COMMELYNACE^ BUTOMACK.E ALISMACK^E. 679 



1300. © Lima.— r. subaspera, Ker. ; B. M. 39, t. 1597. % N, Ame- 

 rica. — T. diuretica, Schult. fil. %. Brazil. — T. Karwinskyana, Schult 

 % Mexico. — T. crassula, Lk. and Otto. ; B. M. 56. t. 2935. '2^. Brazil 

 — T. cirrhifera, Mart. % Mexico.— T". rosea, "Vent. ; B. Cab. t. 370 

 2/.. S. Carolina. — T. commelinoides, Schult. %. Mexico. — T. carici 

 folia. Hook. ; B. M. 64, t. 3546. Texas. — Campelia Zanonia, Rich 

 Jamaica. — C. mollissima, Bl. %. Java. — Dichorisandra Aubletiana 

 Schult. %. Guiana. — Cartonema spicatum, R. Br. %. Tropical N. Hoi 

 land. 



ORDER CCXLV.— BUTOMACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 355. 



Water and marsh plants, by Lindl. referred to 3 genera. Of these, 

 1 species of Hydrocleis is a native of S. America ; 1 of Limnocharis a 

 native of the W. Indies ; and 2 of Butomus, natives of the E. Indies. 

 One of the latter is also common to Europe and N. Asia. Properties un- 

 important. 



Butomus, Tournef. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 264, No. 1534; — Endl. geti. pi. 1, 

 p. 129.) 



1. umbellatus, L. {Spreng. syst. 2, p. 273 ; — E. B. 10, t. 651.) Flower, 

 ing Rush. %. Europe. N. Asia. N. India. Loodiana. Cashmere. Fl. 

 largish, variously shaded with rose-colour, purple and white. Intro- 

 duced in 1813. Fl. ? Plant acrid, formerly considered deobstruent. 



2. lanceolatus, Roxb. {fl. ind. 2, p. 315 ; — Royle ill. p. 401, ^ 95, /. 1 ; 

 — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 25 J. — B. latifolius, D. Don.; — Spreng. c. 

 p. p. 157.) % Tank at Chiblee in the Surat district, N. W. Provin- 

 ces of India, from the Turai of Nepal, as far as Seharunpore. Fl. 

 middle-sized, white, with the sepals pale-green outside, and rose-tip- 

 ped, R. S. but very rare. 



* Limnocharis Plumieri Rich. ; B. M. 52, t. 2525. 2/.. W. Indies. 



Hydrocleis Humboldtii, Rich. (Limnocharis Humboldtii, B. M. 60, t. 

 3248;— B. Reg. 19, t. 1640.) %. S. America. 



ORDER CCLVI.— ALISMACE.E, R. Br.— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 355. 



THE WATER PLANTAIN. 



" All aquatic plants, with a lax tissue, and many with a fleshy rhizoma, 

 which is eatable," {Agardh.) by Lindl. referred to 5 genera. Of these, 

 Spreng. syst. enumerates about 12 S[)ecies for N. America ; 6 for Europe ; 

 6 for S. America and the W. Indies ; I for Guinea , 1 for Madagascar ; I 



