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g. rosea -plenum. {Rheed. 9, t. 1 ,—B. M. 43, /. 1790 ;— B. Re^. 1, 

 /. 74.) «rt«l '^tW ^?^ Lal-pudmo-Kurubee . Fl. double, beauti- 

 ful rose-coloured. 

 f. albo-plenum. C^^ ^JTal ^^ Shioet-pudmo- Kurubee. Fl. double, 

 white, with a j^ellow throat. 



EcHALTiuM, Wight, {icon. 2, t. 472.) Khassya name : Echalut. 



\ . piscidium, Wight, {icon. I. c. — Nerium piscidium, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 7. 

 — Wrightia ? piscidia, G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 86.) L. 5 v^ Khass3^a 

 Mountains. Fl. large, pale yellow. May and June ; fr. Jan. and Feb. 

 The bark contains a great deal of fibrous matter, used by the natives 

 as a substitute for hemp. In steeping some of the young shoots in a 

 fish-pond, in order to hasten the removal of the bark, and cleaning 

 the fibres, many, if not all, the fishes were killed. Hence the specific 

 name. (Roxb.) 



Strophanthus, DC. (/?. Br. Mem. Wern. soc. 1, p. 72 ; — G. Don's Mill, 

 diet. 4, p. 84.) 

 1. dichotomus, DC. {B. Reg. 6, t. 469 ; — G. Don. o. c. p. 85, excl. syn. 

 Echites dichotoma, Roxb. H. B. p. 20, which is Vallaris dichotomus, 

 Wall. ; — /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 114.— S. terminalis, Bl. — Nerium 

 caudatum, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 9. — Echites caudata, L. ; — Burm. ind. 

 t. 26. — Nerium scandens. Lour.) B \^ Coromandel. Khassya Moun- 

 tains, &c. Fl. above 2 inches, greenish-white, the throat crimsoned 

 with streaks and dots, H. S. ; fr. 0, 



Wrightia, R. Br. {Mem. Wern. soc. I, p. 73; — G. Dons Mill. diet. 4, 

 p. 85.) 



1. antidysenterica, R. Br. (o. c. p. 74 ; — G. Don. I. c. ; excl. syn. Burm. 

 zeyl. t. 77 ;— X Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 114 — Nerium antidysenteri- 

 cum, L. ; — Roxb. H. B. p. 19 ; excl. annot. 28, which is Holarrhena 

 antidysenterica, Wall. — Lour.; — Rheed. 1, t. 47.) 5 The Ghauts and 

 hilly parts of the Concan. Fl. 2 inches, pure white, sweet-scented, 

 March and April ; fr. Jan. and Feb. The bark of this tree is called 

 Cortex Conessi, s. profluvii, s. Codaga-pala, and is by the natives con- 

 sidered a specific in dysenteries and bowel complaints. 



2. tinctoria, B. Br. (/. c. ; — G. Don. o. c. p. 86 ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 

 114; — Wight icon. 2, t. 444.- — Nerium tinctorium, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 

 4.— jSwrm. zeyl. t. 77.) 5 Cej'lon. Coromandel, &c. Fl. above 2 inches, 

 pure white, fragrant, March, April and May ; fr. Jan. and Feb. 

 Wood remarkably white, close-grained, very beautiful in appearance, 

 coming near ivory, used for planking, in much repute among turners 

 and escritoire makers. A kind of Indigo exudes from the bruised 

 leaves. {Lour. Roxb.) 



3. tomentosa, Rcim. and Sch. {G. Don. I. c. ; — J. Grah. Cat. B.pl.p. 

 114 ; — Wight, icon. 2, t. 443. — Nerium tomentosum, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, 

 p. 6 ; — Rheed. 9, t. 3, 4.) 5 Circars. Concans. Segaen. Martaban. 

 Tavoy. Fl. largish, yellowish-white, with an orange-coloured throat, 



