162 EUPHORBIACE^. 



of India, Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. middle-sized, greenish-yellow, 

 R. S, Root, mixed up with black pepper, used by the Natives against 

 snake-bites. {Roxb.) 



2. Nivulia, Buch. (Spreng. syst. 3, p. 787. — E. neriifolia, L. ; — Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 2, p. 467 ,—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 178 ;— DC. pi. gras. t. 46;-— 

 Rheed. 2, t. 43.) 1*1 St Sij. 5 Coromandel. Rocky parts of the Deccan. 

 The Concans. Bengal, (Serampore.) Scinde. Fl. middle-sized, green- 

 ish-yeUow, March and April. Juice of the leaves taken by the 

 Natives as a purge and deobstruent, and, mixed with Neem oil, em- 

 ployed externally in cases of contracted limb brought on by ill-treated 

 rheumatic affections. (Ainslie.) 



3. bupleurifolia, Jacq. {Spr. syst. 3, p. 787 i—B. M. 63, p. 3476.) B 

 C. G. H. 



4. trigona, Roxb. (/. i7id. 2, p. 468; — not Haw.) B Moluccas. Fl. 

 middle-sized, greenish-yellow, Feb. March and April ; fr. 0. 



5. Bojeri, Hook. (B. M. 63, t. 3527.) B Madagascar. Fl. largish, scarlet, 

 — the whole year. 



6. splendens, Bojer. (B. M. 56, t. 2902.) B Madagascar. Fl. largish, 

 red, H. S. 



7. hoycEfolia, Wall. B Penang. In H. C. G. 



8. antiquorum, L. (Spreng. syst. 3, ]}. 786 ; — excl. syn. Vahl. — Roxb. 

 fl. ind. 2, p. 468;—/. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 179 ;— Rheed 2, ^ 42.) 

 •TtTtf'T^ ^ora-sij. C'4<fWlf^r^ Tekata-sij. B Coromandel. South 

 Mahratta Country. Bengal, (Serampore.) Assam. Fl. middle-sized, 

 greenish yellow, C. S. ; fr. H. S. The inspissated milky juice of 

 this species is said, in common with that of other succulent Euphorbias, 

 to produce the drug Euphorbium. In India this is mixed with the 

 oil expressed from the seeds of Sesamum indicum, and used externally 

 in rheumatic affections, and internally in cases of obstinate constipa- 

 tion. {Ainslie.) 



9. arborescens, Roxb. (/. ind. 2, p. 468.) 5 Bengal ? Has not fl, here, 

 nor had it done so in H. C. G. in 1814, though introduced in 

 1800. 



10. lactea, Roxb. (fl. ind. 2, p. 468.) B Moluccas. Introduced into H. 

 C. G. in 1802, but had not fl. up to 1814. 



11. lophogona, Lara. (Spreng. syst. 3, p. 788; — B. Cab. 15, p. 1477.) 

 B Madagascar. Has been introduced into H. C. G. Fl. ? 



12. Tiraculli, L. (Spreng. syst. 3, p. 789 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 470;— 

 J. Grah. Cat. B. pi p. 179 ;— Rheed. 2, t. 44 ;—Rumph. auct. t. 29.) 

 Sl^tf'r^ Lunka-sij. B Coromandel. Guzerat. Deccan. Concan. Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Assam. Moluccas. Fl. small, yellowish, R. S. The 

 fresh, acrid juice of this plant employed by the Natives as a blister. 

 (Ainslie .) 



Hi. pyri/olia, Lam. (Spreng. syst. 3, p. 789.) h Mauritius. Has been 

 introduced into H, C. G. FJ. } 



