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Tavoy. Coromandel. Concans. Assam. Fl. small, greenish yellow ; H. 

 S. ; fr. C. S. Produces the famous Croton-oil- The leaves have a very 

 nauseous taste, and the whole tree smells offensively. {Roxb.) 



6. bicolor, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 680.) t Sumatra. In H. C. G. fl. 

 March and April. {Roxb.) 



7. urophylla. Wall. MSS. Introduced in 1841. N. E. of Bengal. 



8. micradenia. Wall. N. E. of Bengal. 



? 9. iliciodora. Wall, "b from Madagascar. 

 10. lavigata, Wall, (not Vahl.) Silhet. 

 HiEMATosPERMUM, Wall. (Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 116.) 



1. neriifolium. Wall. (Adelia neriifolia, Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 849 ; — Spreng. 

 syst. 3, p. 148 ; — /. Grab. Cat. B. pi. p. 185.) L. B Coromandel. 

 Common in the beds of Concan and Deccan rivers. Assam. Fl. small, 

 H. S. ; fr. R. S. 

 RoTTLERA, Roxb. {Sprc/ig . syst. 3, p. 762. No. 3136.) 



1. tinctoria, Roxb. {Corom. 2, t. 168 ; fl. ind. 3, p. 827 ; — Spreng. syst. 

 3, p. 878 ;—J. Grab. Cat. B. pi. p. 184 .—Rheed. 5, t. 21.) ^Vt^ L. 

 b Coromandel. Parell Hill, Bombay. Hills throughout the Concans. 

 Common in the jungles between Mundighur and Sanklee, Assam. — 

 Has not fl. here, nor had it done so in H. C. G. in 1814, thoush in- 

 troduced in 1797. — The red, mealy powder which covers the capsules 

 is used by the Natives to dye scarlet. {Roxb.) 



2. tetracocca, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3. p. 826.) L. b Silhet, Assam. — In H. 

 C. G. fl. H. S ; fr. July and Aug. {Roxb.) 



Z.peltata, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, j». 828.) b Silhet, Assam. Fl. small, 



greenish yellow, April and May ; fr. Aug. 

 A.ferruginea, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 828.) b Malay Islands. Fl. small, 



greenish yellow, H. S. ; fr. 0. 



5. alba. Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 829.) b Penang.— In H. C. G. fl. Sept. 

 and Oct. {Roxb.) 



6. laccifera, (R. dicocca, Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 829. — Aleurites laccifera, 

 Willd. ; — Spreng. syst. 3, p. 147. — Croton lacciferum, L. ; — not C. 

 aromaticum, L. ; Spreng. o. c. p. 869.) "^1^*^ Aukkush. B v_/ Coro- 

 mandel. Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. small, greenish yellow, H. and 

 R. S ; fr. R. S. 



7. barbata. Wall, b Penang. Introduced in 1840. — Has not fl. 

 CoDi^uM, Rumph. {Spreng. syst. 3, p. 762. No. 3134.) 



1. chrysosticton, Rumph. {Spreng. syst. 3, p. 866. — Croton variegatum, 

 L.;—Roxb.fl. ind. 3, p. 678 ;— 7. Grab. Cat. B. pi. p. 182.) B Mo- 

 luccas. Fl. small, greenish-yellow, H. and R. S. ; fr. R. S. but rare. 

 — Root and bark acrid, exciting, if chewed, a burning sensation in the 

 mouth. Leaves sweet and cooling. {Rumph.) 

 a. medium; yellow-green-leaved. {Rheed. 6, t. 61; — Rumph, 4, /. 



25.) 

 p. crispum ; crisp-leaved. {Rumph. 4, t. 26,/. 2.) 



