ISO ILLECEBRACE.E OCHNACE^. 



" A trace of astringency pen^ades the order, and is the only sensible 

 property that it is known to possess." (Lindl.) 

 Hapalosia, Wall. (IF. and A. pr. \, p. 358.) 



\. LoflingicE, Wall. {W. and A. I. c. — Phamaceum depressum, L. — 

 Loflingia indica, Retz. ; — Roxb. fi. ind. \, p. 165 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 

 169. — Polycarpsea ? depressa, DC. pr. 3, p. 375.) © Both Peninsulas 

 of India, Bengal, (Serampore,) &c. Fl. small, whitish, Feb. ; fr. 

 March. 

 Speegula, L. {DC. pr. 1, p. 394.) Spurrey. 



1. arvensis, L. {DC. I. c. ;—E. B. 22, t. 1535.) © Fields of Europe. Fl. 



small, white, C. S. ; fr. March. 

 I.pentandra, L. {DC. I. c. ,—E. B. 22, t. 1536.) © Woods of Europe. 

 Fl. smaU, white, C. S. ; fr. Feb. 

 Spergularia, Pars, {synop, \,p. 504.) 



1. rubra, Pers. (/. c. — Arenaria rubra, L. ; DC. pr. \,p. 401 ; — E. B. 12, 

 t. 852.) © Europe, Africa. Fl. smaUish, purplish, Feb. ; fr. 0. 

 MoLLUGo, L. {DC.pr. l,p. 391 ; — W. and A. pr. \,p. 43) 



1. pentaphylla, L. {DC. I. c. ; — W. and A. o. c. p. 44 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 1, 

 p. 359 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 360 ;— /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 12 ;— Burnt, 

 zeyl. t. S, f. 1.) C<r5 «tt^1 Khet-papra. © Peninsula of India. 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Hindoosthan. Fl. small, white, Feb. ; fr. H. S. 



2. triphylla, Lo\ir. {DC. pr. 1, p. 392 ,—W. and A. pr. 1, p. 44 ; — Roxb. 

 fl. ind. \,p. 360 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 360 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 12. 

 — M. Linkii, DC. I. c. — M. paniculata. Burnt. — M. radiata, Ruis. and 

 Pav.; DC. I. c.;—Burm. zeyl. t. 6,/. 2 -—Rheed. 10, t. 26.) Sjcl <Tt^f^ 

 Jul-papra. © China. Ceylon. Peninsula of India. Bengal. (Seram- 

 pore.) Hindoosthan. Nepal. Chili. Fl, small, white ; and fr. the 

 whole year. 



3. Spergula, L. {DC. pr. 1, j5. 391 ;— W. and A. pr. l,p. 44 ,—J. Grah. 

 Cat. B. pi. p. 12 ; — Burnt, ind. t. 5, /. 4. — M. verticillata. Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 1. p. 360 ; ed. Carey, I, p. 360 ; not L, — M. erecta. Burnt, ind. 

 p. 32. — M. parviflora, Ser.; — DC.pr. ],p. 391. — Phamaceum Mol- 

 lugo, L. .-—Roxb.fl. ind. 2. p. 102 -—Burm. zeyl. t. 7 ;— Rheed 10. t. 

 24.) MST »ft^ Ghimi shak. © Ceylon. Both Peninsulas of India. 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. small, white ; and fr. the whole year. 



ORDER XCIV.— OCHNACE^, DC— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 129. 



Trees or shrubs, by Lindl. referred to 7 genera. Of these, DC. pr. and 

 Spreng. syst. enumerate 34 species for S. America, Mexico and the W. 

 Indies ; 5 for Madagascar ; 1 for Mauritius ; 3 for tropical Africa ; 4 for S. 

 Africa ; {Harvey,) and 1 for Arabia. In the E. Indies have been discovered 

 8 species of Ochna ,• (Travancore. Goruckpore. Silhct. Nepal. Prome,) 3 of 



