346 
FLORA OF THE SUNDRIBUNS. 
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LXIV.— COMMELIIVACEA | 
19 ^, Commelina Linn. j 
253. Ccnimelina ben^halensis Linn.; F. B. I, vi. 370. E. D. c 1748. 
Jatta, among ruins, Prain ! i 
Vernac. Kdnchard. 
A weed ; leaves sometimes used as a vegetable. ' 
Distrib. — Tropics of Eastern Hemisphere. [ 
193 , Aneilema R. Br. 
254. Aneilema nudiflorum R. Br. ; F. B. 1 . vi. 378. Commelina 
nudiflora F. I. i. 173. * 
Sea-face, growing in sand, Heinig ! 
A slender weed j of no economic importance. 
Distrib. — S.-E. Asia. 
The presence of this species on the coast is probably due to its seeds having 
been brought from the Upper Gangetic plain by the great rivers. ! 
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LXV.-FLAGELLARIiE. |l 
194 . Flagellaria Linn. i 
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255. Flagellaria indica Linn.; F. I. ii. 154; F. B. I. vi. 391. 
Northern forests, and margins of clearings ; also sea-face at Tiger | 
Point, Heinig\ Calcutta Garden Collectors\ Prain \ \ 
Vernac. Ah Beti ; Kuh Bent ; Banchanda. ' 
A lofty, slender, glabrous, cane-like climber; the stems are used to make 
native pens. j! 
Distrib. — Tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere, near the coasts. 
LXVI.— PAOIEdE, I 
195 . Xipa Wurmb. 
256. Xipa fruticans Wurmb. ; F. I. iii. 650 ; F. B. I. vi. 424. 
E. D. N 163. I 
Everywhere on banks of estuaries and tidal rivers, and in swampy ; 
localities in interior of reserved forests, : 
Vernac. Golpatta, I 
A soboliferous palm with a very large rootstock ; an excellent protection for 
muddy banks. The large grooved leaf-stalks are used as floats for sundri-logs ; j 
the young leaves are twisted into rough ropes ; the full-grown leaves are cut " 
and exported for thatch. The young fruit is edible; toddy is obtained from the I 
spathe. 
Distrib.— ’Ceylon ; Indo-China; Malaya; N. Australia: in mangrove- 
swamps. i 
