564 ZINGlBKRACKyK. 



large, red deep-yellow, with the tuft bright crimson, April and May ; 

 fr. 0. 

 9. latifolia, Roscoe, {Scit. ; — Spreng. syst. c. p. p. 7) ^- Native place 

 in India unknown. Fl. greenish-yellow, with a crimson tuft, R. S. ; 

 fr. 0. Near C. zanthorhiza. 



10. leucorrhiza, Roxb. {Ji. ind. 1, jo. 30; ed. Carey, 1, p. 30; — Roscoe 

 Scit. ; — Spreng. syst. 1, p. 10.) %. Forests of Behar. Fl. rosy-yellow, 

 with a pale rosy tuft, R. S. ; fr. 0. Tikur, mentioned under No. 8 is 

 made of the roots of this plant, at Bhaugulpore, by rubbing them 

 on a stone or beating them in a mortar ; after which they are rubbed 

 in water with the hand and strained through a cloth, the fecula 

 having subsided, the water is poured off, and the Tikur dried for use. 

 {Roxb.) 



1 1 . ornata, Wall. Pegu. Habit of C. comosa and equally beautiful. In 

 H. C. G. Unknown to us. 



\2. rubescens, Roxb. (Jl. ind. ], p. 28; ed. Carey, 1, p. 28; — Roscoe 

 Scit.; — Spreng. I. c.) % Bengal. Fl. small, bright-yellow-purple, 

 fragrant, with pale-rose-coloured tuft, April and May ; fr. 0. The 

 pendulous tubers of this species, as well as of C. leucorrhiza, angus- 

 tifolia and others, yield an excellent fecula or strach, which forms 

 a good substitute for the West Indian Arrowroot, a product of Ma- 

 ranta arundinacea, L. It is sold in the bazars of Benares, Chitta- 

 gong, and Travancore, and is eaten by the natives. A very good kind, 

 called Tikur, is also made at Patna and Bhaugulpore from the tubers 

 of Batatas edule, Choisy. (Roxb. Royle.) 



13. xanthorrhiza, Roxb. {fl. ind. \,p. 25 ; ed. Carey, I, p. 25 ; — Spreng. 

 I. c.) % Amboyna. Fl. red, with the tuft large, purple or crimson, 

 April and May ; fr. 0. 



\A. Zedoaria, Roscoe. {Scit.; — Spreng. o. c. p. 10; — B. M. 37, t. 

 1546, excl. syn. — not Roxb. — Curcuma Zerumbet, Roxb. fl. ind. I, 

 p. 20; ed. Carey, 1, p. 20; Corom. 3, t. 201 ;— 7. Gruh. Cat. B. 

 pi. p. 209, excl. syn. Willd. Pers. Lam. and Ainslie. — Amomum 

 Zerumbet, Km.; — Retz. obs. 3, p. 55; not Willd. — Rheed. 11, 

 t. 7 ; — Rumph. 5, t. 68.) »f^ Shutee. ^t'^t^l Kakhura. % Chittagong. 

 Fl. largish, deep-yellow, with a large white or pale straw-coloured, at 

 the top bright crimson tuft, April ; fr. 0. According to Banks, Rox- 

 burgh and Roscoe this plant yields the Long Zedoary of the shops. The 

 dry root, powdered and mixed with the powdered wood of Csesalpinia 

 Sappan, L. {Bukkum) makes the red powder, called Abeer or Shagoo, 

 which is copiously thrown about by the natives during the Hooli, or 

 Hindoo holidays in the month of March. The root is also used medi- 

 cinally amongst the natives. {Roxb.) 



15. Amada, Roxb. (/. ind. I, p. 33 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 33 ; — Roscoe Scit. ; — 

 Spreng. I. c ; — ./. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 209. — Tommon munga, Rumph. 

 o,p. 169,) 'STtTW Amoda. 3: Mungo-ginger. "2^. Guzcrat. The Concans. 



