692 CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



Flacourtia Ramontchi of Madagascar. The Madagascar plum is a small tree called in Sanscrit 

 " swadoo-kuntuka," in Bengalee "booinch" (J. F. Wats.), in Telinga "kanregu" (Drur.), in the 

 environs of Bombay "panawla" (Graham) ; in which we recognize the *' svadukantaka " of Susrutas 



in the Deccan," also by myself ; by Roxburgh, Wight, Elliot, and Balfour, farther South in the 

 peninsula. 



Uraria lagopodioides of Tropical Hindustan and Burmah. Called in Sanscrit "prishnipurnee" 

 (J. F. Wats.) '; in which we recognize the "prisniparni " prescribed by Susrutas sutr. 16 to chik. 37 

 and kalp. 8:— the " nagabalas " of Harivansa 112 is referred here by Langlois : U. lagopodioides 

 was observed by N. L. Burmann pi. 53 in Hindustan; by others, as far as Bengal ; and by Mason, in 

 Burmah. 



Desmodium Gangelicnm of Tropical Hindustan and Burmah. Shrubby, and called in Sanscrit 

 " shala-purnee," in the Taleef Shereef " saloom," in Hindustanee and Bengalee " shalpani " (J. F. 

 Wats.) ; in which we recognize the "salaparni " of Susrutas sutr. 38 to chik. 8 and kalp. 8 : — D. 

 Gangeticum is described by Rumphius vi. pi. 66 (Pers.) ; was observed by Graham in the environs 

 of Bombay, " common in the rains ; " by Wight, in other parts of the peninsula ; by Burmann z. pi. 

 49, on Ceylon ; is enumerated by Irvine among the medicinal plants of Patna ; and was observed by 

 Mason in Burmah. 



Glycine labialis of Tropical Eastern Asia. Twining and bean-like, called in Sanscrit "masha- 

 purnee," in Bengalee and Hindustanee "mashanee" (Pidd.) ; in which we recognize the "masha- 

 parni " prescribed by Susrutas chik. 19 to 25 : — G labialis is known to occur in Bengal (hort. beng. 

 55, and Voight 214) ; was observed by Mason indigenous in Burmah. 



Mimosa rubiicaulis of Tropical Hindustan. A large straggling thorny shrub with prickly 

 legumes (Graham); and the " kavara " or " suvaha " prescribed by Susrutas sutr. 36 to sar. 10, — 

 is referred here by Hessler : M. rubricaulis was observed by Graham "common" around Bom- 

 bay; by myself, on the Deccan; by Roxburgh cor. pi. 200, and Wight, in other parts of the 

 peninsula. 



Indigofera enmaplnlla of Tropical Hindustan and Burmah. Perennial and procumbent, called 

 in Telinga " cherra-gaddaun," in Tamil " cheppoo-neringie " (Drur.) ; and possibly the second of its 

 tribe prescribed by Susrutas chik. 8 : — I. enneaphylla was observed in Hindustan by Burmann ind. 

 pi. 55 (Pers ) ; by Roxburgh, Ainslie, and Wight, on the Dindigul hills, the juice and an infusion of 

 the whole plant employed medicinally (_Drur. ) ; by Mason, in Burmah. 



Indigofera aspalathoides of Tropical Hindustan. Erect and shrubby, called in Malabar "man- 

 neli" (Rheede), in Tamil " shevenar-vaymboo " (Drur.); and possibly the second species in ques- 

 tion : — I. aspalathoides was observed, by Rheede ix. pi. 37 in Malabar; by Graham, in the environs 

 of Bombay ; by Roxburgh, Ainslie, Wight, and Drury, common on waste lands in other parts of the 

 peninsula, the leaves, flowers, root, and young shoots employed medicinally. 



Lagerslroejiiia regince of Tropical Hindustan and Burmah. A large tree, when in flower one of 

 the most showy of the Indian forests, in Bengalee called "jarool,"in Tamil " kadali " (Drur.), in 

 Sanscrit "cacubha" or " nadisarja " or '• indradru " or ''arjuna" or "virataru" (W. Jones); and the 

 "virataru" of Susrutas, — may be compared : L. regiux- was observed by Rheede iv. pi. 20 in Mala- 

 bar; by Graham, "in gardens" around Bombay, but "wild in the vale of the Nagotnah river near 

 its source;" by W. Jones as. res. iv. 301, Roxburgh, and Wight, as far as Travancore and Bengal, 

 its timber tough and under water very durable, much used for boats (Drur.) ; by Mason v. 538, and 

 Brandis, in Burmah from Mergui to Toungoo, exceedingly "abundant on the low lands," valued "in 

 ship-building" and used besides for a vast variety of purposes ; is known to grow as far as Java 

 (Pers.). 



Alangium hcxapclalum of Tropical Hindustan. Called in Sanscrit "nieo-chaka" or " niko- 

 chuka " or " unkol.i-nieochaka " or " unkotha " (J. F. Wats.), in Telinga " wooduga," in Malabar 

 " kara-angolam " (Drur.) ; in which we recognize the " ankot'ha " prescribed by Susrutas sutr. 36 to 

 chik. 17 and kalp. 1 : — A. hexapetalum is known to grow from Malabar to Bengal, its wood con- 

 sidered valuable (Wight, and Drur.), and according to Royle, its root is aromatic and " said by the 

 Malays to have a purgative hydragogue property." 



Alangium decapetalum of Tropical Hindustan and Burmah. An allied species, a small tree 

 called in Sanscrit "ankola" or "ankolamu," in Telinga " ankolamu," in Mahratta "ankulo" (J. F. 

 Wats.), in Bengalee "bagh-ankra," in Tamil " alingie-marum," in Hindustanee " akola " or " akar- 

 kanta" (Drur.), in the environs of Bombay " ankool " (Graham) ; and the "ankot'ha" of Susrutas,— 

 is referred here by Hessler • A. decapetalum was observed by Rheede iv. pi. 17 on the stony moun- 

 tains of Malabar ; by Gibson, Law, and Graham, from Guzerat to the Elephanta caves, its fruit 

 " somewhat astringent " but " eaten by the natives ; " by Roxburgh, and Wight, as far as Coromandel 



