137 
1022, E. Davis. Don's. syst. 4. p.390. Rox. Flora. t. p,597, Rox. Cor. t- 
t. 56. 
A tree, with ovate smooth leaves and small white flowers in lateral corymbs. 
Goa fungles. (Dr. Lush.) Jangles to the south east of Surat. (Mr. Law.) 
About Beema Sunker. (Dr. Gibson.) 
495. ERYCIBE. Rox. Pentandria Monozynia. 
From its native name. Erimatalia. Lam. Enc. 2. p. 3438. 
1023. E. Panicucata. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 392. Rox. Flora. 1. p. 585, Rox. 
Cor 2. t, 159. E. Rheedei. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 392. Erima-tali, Rheed. Mal. 7. 
€. 39, 
A large climbing shrab, with alternate, linear oblong leaves, and small 
yellow flowers in terminal panicles.—The Concan, N. 
. 
1024. E. WIGHTIANA. G. 
A scandent shrab; with rigid stems; leaves alternate, ovate, petioled; 
flowers in axillary and terminal racemes; small, of a dark brown colour; 
border of the corolla 5 parted; somewhat twisted as in the Apocyneae: 
segments revolute, deeply emarginate. Racemes and calyxes covered with 
a rusty coloured tomentuin. 
Inthe deep ravine at Kandalla, below Colonel Dickinson’s Bungalow. 
Flowers in November; perhaps it may prove ideutical with some of Dr. Wal- 
lichs Burimah species. 
Don remarks, that the genus is nearly allied to Moorcroftia and Maripa; 
on the one band, and Apocynee on the other. 
LC ORDER 99. SOLANACEAE. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 397. 
Tue NIGHTSHADE TRIBE, Lind. nat: syst. p, 231. 
TRIBE 1. SOLANEA. 
497. SOLANUM. L. Pentandtia Monogynia. 
Origin of the word unknown. Gaert. ¢. 131. Tourn. ¢. 62. Lam. ¢. 115, 
1025. S. TuBerosum. Don’s, syst. 4.p. 400. Blackwell. ¢. 523. 
The well known common potatoe; now pretty generally cultivated by the 
natives, and beginning to supersede the comparatively unwholesome Aroidee 
and Cucurbitaceae,; which used to form so large a portion of their diet. 
If ever the potatoe shall: become cheaper than rice, it will no doubt be 
generally preferred; and the fact of a dry season being certainly the best for 
this vegetable, must render it particularly valuable, when the rice crop fails. 
The red soil of the Deccan and S. M. Country, are most favorable for its 
cultivation.—That of Mahableshwur also suits well. 
1026. S. Pseupo-Capsicum. Don’s syst. 4. p. 411. Sab, Hort. Rom. ¢. 59, 
Winter Cherry, or Tree nightshade.—A shrubby, glabrous plant, with small 
white flowers, and scarlet berries of the size of a cherry.—Native of Ma- 
deira. Dapooree. ind. from the Cape of Good Hope. (Dr. Lush.) 
1027. S, Incertum. Don’s. syst. 4. p.412.S. nigrum? and S. rubrum? 
Don’s. syst. 4. p. 412. S. rubrum. Rox. Flora. 1. p. 565. Nelem tsjuna. Rheed, 
Mal. 10. ¢. 73. Smith’s Eng, Bot. t. 566? S. Rumphii. Rumph, Amb. 6. ¢ 
pape 2. is closely allied, or perhaps only a variety of this polymorphous 
Pp ant, 
Bombay name Ghaitee; Dekanee name Camunee—in gar = 
mon. Itis called Brede atthe Mauritius, and generally Raed rae tert 
The leaves are applied externally to cure Cancers, but must be used with 
eaution. Lour. Cochin China. |. p. 133, 
Forskol mentions a similar use to which the Arabs put them in cases of 
an ulcerous disease called Bale,—Torskol’s Arabia. p. 46, 
