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Distrib. : Tropics of the Old World, Cape, West Indies. 



Fr. in Oct. and Nov. 

 Ahjsicarpus rugosus var. styracifolius Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. India II 

 159. 



Loc. : Jodhjmr: Balsamand (No. 7234!). 



Distrib. : India. 



Fr. in Oct. 

 Alysicavpus tetrac/onolobus Edgew. in Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XXI (1853) 

 169. 



Loc: Jodhpur : Erinpura Road (No. 7235!) 



Distrib. : India. 



Fl. and fr. in Oct. 



Butea Roxb. 



Butea frondosa Konig ex Roxb. As. Res, III (1792) 469. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur State (Adams). 

 Distrib. : India, Ceylon. 



Alhagi Tourn. 



Alhagi camHorum Fisch. Ind. Hort. Gorenk. ed. 2 (1812) 72. 

 "Vern. N. : .lawasa (Macadam). 

 Loc. : Jodhpur and Jaisalmer States (Macadam). 

 Distrib. : India. Bahichistan, Arabia, Egypt. 

 Uses : Valued as fodder, as the leaves come out in the hot weather 



when there are few green things to be had. Much used for tatties 



(Macadam^. 



Canavalia Adams. 



Canaralia ensiformis DC. Prodr. II (1825) 404. 

 Loc: Jaisalmer.- Amarsagar (No. 7001 !), probably cultivated. 

 Fl. in Oct. and Nov. 

 Note : Our specimen is a slender form with few-flowered racemes. 



Phaseolus L. 



PhaseoluH tvilobus Ait. Hort. Kew III, 30. 



Vern. N. : Jungli math. 



Loc : Jodhpur : Bhikamkor (No. 6984 !). near Badka (No. 6988 1), Kotda 

 (No. 6990 !), Barmer (No. 6992!). Jaisalmer: Bada Bag (No. 6986!), 

 Vinjorai (No. 6987 !), Vinjorai, sandy plain (No. 6989 !), Jaisalmer 

 (No. 6991 !). 



Distrib. : Trop. Africa, Indo-Malaya, Afghanistan. 



Fl. and fr. in Oct. and Nov. 



Uses : Eaten by cattle. 



PJuiseolus acnnitifolius Jacq. in Obs. Bot. Ill (1768) 2, t. 52. 

 Vern. N. : Moth. 



Loc. : Jodhpur: Jodhpur (No. 6997!), Mandor, (No. 6998!), Osiau 

 (No. 6996 !), cultivated throughout Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. This 

 species and Phaseolus viunc/o are grown on light soil, sometimes 

 alone but usually with bajra (Pennisetwn typhoideum) or jowar 

 (Soiyhum vulgare). 

 Distrib. : Native of India, generally cultivated. 



Phaseolus radiatus L Sp. PI. (1753) 725. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Mandor (No. 6994 !), Osian (No. 6993 !). Jaisalmer : 



between Phalodi and Bap (No, 6995!). 

 Fl. and fr. in Oct. 



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