NATURAL ORDERS AND GENERA OF BOMBAY PLANTS. 791 



OsNUs AND Author. Natural Date. Derivation and Common Name. 

 Order. 



Spokobolus, R. Br. . . Gram. 



1810, 



Staehyphi-ynium \ . . Scitamin. 

 Stacht t a r p h e t a, Verben. 1805 . 



Vahl.t 

 Stapelia, L. . . Asclep. 1737. 



Statice, (Tourn.) L. . . Plumbagm.1735. 



Staurogynb, Wall. . . Acanth. 1831 . 

 Stellaria, L. . . Caryophyll.1753. 



Stemmadenia, Benth.. Apocyn. 1844. 

 Stemodia, L. . . Scroph. 1759. 



Stenolobium, D. Don... Bignon. 1823. 

 Stenophyilus, Rafin.. Cyper. 1825. 



Stenotaphrum, Trin. . . Gram. 1820 . 



Stephania, Lour. .. Menisperm 1790 . 

 Stephanophysum, Pohl. Acanth. 1831 . 

 Stephanotis, Thou. . . Asclep. 1806. 



Strophanthus, DC. . . Apocyn. 1802. 



from sfjora, and bolus ; seeds form- 

 ing a mass. 



stachys tarpliys, a thick spike. — N. 



after Boderus a Stapel, a physi- 

 cian of Amsterdam, died in 1631. 

 — N. African ToaA-fiower . 



Statikos, astringent. — N. Sea La- 

 vender. 



stauros, a cross, and gyne. 



Stella, a star. 



stemon, dis ; the anthers consist of 

 two separate cells. — N. 



from stenos, lobos, narrow lobes. 



from stenos, phy Hon, na,TTOw l3aves. 



from stenos, narrow, and taphros, 

 a trench ; referring to the cavi- 

 ties in the rachis for the spike- 

 lets.— N. 



after Prof, Frederick Stephan of 

 Moscow ; died, 1817. — N. 



from stephane, and physa, crown 

 bladder. 



Stephanos, otos ; alluding the auri- 

 cles of the staminal crown. — N. 



from stephos and gyne. 



after Sterculius, a demi-god ; 

 also derived from stercus dung, 

 as some flowers are foetd. — N. 



from stereos, hard, and sperma, 

 seed. — N, 



the stigmas are leafy. — N. 



stipe, a silky or feathery sub- 

 stance. — -Esparto Grass. 



from streblos, twisted ; its branch- 

 es are such. — N. 



from streptos, twisted, and karpos, 

 fruit.— N. 



from the plant being strigose. 

 from strobilos, a cone, and anthos ; 



the flowers form a strobile. — N. 

 from strombos, a spinning top ; the 



fruit is pyriform when young, 



more or less globose when old. 



— Z. 

 from strophos, a twisted rope, and 



anthos, a flower, the coroHa is 



such. — -N. 



X Stachyphrynium is not noticed in Index Kewensis, Enp^ler-Prantl. & Durand. 

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