120 
909. P. Oporatissima? Dons syst. 4. p. 152. Wieht’s Con. Ind. Bot. p. 43. 
Asclepias odoratissima. Rox. Fl. Ind. 2. p. 46. Bot. Rep. ¢. 185. Bot. Mag. 
€. 755. Rumph. Amb. 7. t. 26. f. 1. 
Stems with woody deeply cracked bark;—flowers yellow, very fragrant. 
Common in gardens, Bombay. 
450. DISCHIDIA. R. Br. Pentandria Digynia. 
Dis—twice, and shizo—to split. 
910. D. BENGHALENSIS. Don’s. syst. &. p. Colebrooke in Linn. Trans. 12. p. 
357. Bot. Mag. t, 2916. 
A half parasitical plant, with small, opposite fleshy leaves.—S. Conean. N. 
451. GYMNEMA. R. Br. Pentandria Monogynia. 
Gymnos—naked, nema—a thread; (neo; to swim, to spin,) so named, in allu- 
. gion to the naked stamens. 
911. G. NepauLense? Wall. Don’s. syst. 4, p. 136. Wights Con. Ind. Bot. 
p- 46. Wall. Tent. Fl. Nepaul. ¢. 38. Rheed. Mal. 9. é. 8. 
Kaulee, Lamtannee;—A stout shrub; with flexuose twining branches, and 
opposite, ovate oblong, smooth laurel-lookine leaves: “flowers small, diugy 
white: in large, lax corymbs; appear in February and March. 
Very common at Kandalla:—the plant here referred to is undoubtedly the 
same as Rheede’s, but is perhaps different from Wallich’s. 
912, G.Sytvestre. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 135. Wight’s Con. Ind, Bot, p. 44. 
Asclepias geminata. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 46. 
A large twining woody plant; flowers small yellow, appear in the rains.-— 
Hills near Bagulcota and Badamee. 8. M. Country. (Mr. Law.) 
Trise 3. ASCLEPIZ. 
452, ASCLEPTAS. R. Br. Pentandria Digynia. 
From Aesculapius, the god of medicine: name given in allusion to the 
medicinal effects of some species. Browne in Wern. Trans. |. p. 36. 
913. A. Curassavica. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 139. Bot. Cab. t. 349. Bot. Reg. 
t. 81, Dill. Elth. ¢. 30. f. 33. 
Herbaceous erect growing plant, with linear lanceolate leaves, something 
like those of Nerium oleander;—flowers terminal of a reddish orange colour. 
The juice and pounded plant is said to be an excellent styptic. The root 
dried and reduced to powder is frequently used by the Negroes in the 
West Indies as an emetic; hence the name wild Ipecacuanha. (Don.) 
In gardens pretty common; flowers in the rains. It is almost naturalized. 
453. PENTATROPIS. R. Br. Pentandria Digynia. 
Pente—five-—tropis—a keel. 
914. P. Micropuitya? Don’s. syst. 4. p. 145, Wights Con. Ind. Bot. p. 52, 
Asclepias microphylla. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 35. Rheed. Mal. 9. é. 17. 
A small twining perennial plant; flowers in the rains. 
Common on the sea shore, just without the line of high water mark---Mala- 
bar Hill, Salsette &c. The nectary of the flower eutraps small flies, &c. N. 
454. CALOTROPIS. R. Br. Pentandria Digynia. 
Kalos—beautiful—tropis —a heel; the leafets of the corona are Tecleds 
915. C. GrieanteA. Don's, syst. 4. p. 146, Wights Con. Ind. Bot. p. 53, 
Asclepias gigantea. Rox. Fl. In. 2 p. 30. Erica. Rheed. Mal. 2. ¢. 31, 
Rumph, Amb. 7. ¢. 14. f. 1. Bot. Reg. ¢, 58. Linu. Trans. 14. p. 238. Asiat, 
Res. 4. p. 267. Ainslie Mat. Ind. 1. p. 486 and 2. p. 488. os 
