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Monsonia heliotropioides, Boiss. Fl. Or. I (1867), 897. 



Loc. : Jaisalmer : North of Jaisalmer, gravel (Nos. 7119 !, 7120 !). 

 Distrib. : From Rajputana to Egypt. 

 Fl. and fr. in November. 



Efodium L' Herit. 



Erodium cicutarium, L' Herit. ex. Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 1, II (1789) 414. 

 Loc. : Jaisalmer: North of Jaisalmer (No. 7121 !). 



Distrib. : Throughout Europe and temperate N. Asia, Baluchistan, 

 Sind. 



Oxalis L. 



Oxalis corniculata, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 435, 

 Vern. N.: Tipatti. 



Loc. : Jodhpur: Common about cultivated places (Macadam). 

 Distrib. : Cosmopolitan. 

 Fl. during and after the rains. 



RuTACEiE. 



Citrus L. 



Citi-us aurantium, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 782. 

 The Orange. Vern. N.: Narangi. 

 Loc. : Grown in gardens near Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. 



Citrus medica, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 782, var. limetta. 

 Vern. N. : Mitha nimbu. 

 The Sweet Lime. 

 Loc: Jaisalmer: Bada Bag, cultivated. 



SlMARUBACE.S:. 



Balanites Del. 



Balanites roxburghii. Planch, in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 4, II (1854) 268. 



Vern. N. : Hingote (Macadam). 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Balsamand (No. 7111 !), not uncommon in the plains 

 about Jodhpur, very common in some parts of God war, particularly 

 in the neighbourhood of Sadri (Macadam), Osian (No. 7110 !). 



Distrib. ; Drier parts of India. 



Fl. in October. 



Uses : The outer rind of the fruit contains a brown greasy pulp with a 

 disagreeable smell. The pulp is used in cough mixtures and to 

 clean silk. The stone emptied and filled with gunpowder is used in 

 fireworks (Macadam). 



BURSERICE^. 



Comraiyhora Jacq. 



Commiphora muknl, Engl, in DC. Monogr. Phari. IV (1883) 12. 



Vern. N.: Gugal. Ihe gum is often called Mukul. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Barmer(No. 5818!), Balsamand (No. 58161). Jaisal- 

 mer: Bada Bag (No. 58"20 !), Jaisalmer (No. 6817!), Amarsagar 

 (No. 581<) !), Vinjorai, on dunes (No. 5814!), in rocky dry places 

 about Jaisalmer (Macadam). 



Distrib. : Arabia, Baluchistan, Sind, Rajputana. 



Fl. and fr. in October and November. 



Uses: A gum exudes from the stem in the cold season. It is col- 

 lected by making incisions with a knife in the tree, and letting the 

 refin fall on the ground. It exudes in large tears, soft and opaque, 

 hardens, and turns brownish black very slowly. A single tree is 



