — Z. 



. from sphen, a wedge and Tdeio, to 

 enclose ; aBuding to the cap- 

 sules. 



. synonym Ursinia. 



. from spilos, a spot, and anthos, a 

 flower ; in allusion to the disk 

 and ray flowers being of different 

 colours. Fara Cress. 



. spina, a prickle. — N. Spinach. 



. from sjnna, a thorn, the involucral 

 glumes are such. 



. probably from speiras, to wind ; 

 the plants are flexible. — N. 

 The classical name. — C. 



. from sjnra and anthos ; the flowers 

 are on a tivisted secund, erect 

 spike. 



. from spira, a spiral, and delos, 

 distinct. — 7i.\ the epidermal 

 cells have sinuous walls. 



. speiras, to wind, nema, thread. 



. commemorative. 



. spado, pogon, ash-grey beard. 



. an old Greek name for the plum. 

 — N. 



. after Jac. Spon, 1647-1685, a 

 physician at Lyons, who travelled 

 in the interest of botany. — Z. 



Spilanthes, L. in Cooke, Durand and Engier.-Prant]. 



