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11. discolor, Willd. (Spec. 4, p. 1108, excl. syn. ; — Fers. syn. 2, p. 624. 

 — D. Mabola, Roxb. H. B. p. 40 ;— B. Reg. 14, ^ 1139 ;— G. Dons 

 Mill. diet. 4, p. 40. — Embryopteris discolor, G. Don. o. c. p. 41. — 

 Cavanillea philippensis, Desrouss. in encycl. meth. suppl. 3, p. 663, 

 t. 454.) 5 Philippine Islands. Flowers middle-sized, yellowish- white, 

 March and April ; fr. R. S. 



12. stricta, Roxb. {fl. ind. 2, p. 539 ,—G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 40.) b 

 Tipperah. Lately introduced. In H. C. G. fl. March and April. 

 {Roxb.) 



13. vaccinio'ides, Hook. {exot. fl. t. 139 ; — Wall. Cat. — Vaccinium fragrans. 

 Wall.) B China. Penang. Singapore. Fl. small, white. In H. C. G. Fl. ? 



14. Embryopteris, Pers. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 203, excl. syn. Giirtn. Lam. 

 and Willd. ;— B. Reg. 6, t. 499.— D. glutinosa, Kon.—Roxb. fl. ind. 

 2, p. 533 ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 107. — Embryopteris glutinifera, 

 Roxb. Coram. 1, t. 70; — G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 41, excl. syn. 

 Lam. — Rheed. 3, t. 41.) *it^ Gab. b Peninsula of India. Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Silhet. Assam. Hurdwar. Deyra-Dhoon. Fl. smallish, 

 white, March and April ; fr. R. S. Wood of an indifferent quality, 

 and not much used. Ripe fruit very astringent, rather unpalatable, 

 eaten by the natives. Its viscid mucus is used for paying the bottoms 

 of boats, and in Malabar, according to Rheede, for book-bindins:. 

 both on account of its adhesiveness and its being obnoxious to worms. 

 The unripe fruit contains a large proportion of tannin. An infusion 

 is employed to steep fishing nets in, that they may be more durable. 

 {Roxb.) 



Ib.racemosa, Roxb. {fl. ind. 2, p. 536; — Wight, icon. 2, t. 415. — Em- 

 bryopteris racemosa, G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p.4\.) b Khassya Moun- 

 tains. Tipperah. In H. C. G. fl. March and April. {Roxb.) 



16. Kaki, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, />. 204 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 527 ; — Lour. ; 

 J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 107; — Wight, icon. 2, t. 416. — Embryopteris 

 Kaki, G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 41. — Diospyros chinensis, Bl. cat. 

 hort. brit. p. 110. — Kaki, Kdmpf. amoen. t. 106.) L. b Japan. China. 

 Cochin China. Nepal. Cultivated in gardens. In H. C. G. fl. Feb. 

 and March; fr. R. S. {Roxb.) Pulp of the fruit edible, tolerably 

 pleasant, though by no means equal to a good apple. {Roxb.) Fruit 

 preserved iji the same manner as the fig, by sprinkling meal or sugar 

 over them. 



17. nigricans. Wall. {Cat.) Silhet. In H. C. G. Fl. 



1 8. ^rawrfZ/b/m, Wall. 5 Mauritius. 



19. heterophylla, Wall, b Burma. 



20. calycina. Wall. 5 Khassya Hills. 



21. grata, Wall. 5 Khassya Hills. 



RoTENA, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 282. Nu. 1686; G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, 

 p. 42.) 

 1. villosa, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 360 ; — G. Don's Mill. diet. I. c. — R. 



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