334 DESCRIPTION OF 



The pale colour of the roots; criiBson coraa, and ferruginous mark 

 down the centre of the leaves, which is a constant mark in this elegant 

 ispecies, readily point it out from evetj other, which I have yet seen. 



The dry root appears to be the Zedoaria of the shops in England, 



CURCUMA ZERUMBET. . ,_. 



Kua. Rheed. Tommcn. Rumph. 



Arab. Zerambad. ' 



Sans. Carchuraca, Carcbura, Sat'hf, 



Hind. Cachur, Cachora. '-'- -r 



Fcnjdb. Cachiir, Carachur. 



Marhdt. and Quzr. Cachora. 



Cam'. Cachora, Cachprabtto 



Telang. Cachoramu. ;:'!;.,.;,,,'• 

 ,'. ■ ■ . Beng. Sat'hi. ■ . ., ,..^^r, ,;;^ ,,'.. ,;-... ■ 

 :^,„ Or. Capura. , ,,, - --,, ,_^ ,-,;.. 2.,,, ,,:.^,-. , v --i* ■•;■ 



{:'• Malab, CuWa. .;■■,. 1 -,-;;^;: ,,■ . :;•[' 7': " ' '/ V^ 'w ) / J •■ ' '■ , f 7 !V '' ' 



uc, ; Malay. Tonaoile /I; :.-:^^ iornj-n vMi>)V; L ;:•.;:.; ,i'-. -T .ros; 



The root of this species has been ascertained to be the ZeSoary of the druggists in London. The 

 Malay and Malabar syaonyma are furuished by Rumphius and Van Rheeoe, whose figures and des« 

 criptions appear to agree with the plant. 



There is some confusion in the writings ©f the Hindu physicians, concerning the Sanscrit ahi 

 Hindi names which hare been cited for the plant and drug. They notice a supposed species of tur- 

 merick under the denomination of Capur haldiy which the author of the Bhava pracasa identifies 

 with the Amrd gandhi harddrd, making the Ambihaldi to be the same with the Safhi. But tha 

 Rujanighantu states this as equivalent to Carpuraca^ which is the Carpura hartdrd of soma 

 authors, but is called Cachora by others, from the Sanscrit Carchuraca^ for so they read the name. 



The Caehur cr Cachora is, according to Persian yiviitn on Materia Medica, the Hindi name of 

 iheir Zerembdd. iGarcias, and after him, Rumphius, have in like manner stated Cachora as the 

 name by which Zerumbet is known in Guzrat, Canara and other parts of the Dekhin ; and that ac- 

 tually i^, in all those provinces, the vernacular name, which corresponds with the Sanscrit Carchura. 

 'If then this plant be really (as can scarcely be doubted) the species of Zedoary called Zerumbet, tbe 

 Sanscrit and Arahick synpnyma are ascertained. Mote by the President, 



.' Curcuma ctesia. J?;- ■ • . ■« ~ -^ ........ ....„,. - ;' ' ' 



Bulbs ovate, and with the palmate tobers iQwardl'y fclisish, (csesms.) 



