324 PHYTOLACCACK.E POLYGON ACE.K. 



GisEKiA, L. {Spreng. syst. \,p. 535, No. 1151.) 



\. pharnacedides, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 971 ; — Roxb. Corom. 2, t. 183; 

 — H. B. p. 22 ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 250. — Kolreutera mollugi- 

 noides, Mtirr.) © Coromandel. The Concaiis. Banks of the Irrawaddi. 

 Saharunpore. Egypt. In H. C. G. 11. and fr. C. S. (Roxb.) 



* Phytolacca mexicana, Swt. (P. icosaudra, Sims. ; B. M. 53, t. 2633.) 

 '^-. Mexico. — P. bogotensis, Humb. %. Bogota. — P. icosandra, L. '^. 

 W. Indies. — P. siricta, Hofm. %. S. America. — Rivina humilis, L. ; B. 

 M. 43, t. 1781 : "S W. Indies. — R. brasiliensis, L. "fe W. Indies. — 

 Bosea ? trinervia, Roxb. L. b Kandalla Ghaut. Circars. 



ORDER CLIV.— POLYGON ACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 211. 



THE BUCK-WHEAT TRIBE. 



Herbs, rarely shrubs, or trees, by Lindl. (adding Ampelygonum,) referred 

 to 25 genera. Of these about 44, according to Spreng. syst. belong to 

 Europe ; 34 to S. America, Mexico, and the W, Indies ; 30 to N. America ; 

 24 to Siberia ; 18 to New Holland and the South Sea Islands ; 10 to N. 

 Africa ; 12 to Japan and China ; 5 to the Levant ; 4 to Thibet and Mongo- 

 lia ; 2 to Caucasus ; 2 to the Canaries ; 1 to Iceland ; 1 to Dahuria ; 1 to 

 Arabia ; 1 to Tristan d'Acunha ; 1 to Madagascar ; 2 to Cochin China ; 

 1 to the Moluccas, and 1 to Java. In S. Africa have been found 20 

 species, (Ha7-vey,) ; and in the E. Indies, according to Meisner and Roxb, 

 fl. 64: viz. 1 of Konigia, (also a native of Iceland,); 6 of Rumex ; I of 

 Ozyria ; 4 of Rheum ; 2 of Coccoloba ; 1 of Ceratogon ; 1 of Ampelygo- 

 num ; 46 of Polygonum ; and 3 of Fagopyrum. Properties under the 

 species. 



Polygonum, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 175, No. 1510; — Endl. gen. pi. 1, p. 

 306.) 



1. orientale, L. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 257 ; Meisner in Wall. pi. as. rar. 3, 

 p. 54;— B. M. 6, t. 213.) C. B. S. India. Japan. New Holland. 



p. pilosum, Meisn, (/. c. — Polygonum pilosum, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 

 286. — Lagunea Cochinchinensis, Lour.) "9^ *ft^ Sff^F Buro- 

 panee-murich. © Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. small, white, R. S. ; 

 fr. C. S. 



2. nutans, Roxb. (/. ind. 2, p. 285.) Native place uncertain. Fl. 

 small, white. In H. C. G. fl. R. S. ; fr. C. S. (Roxb.) 



3. tomentosum, "Willd. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 257 ; — Meisn. in Wall. pi. as. 

 rar. 3, p. 55 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 287.) © Both Peninsulas of India. 

 Ceylon. Bengal, (Serampore.) Saharunpore. Fl. .small, white, R. S. ; 

 fr. C. S. Cattle tat this species greedily. (Roxb.) 



