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Parkinsonia aculeata. Jerusalem Thorn. 



Exogen. LeguminosoB. Spiny shrub. 

 Tliis species is found in the West India Islands; introduced into all tropical coun- 

 tries, and in the hotter regions of India employed as a hedge plant. Its fiber is 

 white, but short and brittle. Might be grown as a paper plant. 



Parrotia jacquemontiana. 



A shrub of the Hamamelidaccw, found in northwest Himalayan district of India, the 

 strong fibrous twigs of which are "used in the Panjab> for binding loads, making 

 baskets, and very largely for constructing the rope or twig bridges of the Himalayan 

 rivers." (Dr. Watt.) 

 Parsid (Bomb.). See Hardwickia binata, 



Paspalum spp. 



A genus of grasses which includes a considerable number of species of well-known 

 pasture grasses, such as knot grass, Louisiana grass, purple paspalum, etc. Like 

 the species of Panicum previously enumerated, some of the species are employed in 

 industrial economy by natives in the countries where they grow. Notable examples 

 are the wire grass of Jamaica, Paspalum filiforme, which has been made into hal- 

 ters, and P. virgatum, which supplies a rough material for ropes in Antigua. 



Pat (Ind.). See Gorchorus. The word in Singhalese also means leaf. 



Pata (CeyL). Equivalent to fibrous bark. 



Pati-kori (Beng.). See Saccharum fuscum. 



Patsan and Pitwa (N.W. Prov. Ind.). See Hibiscus cannabinus. 



Patta-appele (CeyL). Urena lobata. 



Paullinia grandiflora. 



Belongs to the Sapindaceoe. The representatives of the genus are nearly all climb- 

 ing shrubs confined to tropical America. The above species is known in Peru as the 

 Tumi, and, according to Dorca, its bark is used for bands, tie material, etc. The seeds 

 of some of the species yield an active principal identical with theine of tea, and this 

 is employed in a beverage as a nervous stimulant. 



Paukpan (Burm.). See JEscliynomene. 



Pavonia spinifex. Escobadura of Argentina. 



This genus of Malvacece is chiefly confined to tropical America, though a few spe- 

 cies are found in Asia. They are small shrubs. Fiber of this species was shown in the 

 Argentine Court, W. C. E., 1893. The species is very common in the northern half 

 of Argentina . P. odoraia and P. zeylanica are Indian species ( West Prov., Burm. and 

 Ceyl.) and " yield fiber of excellent quality. 7 ' "It is, if anything, of a finer texture, 

 softer, and whiter than Hibiscus, and stands a good chance of coming into commercial 

 use as a substitute for Hibiscus, and even jute." (Dr. Watt.) 



Paxiuba (Braz.). Socratea exorrliiza. See Iriartea. 



Paxiuba-miri (Braz.). Iriartella setigera. See Iriartea. 



Pemm (Yuc). Maya name for Geiba pentandra. 



Pendang (Malay). See Pandanus. 



Pendha (Ind.) = Rice straw. 



Penghwai jambi (Java). Gibotium barometz. 



