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Sect. 1—Spikes Lateral. 
1466. C. ZerumBet, Rox. Willd. and Persoon. C, zedoaria, Roscoe and 
‘Salisbury; Amomum Zedoaria. Willd. and Persoon; A. Latifolium. Lam. 
Enc. 1, p. 1388. Rumph. Amb. 5, ¢. 68. Kua. Rheed. Mal. 11.¢.7. Ainslie. Mat. 
Jnd.}. p. 490? and 2. p. 41? Rox. Cor. 3, ¢. 206, Bot, Mag. t. 1546. subs- 
itituting onthe authority of Roscoe Zerumbet for Zedoaria of Rox. in Asiat- 
Res. Vol. 2. and excluding the synonym C. aromatica, which belongs to 
the next species. 
Kutchoora—Kapoor—Satee and Sotee-—Katchoramu.—This species pro- 
duces the real Zedoaria of the Materia Medica. It isreadily distinguished 
by the purple mark down the centre of the leaves. Flowers shorter than 
‘their bractes, yellow. 
‘‘ The powdered root mixed with sapan wood forms the red stuff called 
Abeer; thrown about during the licence of the Hooly.’’ Rox. 
1467. C. Zepoaria. Rox. Flora. Ind. 1. p, 23. C. aromatica, Salisb in 
Parad. Lond, t. 96. 
Ran-Huldi, Bun-Huldi,—Zudwar.—Apavisha and Vishabs.—Nirbishi— 
Ca-Nirvisha. 
: In moist shady places throughout the Concan,—Kennery Forests.—Parell 
hill, &e. 
Avery beautiful species with rosy coma. Flowers in May, at which time 
the leaves begin to appear; they are uniformly green and pubescent un- 
-derneath. 
Furnishes the Zedoaria rotunda of Druggists; the roots are sold in the 
Bazars and used as a perfume by the Hindoos. 
1468. C. Exata, Rox. Flora. Ind. p. 25. 
Coma of a deep rosy or crimson colour. <A native of Burmah, introduced 
‘by N. frem Bengal. 
Sect. 2.—-Spikes Central. 
1469. C. Lonea. Rox. Flora. Ind. 1. p. 32. Amomum curcuma. Gmelin and 
#acq. Hort. Vind. 3, ¢. 4. Blackwell, ¢.396. Bot. Reg. ¢. 886. Rumph. Amb. 
6. t. 67. Lour. Cochin China. Manjella Kua: Rheed. Mal. 11. ¢,11. Ainslie 
Mat. Ind. 1. p. 454. 
Haridra— Huldi— Halud--Huldur— Hulad--Pasuper.--Zerd Chob, Known 
din Bombay also by its Chaldaic, or Hebrew name, Kurcum. 
The roots furnish the Turmeric of commerce. It is much used for cu- 
linary purposes in India and the Eastern Islands, 
The Javanese make an unguent with the pounded rvots, and rub it all 
over their bodies as a preservative against cutaneous-diseases. Rumphius 
5. p. 166. 
Phe Hindoos use it as a favorite application to recent wounds and bruizes, 
‘Leech bites &c. (Dr. Gibson.) 
The plant is cultivated to a considerable extent in the Baroda Purgunna. 
(Dr. Gibson) in Bombay, Med. Trans, 1. p. 16. also cultivated in the richer 
yillages of the Deccan and Buglan. 
In the Kairah Zillah it is planted in May and yields from 60 to 300 
maunds per Begah, Green Turmeric sells from | to 13 maund per Rupee; 
dried, from 10 to 15 seers per Rupee. It is used as a condiment and for dying. 
(Mr: Kirkland.) 
1470, ©. Amana. Rox. Flora, Ind. 1. p, 33, Roscoe. Scit. le. Tommon 
Manga. Rumph. Amb. 5. p. 169. Rox. in Asiat. Res. 11. p. 341. 
Mango Ginger, so named from its fresh roots smelling like green Mangoes. 
Tube of the corolla slender; its mouth shut with three yellow hairy glands. 
Amada—Kajula gauree.—In Bengal, The Concans and Guzerat, N. 
