652 DIOSCOREACE.E. 



Has been cultivated for several years in the garden here, without fl The 



fleshy mass of the tubers are made use of as food by the Hottentots in 

 times of scarcity, and are hence called Hottentot's bread. {Royle.) 

 DioscoKEA, Plum. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 15, No. 1380; — Endl. gen. pi. \,p. 

 158.) Yam. 

 l.glohosa, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 191 ; — T. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 218.) 

 ^^ff\5 ^i«l Choopri-aloo. % ^^ Bengal, (Serampore), cultivated. 

 Fl. small, white, R. S. — Most esteemed of all the yams among the 

 Natives, as well as Europeans. 



2. alata, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 152 i—Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 797 ;—J. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 218, excl. syn. Rumph. — Rheed. 7, t. 38.) 

 ^R ^t«f Khum-aloo. % ^^ Wild in both Concans. Cultivated on the 

 coast of Coromandel and in Bengal. Fl. small, green, R. S. — Of yams 

 it holds in Bengal the second place. 



3. purpurea, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, |>. 799.) %. ^~\ Only found in a cultivated 

 state, under the name of ?^ *»t<rtf*t^ ^^ Ruktoguraniya-aloo. Fl. 

 small, whitish, R. S. Holds the third rank among the yams. 



4. rubella, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 198;— Rumph. 5, t. 121.) ^T^tf^irl ^t^ 

 Guraniya-aloQ. % '-s Only found in a cultivated state. Fl. small, 

 whitish, very fragrant, R. S. In the estimation of the Natives this 

 species holds the fourth place among the yams. 



5. atropurpurea, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 800.) Malacca yam. % ^-^ Malacca. 

 Pegu. Malay Islands. Fl. small, greenish- white, R. S. Extensively 

 cultivated in its native place. 



G.aculeata, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 152; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 800;— J. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 218, excl. most of the syn.— Rumph. 5, t. 126.) 

 C^ ^-fcf Mou-aloo. % ^^ Bengal, (Serampore.) Goa, &c. Fl. small, 

 whitish, R. S. Roots about 2 pounds or more in weight, not culti- 

 vated, but dug up in the woods during the cold season, and carried 

 for sale to the bazars. {Roxb.) 



l.fasciculata, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 801.) ^^?rf^ ^^ Soosni-aloo. %^ 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. R. S. Cultivated to a considerable extent 

 in the vicinity of Calcutta, not only for food, but to make starch of the 

 roots. {Roxb.) 



H.pulchella, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 801.) % ^ Chittagong. Fl. at the 

 close of the R. S. 



9. crispata, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 802.) % ^^ Interior of Bengal. Fl. 

 small, R. S. 

 lO.anguina, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 803.) ^^ '^'\^Kookoor-aloo. % r^ 

 Bengal, Calcutta, (Serampore.) Fl. small, green, R. S. ; fr. April. — 

 Root not esteemed, though eaten by the poor when hard pressed for 

 food. (Roxb.) 

 1 1 . niimmularia. Lam. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 152 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 803.) 

 C>lt<l ^t^ Sora-aloo. %. ^-\ Bengal. Calcutta, (Serami)ore,) Fl. R. S. 

 The root appears to be unfit for food. {Roxb.) 



