VERBENACE^. 469 



2.Negundo, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 757; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 70.— V. 

 paniculata, Lam. ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, jt?. 71 ; — Rheed. 2,t. 12 ; — Rumph. 

 4, t. 10.) f«Tf*f^1 Nishinda. 5 Moluccas. Peninsula of India. Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Rajmahl. Deyra-Dhoon, &c. Fl. smallish, odoriferous, 

 beautifully blue, H. and R. S. ; fr, C. S. A decoction of the aroma- 

 tic leaves helps to form the warm bath for native women after deli- 

 very. Bruised they are applied to the temples for the head-ache. 

 Pillows stuffed with them are put under the head to remove a catarrh 

 and the head-ache attending it. ( Roxb.) For the rest of the medicinal 

 use of this plant, see Azadirachta indica, Juss. 



3. heterophylla, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 75 ; — Wall, pi as. rar. 3, t. 226.) 

 L. b Tippera. Goalpara. Fl. largish, yellowish, H. S. 



4. incisa. Lam. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 757; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 72. — V. 



Negundo, Curt.,—B. M.ll.t. 364; not L V. chinensis. Hb. Banks.) 



L. 3 China. Penang. Nepal. Fl. small, bluish-white, odoriferous. H. 

 S. ; fr. C. S. 



5. arborea, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 73 ; — Rheed. 5, t. 2.) L. b Circars. 

 Courtallum. Shores of Penang and Singapore. Martaban. Tavoy. Sil- 

 het. Fl. small, blue, April ; fr. August. Wood, when old, choco- 

 late-coloured, very hard and durable, which renders it useful for vari- 

 ous purposes. (Roxb.) 



6. Leucoxylon, Roxb. {H. B. p. 46; /. ind. 3, p. 1^;— Rheed. 4, t. 

 36.) L. b Ceylon. Both Peninsulas of India. Chittagong. Silhet. Assam. 

 Fl. largish, whitish-yellow, fragrant. In H. C. G. fl. April ; fr. March. 

 (Roxb.) 



Wall. Cat. makes a distinction between V. Leucoxylon and saligna, of 

 the flor. ind. and the same plants of Hort. Beng. The late Dr. Carey, who 

 compiled the latter work from the MSS. of the former, assured us, how- 

 ever, that he had meant no difference, and consequently there is none. 



7. saligna, Roxb. (H. B. p. 46. ; /. ind. p. 75.) L. B Coromandel. Fl. 

 pure white, middle-sized, inodorous, April ; fr. 0. 



S.alata, Roxb. (fl. ind. 3, p. 72; — J. Qrah, Cat. B. pi. p. 155, excl. syn. 

 Spreng.— «/^eerf. 5, t. 1.) L. b Hills W. of Panwell. South Mahratta 

 Country. Chittagong. Silhet. Monghir Mountains, Fl. smaUish, yel- 

 lowish, slightly tinged with blue, April and May ; fr. August and Sept. 

 d.altissima, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 71. — L.P) L. b Mountainous forests 

 of Coromandel. Goalpara. Fl. small, white, tinged with blue. In H. 

 C. G. it fl. April and May ; fr. August and Sept. (^Roxb.) 

 10. Haynga, Roxb. (H. B. p. 46.) b Chittagong. Introduced into H. C. 

 G. before 1814. Fl. .? 

 CoNGEA, Roxb. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 678, No. 2115. — Sphenodesme, Jack. 

 — Roscoea, Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 54, not Sm.) 

 I. pentandra. Wall. (Cat. not Jack. — Roscoea pentandra, Roxb. I. c.) 

 ^T^^ Kungiya, L. B ^^ Khassya Mountains. Fl. middle-sized, pur- 

 ple, March and April ; fr. C. S. 



