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116. BLIGHIA, koenig. Octandria Monogynia. 
Captain Bligh, R.N. who commanded the ‘* Bounty” and firstintroduced 
the Bread-fruit tree in the West Indies. 
218. B.Sapipa. Dons. syst, 1. p. 669, 
The Akee tree; native of Guinea; has pinnate leaves and the habit of a 
Sapindus ; fruit size and shape ofa pear, of a pretty red colour; much es- 
teemed in Guinea and the West Indies. 
One tree grows in Parell garden;—by whom introduced is unknown. 
117. DODONEA, L, Octandria Monogynia. 
Dodonaeus—Physician to Maximilian 2nd—Lam. ¢. 304. aoe CoA DL 
219. D. BurmanniAna. w. & 4. 383. D. Angustifolia. Rox. Flora. 2. p: 
256. Wicht’s Illust, No. 7. ¢. 52. Rumph. iG Bier: 
Dawa-ha-jhar.—a scandent shrub, with small greenish yellow coloured 
flowers in terminal racemose panicles; capsules winged, something like hops.-- 
Kandalla Ghaut; hilly parts of the Concan; very common on the sandstone 
hills, north and eastof Belgaum; the leaves are never so large as in Dr. 
Wight’s Figure. (Mr. Law.) 
ORDER 33. MELIACE. ve. prod. 1. p. 619. 
Tue Beap-Tree Trise. Lind, nat. syst. p. 120. 
118. NAREGAMIA. w, & a, Decandria Monogynia. 
The Malabar name. 
220. N. ALATa. w. & A. 892. Wicht’s [llust. ¢. 90, 
Melianema triphylla. N. Rheed. Mal. 10, ¢. 25,—a suffruticose plant 
with trifoliate leaves, and large flowers ou axillary, EY peduncles.—The 
country east of Panwell, rare. N. 
119. MELIA. L. Decandria Monogynia. 
Greek name of the Ash.—applied to this genus on account of a resembance 
in the leaves. Lam. ¢. 352. Gaert. @, 180. 
221. M. AzepAracu. w. & A. 393. 
M. Sempervirens. w. & A. 394,---a common tree, generally met with about 
villages, both in the Concan and Deccan: 
222, M. Composira.w. & 4.395. M. Robusta. Rox. Flora. 2, p, 397. 
Limbarra, ovr Neembarra.--a middle sized tree with bipinnate leaves; flowers 
in March; the young leaves and panicles are covered witha mealy kind of 
substance; fruit round, size of a small plum.—hilly parts of the Concan. 
Parr Ghaut; not common. 
120. AZADIRACTA. w, & A, Decandria Monogynia. 
A name applied by Avicennes to a poisonous tree; perhaps from  Aze,--soot, 
(923. A. Inpica.w. & A. 396. Melia Azedirachta, Rox, Flora. 2. p. 394. 
Trans, of Med. and uN Soc. of Calcutta. 3. p.430° Rheed. Mal. 4. ¢. 52, 
Wight’s Icones. Part. 1. No. 396. 
The Neem tree, or we Lilae.—common about villages. Ach. Richard, 
(Lind. nut, syst. p. 121.) observes, that an oil is obtained from the fr uit, which 
is another instance after the Olive of the Pericarp yielding that substance 
which is usually obtained from the seed. Probably this is the oil which is 
ealled Vaypa-any in Mysore, and given to women after child-birth ; about 
an ounce is the usuat dose. (see Buchannan Hamilton’s Journey in Mysore. ) 
The bitter bark is useful as a febrifuge. N- 
12f. AMOORA. Rox. Monodelphia Hexandria. 
Native name adopted ; this genus is the same with the Andersonia of Rox, 
Flora. Ind, and Aphanamiais of Blume, 
