o40 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NA.TURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXVI. 



Pentatropis R. Br. 



rentatropls cynancJioides, R. Br. in Salt Voy. Abbys. (1814) Append. 64. 



Loc: Jodhpur : Mandor (No. 6583 !), Balsamand (6577 !), Kailana (No. 



6579 !), Kotda near Sen (No. 6576 !), Barmer, rocks (No. 6578 !). 



Jaisalmer : North of Jaisalmer (No. 6575 !), Jaisalmer (No. 6581 !), 



Devikot (No. 6580 !). 



Distrib.: India, Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Arabia, Trop. Africa. 



Dcemia R. Br, 



Dceonia extensa, R. Br. in Mem. Wern. See. I (1811) 50. 

 Vern. N.: Gaderiaka vel. 

 Loc: Jodhpur: Jodhpur Fort (No. 6560!), Kotda near Seu (Nos. 



6552 !, 6551 !). 

 Distrib.: Ceylon, India, Afghanistan. 

 Fl. in October, fruits in November. 



Sarcostemma R. Br. 



SarcosfemmT. brevistigma, Wight Contr. (1834) 69. 

 Vern N.: Kursanni, Tanta (Macadam). 

 Loc: Jodhpur: Barmer, m Euphorbia bushes and alone (No. 5672 !), 



Balarwa (No. 6573 !), growing in bushes of Euphorbia nivulia between 



Balsamand and Sur Sagar and elsewhere about Jodhpur (Macadam). 



Jaisalmer: North of Jaisalmer (No. 6584 !) 

 Distrib.: India. 



Fl. from October to December. 

 Uses: The seeds are eaten. The root called satar is ground and 



applied to snake bites, and an infusion of it is taken by persons 



bitten by mad dogs (Macadam). 



Leptadenia R. Br. 



Leptadenia spartium, Wight Contrib. (1834) 48. 



Vern. N. : Khimp (Macadam). 



Loc: Jodhpur : Phalodi (No. 6585!), Mandor (No. 6586!), Osian 

 (No. 6570 !), Kailana (No. 6587 !). Jaisalmer : Jaisalmer, rocky plateau 

 (No. 6669 I), Loharki) No. 6588 !), near Loharki (No. 6589 !), Jaisalmor 

 (No. 6590 !), Vinjorai, dunes (No. 6591! ), Sodakoer (No. 6592 !), very 

 common in sandy places, often associated with A^rua tomentosa, 

 Zizyphus, Capparis aphylla (Macadam). 



Distrib.: India, Baluchistan, Arabia, Egypt. 



Fl. in. October and November. 



Uses: Ropes for charpoys &c., are made from the fibre, but they are 

 not strong enough for well ropes (Macadam). 



Cryptostefjia R. Br. 



Cryptostegia grandiflora, R. Br. in Bot. Reg. (1819), t. 435. 

 Loc: Jodhpur (No. 6571), not indigenous. 



Distrib.: Trop. Africa, introduced and spread throughout the dry 

 Deccan districts and Guzerat. 



Fl. and fr. in October. 



Gentianace^. 

 Enicostemma Bl. 



Enicostemma liUorale, Bl. Bijdr. (1826) 848. 



Loc : Jodhpur : Kailana (No. 10360 !), Balarwa (No. 10361 !), near 

 Badka, damp ground (No. 10365 !). Jaisalmer : Jaisalmer, wet ground 

 (No. 10362 !), Vinjorai, dunes (Nos. 10363 !, 10364 !). 



