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503. Trewia Linn. 
* Trewia nudiflora Linn. ; H. S. 279 ; B. P. ii. 948. 
v. Pitali. 
River banks, everywhere. 
504 . Mallotus Lour. 
* Mallotus repandus Muell. Arg. ; B. P. ii. 949. Rottlera laccifera 
H. S. 157. 
v. Akfis t nun bhanttir . 
Village-shrubberies and hedges, general. 
Mallotus philippinensis Muell. Arg. ; B. P. ii. 950. Rottlera tine - 
toria H. S. 157. 
v. Kamala . 
Sometimes planted about villages ; native of the drier parts of 
India. Voigt records this as not having flowered in the Royal Botanic 
Garden between 1797, when it was first introduced, and 1814 ; and 
adds # that at Serampore it had not flowered up to 1845. some 
years at least it flowers freely, and occasionally self-sown young 
plants are to be met with in the Royal Botanic Garden. 
505. Ricinus Linn. 
Ricinus communis Linn. ; H. S. 158 ; B. P. ii. 952. 
v. Bherenda . 
Cultivated everywhere in gardens and fields, and very common 
spontaneously in village shrubberies ; native of Africa. 
506 . Tragia Linn. 
* Tragia involucrata Linn.; H. S. 160; B. P. ii. 952. 
v. Bichchati. 
Hedges, everywhere. Voigt also records the narrowly 3-partite 
leaved variety (VAR. cannabina = T. cannabina Linn.) from Seram- 
pore ; this is a quite possible record, but it needs to be confirmed. 
501 ?. Sapium P. Br, 
* Sapium indicum Willd. ; H. S. 161 ; B. P. ii* 954. 
v. Hurna batul. 
Western Sundribuns, 
Sapium sebiferum Roxb.; B. P. ii. 954. Stillingia sebifefa H. S. 
l6l. 
v. M 6 m china . 
In village-shrubberies, general ; native of China. 
