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~ 860. PREMNA.L. Didynamia Angiospermia. 
Premnon—the trunk or stem of a tree; why applied to this genus is 
~. uncertain. Gaert, L. ¢.56. Lam. t. 543. 
= 1146. P, InteGRiroita. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 8t. Sprengel’s syst. 2. p. 754. 
s—~ Wild. Spec. 3. p. 314, Cornutia corymbosa. Burm. Ind. t. 41, 7. 1. Folium 
“= chirci: Rumph. Amb. 3 p, 134. Appel. Rheed. Mal. 1, ¢.53. Ainslie. Mat. 
Ind, 2. p. 210. 
A shrub, with elliptic, entire leaves, and small greenish flowers, in terminal 
corymbs; they appear during the rains. i 
Grows by the sea shores Bombay, along with Clerodendron inerme. The 
leaves when bruized havea very peculiar and rather unpleasant smell, 
1147, P. Scanpens. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 82. 
Chambaree. - A very large climbing shrub; running over trees; leaves ovate 
oblong, or cordate acuminate;—flowers numerous, small, of agreenish yellow 
colour, in terminal corymbs; appear about the beginning of the rains; fruit 
black, when ripe; size of a pea. Grows pretty common about Kandalla. 
£148, P. Corpirouia. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 78. 
A small tree, with long petioled, cordate leaves, which have the smell of the 
common Colt’s-foot,(Lussilago farfara) whenbruized. Flowers in Apriland 
May; very smal; greenish white; in terminal corymbs. 
At Kandalla; not common. Thisand the last species are thought to possess 
charms in expeiling evil spirits, and are superstitiously esteemed sacred 
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Goora, or Kal-goora.—A small tree, with large, alternate, somewhat heart 
shaped leaves; flowers minute, greenish yellow; in terminal corymbs; ap- 
pear in October and November, fruit size of a pea; grows common on the 
table land of Mahableshwur; alsoon the Rotunda Ghaut. (Dr. Murray.) 
561. VITEX. L, Didynamia Angiospermia. ' 
An ancient name applied to some plant of the Osier tribe. ( Loudon.) Lam. 
t, 541. Gaert, ¢. 96. 
1150 V. Trirotta. Rox, Flora. 3. p. 69. V. negundo. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 
70.Sprengel’ssyst.2 p 757. 
Cara-nosi. Kheed. Mal. 2. t. 11. Bem-nosa. Rheed. Mal. 2. t. 12. Ha- 
milton in Linn. Trans. 14. p. 183. Lagondium vulgare. Rumph. Amb, 4. ¢. 
18. Pluk. Phyt. ¢. 206. f. 5. and ¢. 321. f. 2. Asiat. Res. 4. p. 292. Ainslie, 
Mat. Ind. 2..p. 237 and 252, Bot. Mag. t. 2187. ’ : 
Neergoonda.—A very common shrub, with pretty blue flowers in terminal 
‘panicles. They appear chiefly in April and May, but more or less through- 
) out the year. Itis generally to he met with growing in moist places in 
- = large patches, beth in the Concan and Deccan.—Mr. Law notices a variety 
x or distinct species with the leaflets dentate; at Duddi in S. M. Country.— 
©) Perbaps it may be the V. incisa. Sprengel’s syst. 2. p. 757. which is identi- 
cal with V. negundo. Bot. Mag. ¢. 564. 
1151. WV. Arata. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 72. Sprengel’s syst. 2. p. 756. Mail- 
eloa. Rheed. Mal. 5. é. t. ‘ : ; 
A small tree; leaves ternate; petioles winged; flowers in axillary panicles; 
pale yellow, tinged with blue; appear in April aud May. Hills westof Pan- 
well. N. Duddi.S. M. Country. ( Mr. Law.) 
1152. V. Axtissmma? Rox. Flora. 3. p. 71. Sprengel’s syst. 2. p. 756. 
Persoon’s Synop. 2. p. 143. : 
A pretty large tree, with ternate leaves; leaflets lanceolate, acuminate; very 
soft to the touch. Flowers in terminal panicles; composed of a few long, 
and somewhat downy spikes; white tinged with blue; appear in May. 
