LVir. CUCURBITACE.E. 221 



Order LVII. -CUCURBITACE^E. 



Tribe I. — Cucumerine.e. 



Trichosanthes, Linn. — Fruit a Pepo. 

 pentaphylla, F. v. M. 

 cucumerina, Linn. 



palmata, Roxb. — Plant and fruit considered medicinal in 

 India, and in Bombay the leaves are sometimes smoked 

 as a remedy for asthma (Dynwck) . 

 Hearnii, F. v. M. 

 nervifolia, Linn. — Root tuberous, 

 subvelutina, F. v. M . 

 Lagenaria, Ser. 



vulgaris, Ser. — Bottle-gourd of the tropics. Seed contains 

 saponin. 

 Lufl'a, Cav. 



pegyptiaca, Mill. — Native Towel-gourd. 

 ■ var. peramara. Bail. 

 Benincasa, Savi. 



vacua, F. v. M. 

 *Alomordica, Linn. 



Balsamica, Linn. — Balsam Apple of Asia and Africa; both 



species. 

 Charantia. Linn. — The fruit of both kinds is bitter but whole- 

 some ; it requires, however, to be steeped in salt water 

 before being cooked (Dynwck). 

 Cucumis, Linn. 



trigonus, Roxb. 



*myriocarpus, Naud. — Gooseberry Cucumber. Supposed to 

 cause blindness in horses. Africa. 

 ::c Citrullus, Schrad. 



vulgaris, Schrad. — Pie Melon. The Pie Melon and Water 

 Melon are met with as strays from cultivation. Tropical 

 Africa, probably, the original habitat. 

 *Ecballium, A. Rich. 



Elaterium, A. Rich. — Squirting Cucumber. Asia. 

 *Cucurbita, Linn. 



Pepo, Linn. — Pumpkin. Met with as a stray from cultivation- 

 Native country doubtful : probably Tropical America. 

 Bryonia, Linn. 



laciniosa, Linn.- — The whole plant in India supposed to possess 

 medicinal virtues. It is bitter and aoerient. 



