326 POLYGONACE^. 



Fagopyrum, Tournef. (Meisn. in Wall. pi. as. rar. p. 63 ; — Endl. gen. pi. 

 \,p. 307.) 



1. esciilentum, Monch. {Meisn. I. c. — Polygonum Fagopyrum, L. ; — 

 Spreng. syst. 2, p. 254; — Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 292; — E. B. 15, t. 

 1044.) Common Buck-wheat. © Fl. small, pale rose, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 

 Central Asia. Cultivated all over the mountainous countries N. of 

 Bengal. This like the following species, is used as food : — 



2. tataricum, Gartn. {fr. 2, p. 182, t. 119,/. 6. — Polygonum tataricum, 

 L.; — Spreng. syst. 2, p. 254; — Gmel. sib. 3, p. 64, t. 13,/. 1.) © 

 Tartary. Fl. small, pale rose, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 



3. cymosum, Meisn. ( Wall. pi. as. rar. 3, p. 63.) %. Assam. Nepal. 

 Has been introduced into H. C. G. by Mr. Webb. Fl. ? 



Ceratogonum, Meisn. {Wall. pi. as. rar. 3, p. 63 ; — Endl. gen. pi. I, p. 

 308.) 



1. atriplicifolium, Meisn. (/. c.) '^l-.} Native place uncertain. In H. C. G. 

 CoccoLOBA, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 175, No. 1509 ; — Endl. gen. pi. 1. p. 



308.) Sea-side Grape. 

 X.uvifera, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 252 i—B. M. 59, t. 3130 ;—Roxb. H. 

 B. p. 29.) b W. Indies. S. America. Fl. small, whitish, fragrant, 

 April ; fr. Oct. Fruit sweetish-acid, rather agreeable, but not much 

 esteemed, though generally sold in the markets. — Wood, when boiled 

 in water, gives out a red colour ; it is also employed for Cabinet-work. 

 {Hook.) 



2. crispata, Buch. {Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 292.) % Nepal. In H. C. G. fl. C. 

 S. {Roxb.) 



S.pubescens, Linn. (JB. M. 59, t. 3166.) b W. Indies. 



4. excoriata, L. (excl. syn. Pluk.) b W, Indies. 



RuMEX, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 15, No. 1385 Meisn. in Wall. pi. as. rar. 



3, p. 6S i—Endl. gen. pi. I, p. 308.) Dock. 

 1. sanguineus, L. {Pers. syn. 1, p. 394 ; — E. B. 22, t. 1533.) % Europe. 

 Virginia. Fl. small, greenish-yellowish. Has not fl. here, though 

 cultivated for many years. 

 I.pulcher, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 160; — Pers. syn. 1, p. 395; — E. B. 

 22, t. 1576.) % Europe. Fl. small, pale-yellow. Has not fl. here, 

 though cultivated for many years. 



3. Wallichianus, Meisn. {Wall. pi. as. rar. 3, p. 64 ; not Rom. and Sch. 

 — R. acutus, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 208, not L. ; nor R. Roxburghianus, 

 Rom. and Sch. which is R. tuberosus, Roxb. in Willd. Hb.) ^^ «1t^^ 

 Bun-palung. © Bengal. (Serampore.) Assam. Oude. Fl. small, yellow- 

 ish, Jan., Feb. and March ; fr. April. Every part of this plant pos- 

 sesses a considerable degree of astringency and bitterness, but no 

 acidity. {Roxb.) 



A.vesicarius, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 160 -.— Meisn. in Wall. pi. as. rar. 

 3, p. 64 -—Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 209 .—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 172.) 

 J^ ^tSlSf Chook.palung. Country Sorrel. Fl. small, reddish, R, S. ; 



