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^•f 5ff"^ Bun-nuti. © Peninsula of India. Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. 



minute, greenish, and fr. R. S. 

 17. hybridus, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 929 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 609.) © 



Virginia. Persia. In H. C. G. fl. R. S. {Roxb.) 

 \%. frumentaceus,h\xch. {Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 609.) © Mysore. Coimba- 



tore, where this large luxuriant species is extensively cultivated for its 



seed chiefly, the flour of which forms a great article in the diet of 



the natives. In H. C. G. fl. R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. (Roxb.) 

 l9.retroflexus, L. {Spreng. syst. I, p. 929; — Roxb. H. B. p. 67.) ® 



Italy. N. America. Fl. small, greenish, R. S. ; fr. C. S. 

 20. caudatus, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 929 ; — Roxb. H. B. p. 67 ; — J. 



Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 169.) Love lies bleeding, © Persia. Common 



in gardens. Fl. small, deep-red, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 

 2\. paniculatus, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 929; — Roxb. H. B. p. 67.) © 



N. America. W. Indies. Fl. minute, green, and fr. R. S. 



22. hypochondriacus , L. {Spreng. syst. \, p. 929; — Roxb. H. B. p. 67.) 

 © Virginia. Fl. minute, deep-red, and fr. C. S. 



23. spinosus, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 929; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, ^;. 611 ; — 

 Wight, icon. 2, t. 513; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 169; — Rumph. 5, t. 

 83,/. 1.) ^^-j .rf^ Kanta-nuti. © Cochin China. Both Peninsulas 

 of India. Bengal, (Serampore.) Assam. Fl. minute, green, R. and C. 

 S. ; fr. C. S. 



M&VA, Forsk. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 522, No. 919 -.—Endl. gen. pi. p. 303.) 

 1. lanata, Juss. {Spreng. syst. \, p. 815 ; — J. Grah. Cat. B.pl.p. 168. — 

 Achyranthes lanata. L. ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p. 676 ; ed. Carey, 2, p. 503. 

 — A. villosa, Forsk. — lUecebrum lanatum, L. — W. — Lour. — Rheed. 

 10, t. 29 ,—Burm. zeyl. t. 26, /. 1.) ^W Chhaya. cf. Peninsula of 

 India. Arabia. Ceylon. Cochin China. Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. small, 

 white, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 



2.javanica, Juss. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 815. — JE. tomentosa, Forsk yE. 



segyptiaca, Gmel. — Achyranthes alopecuro'ides, Lam. — A. javanica, 

 Pers. — A. incana, Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p. 671 ; ed. Carey, 2, p. 495. — 

 Iresine javanica, Burm. ind. t. 65, f. 2. — I. indica, Burnt, ind. t. 65, 

 /. I. — Illecebrum javanicum, L. — Celosia lanata, £,.) o^ 2^. Arabia. 

 Ceylon. Peninsula of India. Kyouk Talong. Java. Oude. Fl. small, 

 white, and fr. whole year. 



3. MonsonicB, Mart. (Achyranthes Monsonise, Pers. — Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p. 

 673; ed. Carey, 2, p. 499; — Spreng. syst. I, p. 817. — A. pungens. 

 Lam. — Celosia Monsonise, Retz. ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 168. — 

 Illecebrum Monsoniae, L.) © Both Peninsulas of India. Bengal. Fl. 

 minute, rose-coloured, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 



4. scandens. Mart. (Achyranthes scandens, Roxb.fl. ind. 1, p. 676 ; ed. 

 Carey, 2, p. 503.) ^T??^1 Nooriya. '4. "^-^ Bengal, (Serampore. Mon- 

 ghir.) Prome. Taong-Dong. Morung Mountains. Nepal. Kemaon. Fl, 

 minute, white, Aug. Sept. and Oct. ; fr. C. S. 



