22% 
1606. P. Oporatissimus. Rox. Flora. 3, p. 738. Rox, Cor. t, 94, 95 and 96. 
Asiat. Res. 3. p. 161. Kaida. Rheed. Mal. 2. ¢. 1, 2,3, 4 and 5, 6,7 and 8. 
Rumph. Amb. 4. ¢. 74 and 75 Keura odorifera. Forskol. } : 
Keura, or Keura-ka-khet.—An elegant shrub, from 6 to 10 feet high, with 
fusiform roots issuing from the stem. Leaves from 3 to 5 feet long; at the 
extremities of the branches, drooping, smooth and shining;—the margins and 
back armed with sharp spines. Flowers white, verysweet scented. They 
are generally sold in the Bazars. 
Pretty common among the Cocoa-nut trees in Mahim woods:—on the sea 
Beach at Elephanta &c. In a ravine near Parr, but probably planted. 
Snakes are said to be very fond of this plant, and when in a low bushy 
form, as it may be frequently met with, to lurk among its leaves. It is 
possible the flowers may attract them. é : 
Matting and package bags are made from the leaves of this plant in the 
Mauritius. Loureiro says hedges are made of it in Cochin China, and that 
it is also used for feeding tame Elephants, Lour. Cechin China. 2. p. 603. 
ORDER 157. TYPHIN AL. Sweet's Hort. Brit. p. 377. 
Tue Burrusw Trise. Lind. Nat. syst. p. 285. 
745, TYPHA. t. Monoecia Triandria. 
From typhos—a marsh; in allusion to the place of growth of the plants. 
Gaert. 1. ¢. 2. 
1607. T. ELepHANtINA. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 566. 
Elephant grass.—Culms round, smooth, glossy, jointed at the insertion of 
the leaves, from 6 to 10 feet high. The margins of tanks and in the 
beds of rivers throughout the Concans. N. 
It is called Pauna grass, inScinde, and is of great importance for bind- 
ing the soil on the banks of the Indus, with its long tortnous roots, of 
which great care is taken, When the culms are cut down, to make mat- 
ting of. They are also tied in bundles and used like sedges (Sparganium 
vamosum) in England, as buoys.to swim with. (Dr. Heddle’s Mss, Re- 
port.) 
1608. T. Latiroria. Willd, Spec. 4. p. 197. Moris. Hist.3. s. 8. ¢. 13. 
f-1. English Botany t. 1455.Lour. Cochin China, 2. p. 552. 
Jungly Bajree.—Cats tail. A handsome grass-like plant. The Deccan. (Dr. 
Gibson.) Perhaps this is identical with Roxburgh’s 7. angustifolia, Linneus 
informs us the reots have sometimes been eaten in Sallads. N. 
ORDER 158. ROX BURGHIACE®. 
THe RoxBurGHia TRIBE. Wallich. 
746. ROXBURGHIA. Dryander. Octandria Monogynia. 
Dedicated to Dr, Roxburgh, the well known author of Flora Indica &c. 
1609. R. GLoriosoipes. Rox. Flora. Ind. 2. p.234. Cor. Pl. 1. ¢. 32, Bot. 
Mag. ¢. 1500, Rumph. Amb. 5. t. 129. Ubium polypoides. See another spe- 
cies. Wall. Pl. Asiat. Rar, p. 282, RKoxburghia viridiflora, or Stemona tube- 
rosa. Lour. 2 p. 404. The affecting anecdote connected with this ‘* uncom- 
monly curious and beautiful plant” is well known, Intd, by N, % 
