FLORA OF THE INDIAN DESERT. ,817 



^rua lanata, Juss. in Ann. Mus. Par. II (1803) 131, 



Loc. : W. Rajputana (King). We have not seen this species. 

 Distrib. : Africa, and warm parts of Asia to the Philippines. 

 JErvM psendo-tomentosa, spec. nov. — Suffrutex virgatus, 1^ metrum attingens 

 dense stellatim tomentosus ; caulis erectus, racemosus, subteres, 

 obsolete striatus, in parte dimidia inferiore ssepe glabrescens et 

 rubescens. Folia alternata, 80 mm longitudine attingentia, latitudine 

 vero 5^ mm., lineana lanceolata, basi attenuata, apice acuta, sub- 

 sessilia, generating dense tomentosa in facie dorsali, in facie vero 

 ventrali ssepe glabrescentia, nervis infra prominentibus. 

 Flores unisexuales diceci, scssiles in spicis cylindricis, albis vel rubes- 

 centibus. Spicfe breves, raro excedentes 25 mm., simplices vel com- 

 positiB, numeros!3e, generatim sessiles, interdum pedunculatse, 

 formantes panicula terminalia ampla foliosa. Flores feminei : Urac- 

 teolae plus miniisve asquantes sepala, late ovatoe, acutse, hyalinsae, 

 interdum rubescentes, apice in facie dorsali barbatee. Sepala 5, 2 

 mm. longa, duo exteriora lineari-oblonga, tria interiora lanceolata, 

 omnia apiculata, facie dorsali dense villosa, hyalina, nervo medio 

 herbaceo non attingente apicem, interiora vel omnia (sssepe cum 

 villositate) rubescentia; corona staminodialis minutissima sed distinc- 

 ta, 10-partita ; 5 dentes coronre ceteris duplo longiores, omnes apice 

 glandulosi. Pistillum sepalis brevius ; stigmata duo, purpurea, glan- 

 dulosa. Flores masculi : Sunt foemineis minores. Sepala latiora, 

 duo exteriora ovata, tria interiora elliptico-oblonga, omnia acuta, 

 pallidiora quam in fl. femineis, albida vel flava, vel pallide rubes- 

 centia. Stamina 5, filamentis brevissimis vel sepala tequantibus ; 

 antherse oblongse, 2-loculati«, loculis dehiscentibus longitudinaliter ; 

 staminodia varise longitudinis ; pictillodia breviter stipitata ; stylus 

 brevissimus stigmatibvis minutissimis. 

 This species difi'ers from A. to)nentosa Fove,k. in ttie following points : — 

 The panicles are not naked but leafy ; the spikes rarely reacla 25 mm., 

 usually less, they are generally much stouter and often compound. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur: Jodhpur (No. 9086 ! ), Mandor (No. 5954 !), Osian 

 (Nos. 5980 ! , 5952 ! , 5950 ! ), Bhikamkor (Nos. 5967 ! ), 5976 ! , 5968 !), 

 Phalodi (No. 9088 !), near Bhadka (No. 5979 1,9089!), Barmer sand 

 (Nos. 5969 ! , 5970 ! , 5971 ! , 5955 !). Jaisalmer : Loharki (No. 9087 !), 

 near Loharki (No. 5951 !), Sodakoer sandy plain (No. 9085!), Soda- 

 koer river bed (No. 5959!), Jaisalmer (Nos. 5968!, 5962 !), Vin- 

 jorai (No. 5965 !), Vinjorai dunes (No. 5973 !). 

 Fl. in October and November. 



Nothoscerua Wight. 



Nothosoerua bra^Mata, Wight Ic. VI (1853 !). 



Loc. : Jodhpur: Kailana (No. 9050 !), Osian (No. 9051 !), Jaisalmer : 



Bada Bag (No. 9052 !). 

 Distrib. : From trop. Africa to India and Ceylon. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 



Achyranthes L. 



Achyranthes aspera, L. Sp. PL (1753) 204. 



Vern. N. : Unda kanta, untaghda, narkata, aghada, audi jhara, kutia 



bharutia. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur : Osian (No. 9037 !), common in dry places in Jodhpur 



(Macadam), near Bhadka (No. 9038 !). Jaisalmer : Amarsagar (No. 



9036 !), Bada Bag (No. 9053 !). 



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