AMARANTACEiE. 315 



Deeringia, R. Br. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 522, No. 923 ; — Endl. gen. pi. p. 

 304.) 

 l.indica, Spreng. (syst. 1, p. 816. — D. celos'ioides, Roxb. fl. ind. I, p. 

 682 ; ed. Carey, 2.p. 5\l i—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 168 ; not R. Br. 

 — Celosia baccata, Kon. in Retz. obs. — Rumph. 5, t. 83, /. 2.) C^Ttcf 

 *f^«ri Ghol-muhunee. "S v_/ Moluccas. Both Peninsulas of India. 

 Bengal, (Serampore. Monghir.) Silhet. Nepal. Saharunpore. Fl. 

 small, greenish, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 

 1. staminea. Wall. 1830. 



3. tetragyna, Roxb. {fl. ind. 1, p. 683; ed. Carey, 2, p. 512.) S v-/ Mo- 

 luccas. Fl. small, pale greenish-white. In H. C. G. fl. C. S. ; fr. H. 

 S. (Roxb.) 



Allmannia, R. Br. {Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 208.) 



l.nodiflora, R. Br. {Wall. Cat. — Chamissoa nodiflora, Mart. — Celosia 



nodiflora, L. — Achyranthes nodiflora, L. ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p, 678 ; 



ed. Carey, 2, p. 505. — Burm. Zeyl. t. b,f. 2.) © Coromandel. Ceylon. 



In H. C. G. fl. and fr. the whole year. 

 Amarantus, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 532, No. 1095; — Endl. gen. pi. 1, p. 



303.) 



1. tenuifolius, Willd. {Spreng. syst. I, p. 926 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 602. 

 — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 602.) ^•rr^ •{fv Gheenti-nutee. © Pe- 

 ninsula of India. Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. minute, green, and fr. 

 R. S. 



2. polygono'ides, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 602; — Wight, icon. 2,^512. — L. .'') 

 C^ff *^v Cheroo-nuti. © Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. minute, greenish, 

 and fr. C. S. Though not cultivated, the natives use it as a pot-herb, as 

 it is considered very wholesome, especially for convalescents. {Roxb.) 



S.polygamus, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 927 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 603 ; — 

 J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 169 ;— Rumph. 5, t. 82,/. 1.) ff^ ^f^ Cham- 

 pa-nuti. Fl. minute, greenish, and fr. R. S. Peninsula of India. 

 Bengal, (Serampore,) &c. Cultivated all over the southern parts of 

 Asia. 

 |3 ruber. A reddish variety. "It"! ^*T1 "Tf & Lal-champa-nutee. 



4. Blitum, L. {Spreng. syst. \,p. 927 .—Roxb. H. B. p. 67 ;—E. B. 31, 

 ^ 2212.) © Europe. Fl. minute, greenish, R. S. 



5. tristis, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 928 ; — Roxb.fl. ind. 3, p. 604 ; — J. Grah. 

 Cat. B. pi. p. 169 ;— Wight, icon. 2, t. 514 ;— Rumph. 5, t. 82, /. 2.) 

 © Cultivated all over India. Fl. minute, green, H. and R. S. ; fr. 

 R. S. 



6. campestris, WiUd. {Spreng. syst. I, p. 927; — Pers.syn. 2, /?, 559.) 

 Bengal, (Serampore,) &c. Fl. minute greenish, H. S. and R. S. ; 

 fr. R. S. Cultivated. 



1 .polystachys, Willd. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 928 ; — Pers. syn. 2, p. 550.) 

 © Bengal, (Serampore,) &c. Fl. minute, greenish, H. and R. S. ; fr. 

 R. S. Cultivated. 



