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places. Djain the Ceilo^ Language Ggmfying W^tQti 
as Neer or Nir I find does in the Malabar^ as iVir-j^ Mai.Voi 
Schalli H* MaU VoL 2. p. 89. N/r-Carambu in the p.'s^^"^ 
fame Volume^ p. 99. and in inany other places I obferve. 
iV/> added to fach Plants as grow in or near the wa- 
ter. 
The Reverend Father Camd feems alfo to Figure 
and Defcribe this under the Title of Lupinus Luzoijis 
r. centum foliifsAnA.i% Sambafambuy and fays it grows 
plentifully in Taytaji^ in watry places amongft .Rice. 
Mr S^m. Brown fays the Natives eat the Leaves of 
this, and with the Wood^ which is very light and 
fpongy^ they build their Buts to live in. It is only 
one ftrait ftick, without branches, fave fome very fmall 
ones near the top, in the middle it's as thick as ones 
wrift, and tapers away at both ends, and grows 6 or 
7 foot high. The Portugueze call it Fau f pao ) levi or 
light-wood* 
92. Cheru murree MalaL , 
Baccifera difpermos Madrafpatana, lanofa folio, ipj-MutPa, $20^ 
ramidali M^f. Petiver 620. 
The DecoSion of the whole Plant helps the Dropfie. 
This grows 2 or 3 foot high, S, B. The Leaves 
ftand at uncertain diftances on quarter inch foot-jtalks 
are broadeft towards the bafe, vi%. one inch, and run 
tapering near 5 long. Each Fr//i^ ftands on half inch 
pedicles, not very unlike the Tilia^ or Lime-tree^ but 
grow in fparft Clufters, fmall, woolly, oft tefticulatcd, 
and fometimes 3 together, thefe have a remarkable 
black Circle immediately below each Fruit. ^ 
