JASMINACKiE GNKTACEJ5. 553 



p. 37. — Parilium Arbor tristis, Gurtn.fr. 1, p. 234, t. 51,/. 1 



Rheed. 1, t. 21.) T*f^t^t<l Singahar. 5 Very common about the houses 

 of the natives, all over India. Fl. 9-10 lines white, with the tube 

 orange, exquisitely fragrant, opening at sunset, and falling off at sun- 

 rise, R. S. ; fr. C. S. " The orange tubes of the flowers dye a most 

 beautiful buff or orange colour, with the various shades between them, 

 according to the preparation and mode of conducting the operation, 

 but, unfortunately, no way has yet been discovered of rendering this 

 elegant colour durable." {Roxb.) 



* Jasminum quinqueflorum, Buch. S v_/ Gungachara. Patna. — T. gla- 

 brum, Horsf. S v_^ Batavia. — J. punctatum, Buch. 3 \^ Patna. — 

 J. amplexicaule, Buch. 3 >v_/ Goalpara. — J. cuspidatum, Willd. B v-/ 

 Neelgherries. — J. undulatum, Vahl. ; B. Reg. 6, t, 436. S \^ China. 

 — J. acuminatum, R. Br. B. Reg. 15, t. 1296. B v-/ Tropical N. 

 Holland. — J. trifoliatum, Telfair, Mauritius. — /. divaricatum, R. Br. 

 B v^ Tropical N. Holland. — J. humile, L. ; B. Reg. 5, t. 350. B 

 Madeira. — J. glaucum, Ait. B v./ C. G. H. Has been introduced at 

 Bombay. — J. officinale, L. ; B. M. 1, t. 31. B «s_/ S. Europe. Cul- 

 tivated at Bombay. — Bolivaria integrifolia, Cham, and Schlecht. B 

 Brazil. — B. trijida, Cham, and Schlecht. B Brazil. — B. helianthe- 

 moides, Lindl. B Mexico. 



Class 2d. 



GYMNOSPERM.E. 



Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 310. 



ORDER CCXX.— GNETACEyE, Lindl. Nat. Syst, p. 311. 



Small trees or shrubs, natives of the temperate parts of Europe, Asia, 

 and S. America, and, in the case of Gnetum, of the hottest parts of India 

 and Guiana. (Lindl.) The former constitute the genus Ephedra, containing 

 6 species, one of which inhabits the Himalayas ; the latter has but 3 species, 

 two Indian, and one from Guiana. 



Gnetum, L. {Spreng. syst. 3, p. 758, No. 3071 ; — Endl. gen. pi. \,p. 263, 

 — Gnemon, Rumph. — Thoa, Aubl. — Abutua, Lour.) 

 1. Gnemon, L. {Spreng. syst. 3, p. 777; — Roxb.fi. ind. 3, p. 518. — Gnemon 

 domestica, Rumph. 1, ^, 71.) b Moluccas. Sumatra. Fl. small, 

 greenish. Was introduced into H, C. G. in 1810, but has not fl. up 

 to 18l4, Strong ropes are made of the fibres of its bark at Sumatra, 

 and its leaves are used as spinage. (Roxb.) The seeds are eaten roasted, 

 boiled, or fried. (Rumph.) 



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