1978. B. Invecrivouta. Sprengel’s syst. 1. p. 485. Bot. Mag. t. 2770. 
A tree with ligulate, stiff, undulate leaves, covered on the under side with 
a white tomentum. , 
Hort. Soc. garden Intd. from the Cape of Good Hope, by Mr. A, N. Shaw, 
C.S. in 1237. 
612. HAKEA. R. Br. Tetrandria Monozynia. . 
In honor of Baron Hake, a German Botanist, | 
lai, 3 ? 
An undetermined species raised in Hort. Soc, garden, from seed brought 
from N. S. Wales by Mr. P. Scott, C. 8. 
Dr. Lindley remarks, that this curioustribe of plants is almost entirely 
confined to the Southern hesmisphre. 
“4 ORDER 119. THYMELEA. Sweet's Hort. Brit. p. 00. 
THe MEZEREON Trise. Lind. Nat. syst. p. 75. 
613. GNIDIA.L. Octandria Monogynia. 
An ancient name of the Daphne to which this genusisclosely allied. 
Lam. ¢. 291. 
faso. G. ErrocerHara. Wallich. 
Rameta.— Woolly headed Gnidia.—An erect growing shrub, with willow- 
like leaves, and pretty yellow flowers, in large terminal umbels; they come 
out in October, and continue till February; during which period it is a 
hig bly ornamental shrub.---The natives attribute poisonous qualities to it. 
Very common at Mahableshwar. (Dr. Murray.) Hilly paris of 5S. M. 
Country. (Mr. Law.) About Karlee Caves, and on the Kandalla Ghaut. 
614. CANSJERA, Juss. Tetrandria Monogynia, 
The Malabar name altered. 
1231. GC. Scanpens. Rox. Flora. Ind. 1. p. 441: Rox. Cor. 2. ¢. 103. Scheru 
valli canirain. Rheed. Mal. J. ¢. 4. Scheru caniram. Rheed. Mal. 7. ¢. 2.' 
Daphne polystachyon. Willd. Spee, 2. p. 420. 
A large scandent shrub, with alternate, two faced leaves, and small sessile, 
yellow flowers in axillary spikes: they appear in February and March. Berry 
red, smooth, size of a large pea. 
Malabar hill, Bombay; iKlephanta, Salsette; the Ghauts &c. pretty common, 
Perhaps itshould be removed from the Thymeleae. 
615. TROPHIS tL. Dioecia Tetrandria. 
From trepho—to nourish; the leaves and twigs of 7’. Americana are used as 
fodder for cattle sometimes; the fruitis alsoeaten. Lam. é. 806. 
1282. T. Aspera. Rox. Flora. Ind. 3. p. 761. Tinda Parua. Rheed. Mal, 5 
1, p. 48. Asiat. Res, 4. p. 305. Streblus aspera. Lour. Cochin China. 
Asmall tree, with alternate, scabrous leaves; flowers in February and 
March; small, greenish yellow. Berry size of a pea; when ripe yellow. 
Roxbureh says, the natives use the rough leaves for polishing ivory.— 
Growson Malabar hill, Bombay, and generally throughout the Cancane 
Surely it must be removed to some other tribe.—Allied to the Enphorbiace@? -- 
The Cape of Good Hope and New Holland are the Head Quarters of 
the Thymeleae. Dr. Lindley remarks, that the great feature oe order 
is the causticity of the bark, which acts upon the skin as a blister, and 
causes excessive pain if chewed. 2 
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