496 OROBANCHACE.tS — sckopuulariace.e. 



ORDER CCVII.— OROBANCHACE^. Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 287. 



Leafless, parasitical herbs, by Lindl. referred to 9 genera, of these, 

 Spreng. syst. enumerates 23 species from Europe ; 5 from N. America ; 3 

 from N. Africa ; 3 from Caucasus ; 2 from the Levant ; 1 from Siberia, and 

 1 from Arabia. In S. Africa has been found 1 species, {Harvey.) To the 

 E.Indies are assigned 3 species of Orobanche ; (Pungee, Oude, Nepal, 

 China .^): 1 of Phelipcea? (Herb. Madras.): 3 of Aginetia ; (Himalayas, 

 Bengal, Courtallum,) : and 1 of Lathrisa, (Himalayas.) Properties unim- 

 portant. 

 Orobaxche, Tournef. (G. Dons Mill. diet. 4, p. 628.) 



1. indica, Buch. {Roxb. Coram, 3, t. 292; fl. ind. 3, p. 27. — Philipaea in- 

 dica, G. Don. o. c. p. 632 ;— /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 146.) Coro- 

 mandel. Deccan. Guzerat. Bengal, (Serampore.) Hindoosthan. Oude. 

 Nepal. A parasite growing on Tobacco plants. FI. middle-sized, 

 blue, Jan. ; fr. March. 



2. acaulis, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 28; — G. Don. a. c. p. 630.) ©, Parasite, 

 found growing on the roots of the China Sugar-cane in H. C. G. Fl. 

 large, lively purple, Sept. ; fr. C. S. {Roxb.) 



-Aginetia, Roxb. {G. Do7is Mill. diet. 4, p. 635.) 



1. indica, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 30; Coram. 3, t. 92 ,—J. Grah. Cat. B. 

 pi. p. 146; — G. Dan. I. c. — Orobanche .Aginetia, L. ; — Rheed. 11, 

 t. 47.) © Circars. Kandalla. The Concans. Salsette. Silhet. Deyra- 

 Dhoon. Tavoy. Taong-Dong. Fl. large, purple. Has been intro- 

 duced into H. C. G. ? 



2. pedunculata. Wall. {pi. as. rar. 3, t. 219. — Orobanche pedunculata, 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 'i, p. 29; — G. Don. o. c. p. 631.) 0. Parasite, growing 

 upon the roots of the Kuskus grass. (Andropogon muricatus, Retz.) 

 Fl. large, deep purple, with the tube brownish and inside yellow, R. 

 S. ; fr. Oct. Bengal, (Serampore.) 



ORDER CCVIII.— SCROPHULARIACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 288. 



THE FIGWORT TRIBE. 



Herbs, undershrubs, or sometimes shrubs, by Bentham referred to 133 

 genera. Of these, Spreng. syst. enumerates about 250 for Europe ; 230 for 

 S. America, Mexico, and the W. Indies ; 75 for N. America ; 52 for Sibe- 

 ria; 46 for New Holland and the South Sea Islands; 32 for N. Africa; 30 

 for the Levant ; 30 for Caucasus, Tauria, Dahuria, and Iberia ; 7 for Ma- 

 deira, and the Canaries ; 5 for the Mascarenhas Islands ; 4 for China ; 2 

 for Japan ; 2 for Persia ; 1 for Arabia ; 1 for Madagascar ; 1 for Guinea ; 

 and i for Melville Island. Harvey assigns to 8. Africa 250 species — Ben- 



