FLORA OF THE INDIAN DESERT, 813 



Justicia jjvocumbens, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 15. 



Vern. N. : Gvingi biinti, mokra ghas, kagner (Macadam). 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Common along the roadsides about Jodhpur and iu 



cultivated places (Macadam). We have not seen this species 



though Macadam calls it common about Jodhpur. 

 Distrib. : India, Ceylon, Malaya, Australia. 



Peristrophe Nees. 



Peristrophe bicali/culata, Nees in Wall. PI. As. Rar. Ill (1832) 113. 



Vern. N. : Kagner (Macadam). 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Balsamand (No. 4009 ! ), Kailana (No. 9122 !), Osian 

 (Nos. 9117 !, 9118 !), Phalodi (No. 9119!), Kotdanear Seu, on gravel 

 and sand (No. 9120!), Barmer rocks (No. 9121!). Jaisalmer; 

 Amarsagar (No. 9124 !), Devikot (No. 9125 !). 



Distrib. : India, trop. Africa. 



n. and fr. in October and November. 



VERBENACEiE. 



'Lippia L. 



Lippia nodi flora, Michaux Fl. Bor. Amer. II (1803) 15. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Kailana (No. 10365 !), Balsamand (No. 10366! ). 

 Distrib. : Most tropical and subtropical regions. 

 Fl. and fr. in October. 



Bouchea Cham. 



Bouchea marruhifolia, Schauer in DC. Prodr. XI (1847) 558. 



Vern. N. : Bui. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Kailana rocks (Nos. 10374 !, 10375 ! , 10376 !), Bhi- 

 kamkor (No. 10377 !), Kotda near Seu, rocks (No. 10378 !), Barmer 

 rocks (No. 10379!). Jaisulmer: near Bap (Nos. 10383!, 10381!), 

 Loharki, rocks and gravel (No. 10380!), Jaisalmer, rocky plateau 

 (No. 10382 !), near Devikot (No. 10384 !), Vinjorai, sandy plain 

 (No. 10385 !). 



Distrib. : Trop. Africa, Abyssinia, Egypt, Arabia, Sind, Rajputana. 



Fl. and fr. in October and November. 



Vite.v L. 



Vitex negundo, L. Sp. PL (1753) 638. 

 Vern. N. : Samala (Macadam). 

 Loc: Jodhpur : Balsamand (No. 10373!). 

 Distrib. : Afghanistan, India, Ceylon, Philippines. 

 Fl. in October. 



Usas : An infusion of the seeds is used for rheumatism of the joint 

 (Macadam). 



Clerodendron L. 



Clerodendron pMomidis, L. f. Supp. (1781)292. 

 Vern. N. : Arni, yerna. 

 Loc. : Osian (No. 10367 ! ), near Badka (Nos. 10372 !). Jaisalmer : 



near Bap (Nos. 10368 ! , 10369 !), Vinjorai (No. 10370 !) , Devikot 



(No. 10371 ! ). 

 Distrib. : India, Ceylon. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Uses : Eaten by camels. The leaves are applied locally against 



guinea worm. 



