970 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, T ol. XXVI. 



EUPHOEBIACE^. 



Euphorbia L. 



EupJwrbia neriifolia, L. Sp. PL (1753) 451. 

 Veru. N. : Thor. 

 Log.: Jodhpur : Kailana (No. 9196!), Barmer (9195!). Jaisalmer : 



Jaisalmer (No. 9194 !). Abundant in rocky places. (Macadam). 

 Distrib. : India. 



Fl. in February and March (Macadam). 

 Uses : The milky juice is used as a cure for coughs and is applied 



to the skin as a blister. The leaves, called " papri ", are eaten 



(Macadam). 

 Euphorbia dracunculoides , Lamk. Encycl. Meth. II (1786) 428. 

 Vern. N. : Bamburi (Macadam). 

 Loc. : Jodhpur: Barmer, sand (No, 9197!). Jaisalmer: Gagruap 



Sayar (Macadam). 

 Distrib. : Tiop. Africa, Arabia, India. 

 Fl. early in December (Macadam), November. 

 EupJiorbia elegans, Spreng. Syst. Ill (1826) 794. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur Fort (No. 2956 !). 

 Distrib. ; India. 

 Fl. and fr. in October. 

 Euphorbia hyper ici folia, L. Sp. PI, (1753) 454. 

 Vern. N: Dudeli (Macadam). 

 Loc: Jodhpur: Balsamand (No. 2958!). Jaisalmer: Amarsagar 



(Nos. 2957 ! , 2960 ! , 2959 !), Bada Bag (Nos, 2963 ! , 2961 ! , 2962 !), 

 Distrib. : Almost throughout the Tropics. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Euphorbia hirta, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 454. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Balsamand (No. 9198). Jaisalmer : Amarsagar 



(Nos. 9199 ! , 9200 1). 

 Distrib. : Most tropical and subtropical countries. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Euphorbia thymifolia, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 454. 



Loc: Jodhpur: Jodhpur Fort (No. 9201!), Phalodi (No, 9202 !). 



Jaisalmer : Jaisalmer (No, 9203!), near Loharki (No, 9204 !). 

 Distrib. : All hot countries except Australia. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Euphorbia granulata, Forsk. Fl. ^gypt. Arab. (1775) 94. 

 Vern. N. : Dudeli. 

 Loc: Jodhpur: Mandor (No. 2972!), Bhikamkor (Nos. 2973!, 



2976!), Barmer, gravel (No. 9206!), Barmer, sand (No, 2964!). 



Jaisalmer : Bap (Nos. 2975 !, 9207 !, 2969 ! ), near Bap (No. 2970!), 



N. of Jaisalmer (No. 9205 !), Amarsagar (No. 2974 !), Jaisalmer 



(No. 2965!), Jaisalmer, sand (No. 2967 !), Jaisalmer, rocky plateau 



(No. 2977!), Vinjorai, sand (No. 2971 !), Vinjorai, rocks (Nos. 



2968!, 9208!), near Devikot (No. 2966!). Often covering large 



patches of sandy ground ; frequently associated with Corchorv^ 



antichorus in the desert tracts between Balotra and Jaisalmer 



(Macadam). 

 Distrib. : India, Afghanistan, Arabia, Egypt, Canary Isles. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Euphorbia granulata var. glabra var. nov. — Folia glabra in facie ventrali. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur Fort. 



