Flora indica, or, Descriptions of Indian plants : reprinted literatim from Carey's edition of 1832 / by the late William Roxborough.
- William Roxburgh
- Date:
- 1874
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Flora indica, or, Descriptions of Indian plants : reprinted literatim from Carey's edition of 1832 / by the late William Roxborough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Saccbv'um. TRI AN mu A DIGTN'IA. ro TeUny. Bnroombiss. r,erev Is :1 native of moist, stiff, pasture ground. and particularly common Over Bengal, where ^dy the fields are white with it when in flower, after the first l-.tins in April and May. Root creeping at some depth under the surface. Culms erect, simple, from one to two feet high, leafy, jointed, joints bearded. Leaves, those ot the root or lower part of the culm are much longer than the culm, tapering equal towards each cud, smooth, those ot the culm are little else than sheaths. Panicle* terminal, cylindric, from three to four inches long. I. composed of small, erect brnnchlers. of a bright cotton-like whit tle-, from the quantity of 1235 wool that surrounds the insertion of the flowers. Flowers pedieelled, generally simple. Calyx two-valved, with here and there a long white hair. Carol two-valved, minute. Stamens two. Obt. Cattle are not fond of it, particularly when old. It is used in the marriage cere- monies of the Teliugua. In Bengal it is ninch used for thatch. 2. S. spontanea m. Linn. sp. pi. ed H UM. i. 321. Culms from five to fifteen feet high. Leaves involute when dry. Panicle linear, spread- ing, verticelled; ramification simple ; calyx ciliate. Corol one-valved. Sans. Kasha. JUnd. Kagarn. Tiling. Relloo-gaddy. Grows on the hanks of rivers, in hedges, and on moist, uncultivated land ; in a good soil, it is frequently from ten to fifteen feet high, in a poorer soil, from five to ten. Root perennial, creeping very deep in the ground. Calms annual, erect, leafy, round, lower parts perennial, and as thick as the finger, annual shoots alamt as thick as a common quill, solid, height various as above observed. Leares sheathing, remarkably long and narrow, hut Ann ; margins hispid ; a transverse section appears crescent ; sheaths with their mouths woolly. Panicles terminal, spreading, erect, oblong, from one to two lent long, composed of verticelled, filiform, simple, (except the lower verticil or two.) spiked racemes ; spik'd, he- ritage half the flowers are sessile, and half pedieelled. The immense quantity of long, bright, silver-coloured wool, which surrounds the ha-e of the flowers gives this species a most con- spicuous, gaudy appearance. Flowers paired, one-pedicelled, the other sos-ile. Calyx two- leaved; margins ciliute, acute, surrounded, with in any soft, very long, silver-coloured hairs. Corol one-valved, ciliute, acute, membranaceous. Stigma feathery, purple. f. Ohs. 1 have not seen the ripe - i d. It i- so very course that cattle do not eat it, os- 23(1 cept while very young. It makes good mats for various purposes, and is used to thatch houses. 3. S. finsevm. R. Krect, five to eight feet high. Istare* sub-lanceolate, smooth. Panicle spreading, verti- cellcd ; ramification* compound. Flower* paired, both pedieelled, wool of the calyx short and scanty. Cor'd throe-valved. Men;;. Khuree or Pate Khuree. A native of (Limp places over Bengal. Flowering time the rainy season. Culms erect, from five to eight feet high, os thick as the little finger, hairy near the top, Leares sheathing, linear-lanceolate, smooth in every part, except tin- margins of the sheaths, which are fringed with much soft hair ; length about three or four feet, breadth about, or un- der two inches. Panicles from one to two feethmg, erect, linear, verticelled, except towards the apex ; ramifications compound ; ramute nodding. Flowers paired, one short -pedieelled, the other longer, both hermaphrodite ; wool of the pedicels, Ac. short and in small quantity. Calyx with filiate margins, otherwise smooth and shining. Corol three-valved, of which two arc equal and nearly as long as the calyx, the third minute, all much ciliated. Seed long, obovate, brown, smooth. Ohs. The natives make their peus of the culms of this and the following species, and nse it tor screens and light fences. I . S. seinidecnmbi tis. lower portion ot the culms procumbent, and perennial, Leares narrow, channelled. Panicle oblong, lax, with compound verticelled ramifications ; corol one-valved. Ben;/. Khuree. A native of Bengal, where it delights in low wet places, blossoms alwut the close of the rains, and the beginning of the cold season. Root perennial. Culms ot gnait length, i. e. from eight to sixteen or more feet long, one half or more, generally resting on the ground, and striking roots at the joints; this por- tion is often as thick us the little finger, and pereunial; the extreme jwtion erect, straight, and taper to the thickness of a crow-quill at the panicle; filled with pith in every part. Liams from one to six feet long, very slender, pointed, olianmdled, bottom of the channel uto, margins most acutely hi-pid, mouths of the sheaths ami for gome way alxive them Ixaird- ed with much soft white liair. Punish * ovate, or oval, erect, large. Ramifications coloured, verticelled, c ouqamud. Flowers approximate, paired; one sessile, the other ]HxlicclIed, both girt with much, pure white, soft liair. Calyx two-valved; inner valve ciliate. Corol one- valved, cillate. Panicle ovate, spreading; tranche •; Officinarum. Linn, ep.pl. ed. VFi/hl. i. 321. Culms from six to twelve feet high. Leaves flat, alternate, decompound. Corol one-valved. the light coloured varieties; lVmmlivi, and Kangwn/ka, the red, the rod K’ Jk’ Ak’ K Poori and Kidlooa the two pule varieties, and Kajool I. 237](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28120024_0093.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
