AMHERSTIA

(Lat.), n. f. A?m-hu'rst’i?-a’. From the Counte of Amherst. A genus of cæsalpineous leguminous trees established by Wallich. [B, 170.|—A. nobilis. Syn.: Thoca. A Malayan species, with large pinnate leaves, which are purplish when Young. and large vermilion, yellow-spotted flowers. It attains a eight of 40 feet. [B, 19.)