676 LILIACE^ COMMELYNACE^. 



tius. — A. crispus. Lam. % Mauritius — A. aphyllus, L. % S, Europe. 

 N. Africa. — A. horridus, L. S S. Europe. — A. Broussoneti, Spreng. 

 "b N. Africa. — A. stipularis, Forsk. % Alexandria. — A.fasciculatus, 

 R. Br. Tropical N. Holland. — A. sarmentosus, L. ; Rheed 10, t. 10. 

 Ceylon. Deccan. Concans. — A. volubilis, Buch. Monghir. Goalpara. 

 Rajmahl. Nepal. Neelgherries. — Myrsiphyllum asparago'ides, Willd. 

 ^ C. G. H. — M. angustifolium, Willd. % C. G. H. — Cordyline can- 

 na/olia, R. Br. ^ Tropical N. Holland. — C. striata (Dracaena stricta. 

 Sims ; B. R. 12, t. 956.— B. M. 52, t. 2575.) S N. Zealand.— C. austra- 

 lis, (Dracsena australis, Forst.) "b N. Holland. — C. parviflora, Humb. 

 and Bonpl. 3 Mexico. — C. stricta, Australia. — Draccena Draco, L. b 

 Canaries. Socotora. — D. marginata. Lam. ^ Madagascar. — D. um- 

 braculifera, Jacq. ; B. Cab. t. 289. B Java. Cultivated in the Mauri- 

 tius. — D. fragrans, Ker ; B. M. 27, t. 1081. 3 Guinea. — D. ovata. 

 Ker. ; B. M. 29, t. 1179. 3 Sierra Leona. — D. acuminata, Thunb. 

 Bourbon. Mauritius. — D. hemichrysa, Commers. % Mauritius. — D. 

 flahelliformis, Bory. 3 Mauritius. — D. Fontanesiana, Schult. 3 Bour- 

 bon. — D. surculosa,lA\idl. ; B. Reg. 11, t. 1469. 3 Sierra Leona. — 

 Aphyllanthus monspeliensis, L ; B. M. 28, t. 1132. %. S. Europe. — 

 Xanthorrhoea Pumilio, R. Br. %. Tropical N. Holland. 



ORDER CCXLIV.— COMMELYNAC^, Lindl. Nat. Syst p. 354. 



THE SPIUER-WORT TRIBE. 



Herbs, by Lindl. (excluding Hagenbachia, and adding Murdarinia,) re- 

 ferred to 14 genera. Of these, Spreng. and Schult. enumerate about 45 

 species for S. America, Mexico, and the W. Indies ; 15 for New Holland ; 

 8 for N. America •, 3 for Guinea ; 2 for Arabia ; 2 for China ; and 2 for Ja- 

 pan i" In S. Africa have been discovered about 5 species {Harvey) ; and 

 in the E. Indies 59, viz. 12 of Commelyna, (all over India) ; 28 of Aneile- 

 ma, (all over India.) ; 2 of Pollia, (Java.) ; 8 of Tradescantia, (all over India.) ; 

 6 of Cyanotis, (all over India.) ; 1 of Murdannia, (Himalayas, Khassya 

 Mountains, Kheree Jungles,) ; and 2 of Campelia, (Java.) Properties un- 

 known. 



Commelyna, Dill. (Endl, gen.pl. l,p. 125. — Commelina, Spreng. syst. 1, 

 p. 128, No. \H5;—R. Br.pr.p. 269.) 



1. salicifolia, Roxb. (Jl.ind. I, p. 172; ed. Caret/, I, p. 176; — Spreng. 

 syst. 1, j;. 171.) ^Tt^iT ^t^t^^l Panee-Kanchura. © Coromandel. 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. smallish, deep azure, and fr. R. S. 



2, bengalensis, Forsk. {Roxb. fl. ind. \,p. 171 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 175 ; — J. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 223.) ^t5t''^1 Kanchura. ^•^^^I Kanuraka. 



