ILORA 01 THE INDIAN DESERT. 969 



Salsola L. 



Salsola fostida, Del. Fl. .^^^gypt. Illustr. (1812) 310. 

 Vern. N. : Lani (Macadam). 

 Loc. : Jodhpur: Banner, rocks (No. 9095!). Jaisalmer : Bap, shore 



of tank (No. 9096!), Sodakoer (No. 90941). 

 Distrib. : India, Baluchistan, Persia, Arabia, N. Africa. 

 Fr. in October and November. 



POLYGONACE/E. 



Calligonum L. 



CalUgonum polygonoides, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 530. 



Vern. N. : Phog. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Bhikamkor (Nos. 9064 ! , 9062 !, 9056!), common and 

 gregarious in the salt districts of Pach Badra, near Bhadka (No. 90551), 

 Barmer rocks (No. 9057 !), Phalodi (No. 9065 I). Jaisalmer : near 

 Loharki (Nos. 9061 !, 9058 !), near Loharki sand dunes (No. 9059 !), 

 Loharki (No. 9060!), Vinjorai (No. 9063!). 



Distrib. : India, Persia, Armenia, Syria. 



Fl. in October. 



Fr. in October and November, 



Uses : The wootl is used in building huts, wells, etc. ; the green 

 branches are eaten by camels ; the buds, called " lasson," are used 

 by the poor as food in February and March. (Macadam). 



Polygonum L. 



Polygonum plehejum, R. Br. Prodr. (1810) ■i20, var. sindica, Hook. f. Fl. 



Brit. Ind. V, 29. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur: Kailana (No. 9080 I). 

 Distrib. : Sind, Rajputana. 

 Fl, and fr. in October and November. 

 Polygonum plebejum var, indica, Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind, V, 28. 



Loc: Jodhpur: Jodhpur Fort (No. 9090!). Jaisalmer: between 



Phalodi and Bap (No, 9083!), N. of Jaisalmer (No, 9082 !), Vinjorai 



(No. 9081!). 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 



Fagopyrum Gfertn. 



Fagopyrum esculentum, Moench Meth. 290. 



Loc. : Jaisalmer: Amarsagar (No. 9084 !). Introduced. 



Aristolochiacb^, 



Aristolochia L. 



Aristolochia bradeata, Retz Obs. Bot. fasc. V (1789) 29, 

 Vern. N. : Hookah bel, Aoula sa (Macadam). 

 Loc. : Jodhpur: Barmer, sand (No. 9258 !), near Badka (No. 9257 !). 



Jaisalmer : Vinjorai, near tank (No. 9259 !). 

 Distrib. : Trop. Africa, Arabia, India, Ceylon. 

 Uses : The seeds ground in water form a lotion softening the hair, 



Laukace^. 



Cassytha L, 



Cassytha filiformis, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 35, 



Loc. : Jodhpur: Mandor (Nos. 9255 ! , 9256 I). 

 Distrib. : Tropics generally. 



