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Cadaba Forsk. 



Cadaba indica. Lam. Encycl. I (1783) 544. 



Vern. N. : Dabi (Macadam). 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Mandor, growing in Euphorbia bush (No. 5744!), 



in hedges and waste places about Jodhpur, not common (Macadam), 



Barmer (No. 574:3 ! , 5742 ! ). 

 Distrib. : Ooncan, Deccan, Gujarat, Rajputana. 

 Fl. in October and November. 

 Note: — Seems to be a rare plant in Rajputana. 



Capparis L. 



Capparis decidua, Pax., in Engl. Prantl Nat. Pflanzenf. Ill, 2,231,— 



Sodada decidua Forsk. Fl. Aeg. Arab. (1775) 81.^ Capparis aphylla, 



Roth. Nov. PI. Sp. (1821) 238. Capparis sodada, B. Br., in Denh. 



Trav., 255. 



Vern. N. : Kair (in Jodhpur), Ban (in Jaisalmer), (Irlacactan:,. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Kailana (No. 5748 ! ), Balsamand (No. 5745|!.), 

 Barmer (No. 5747 ! ). 



Jaisalmer : Vinjorai (No. 5746 ! ). 



Distrib. : Trop. Africa, Arabia, India. 



Fl. in October. 



Note: — Very common in sandy places, associated with the small Zizy- 

 phus rotundifolia, Lam., Lcpiadtnia spariivm, and Aerua tomentona. 



Uses : Wood very strong and durable, used to make the pivots of the 

 stone hand mills with which flour is ground, in sandy places it is 

 used to make the foundation of well-walls, the first layer being 

 formed with Kair, and the masonry built on the top of it. Branches 

 used for fences. Fruit eaten, dried and pickled (Macadam). The 

 wood is valuable because it is not attacked by white ants. 



Capparis spinosa, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 503. 

 Loc. : Western Rajputana (King). 

 Distrib. : Mediterranean region, N. Africa, Asia, Australia. 



Capparis sp. 



Loc. : Jaisalmer : Amarsagar gardens, probably introduced. 



Cappatis yrandis, L. f . Suppl. (1761) 263. 

 Vern. N. : Antera. 

 Loc. : W. Rajputana (Duthie). 

 Distrib. : India. 



Uses : An infusion of the bark and leaves is used internally for swell- 

 ings and eruptions (Macadam). 



VlOLACE^. 



Viola L. 



Viola stocksii, Boi&s. Fl. Or. 1 (1867) 453. 



Loc: Jodhpur: Kotda near Sen, rocks (No. 6716!), Barmer, rocks 



(No. 6717 ! ). Jaisalmer on rocks (No. 6718 ! ). 

 Distrib. : Gujarat, Rajputana, Sind, Baluchistan, Afghanistan. 

 Fl. and fr. iu November. t ■'•■;-;] 



Note : —All the flowers are apetalous. The whole plant is generally 



puberulous, the leaf-margios often papillose. The stipules partly 



scaricns. 



