280 VRTICACE^. 



2.scabrella, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 581 ,—Spreng. syst. 3, p. 837.) 5 



Chittagong. Silhet. Assam. Fl. small, greenish, Aug. and Sept. ; fr. 



Nov. and Dec. Harsh to the touch, but does not sting. (JRoxb.) 

 3. macrostachya, Wall. {Cat.) B Nepal. Fl. small, greenish, C. S. ; fr. 



H. S. 

 4.penduliJlora, Wall. (Cat.) 5 Nepal. Fl. small, pale-greenish, C. S. ; 



fr. H. S. 



5. viminea. Wall. {Cat.) B Assam. Nepal. Fl. small, greenish, C. S. ; fr. 

 H. S. 



6. hlanda, Wall. MSS. B Native place ? Fl. small, greenish, C. S. ; fr. 

 H. S. 



l.parviflora, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 581.) 2/. Rohilkund. Fl. minute, 

 green, H. S. 



8. tuberosa. Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 583.— Rumph. 6, t. 12, f. 2.) ^^^ ^ 

 Chundur-moolee. % Moluccas. Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. very small, 

 greenish, R. S. ; fr. C. S. Roots nutritious, eaten by the natives 

 raw, boiled, or roasted. {Roxb.) 



9. dioeca, L. {Spreng. syst. 3, p. 839 ;—E. B. 25, t. 1750 ^—Roxb. H. 

 B. p. 67.) '^. Europe. Asia. N, America. Fl. small, green, C. S. ; 

 fr. H. S. 



10. urens, L. {Spreng. syst. 3, p. 840 ;—E. B. 18, t. 1236 ^—Roxb. H. 



B. p. 67.) © Europe. Asia. N. America. Fl. small, whitish, C. S. ; 

 fr. H. S. 



W.pilulifera, L. {Spreng. syst. 3,/?, 840 ;—£. B. 3, t. 148.) © England. 

 S. Europe. Middle Asia. Fl. small, whitish, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 



12. svffruticosa, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 584.) ^ Sumatra. Fl. small, green- 

 ish-yellow, R. S. ; fr. C. S. 



13. decumana, Rumph. {Amb. 6, t. 20, /. 1 ',—Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 587.) 

 B Moluccas. Fl. small, greenish, R. and C. S. {Roxb.) 



14. pulcherrima, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 588.) B Chittagong. Silhet. Goal- 

 para. Fl. small, greenish, R. S. ; fr. C. S. 



15. bicolor, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 589.) B Mountains of Bareiliy. In H. 



C. G. fl. R. S. {Roxb.) 



16. nivea, L. (Spreng. syst. 3, p. 843. — U. tenacissima, Roxb. fl. ind. 3, 



p. 590 Rumph. 5, t. 79, f. I.) B Sumatra. Moluccas. China. Cochin 



China. Japan. Mauritius. Silhet. Assam. Fl. small, greenish-yellow. 

 Oct. and Nov. Bark abounding in fibres of very great strength and 

 fineness. {Roxb.) To procure them the young shoots are cut down, 

 dried and beaten, after which the rind is stripped off. {Marsden.) 



M.crenulata, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 591 ; not Pers.) B Khassya Moun- 

 tains. Fl. small, greenish, latter part of R. S. This plant stings 

 dreadfully. Leschenault de la Tour {Mem. Mus. 6, p. 362,) happened 

 slightly to touch with his fingers one of its leaves in H. C. G. The 

 consequence was intolerable pain, without any swelling, extending to 

 the armjjit, and subsequently producing frequent sneezing, copioUs 



