FLORA OF THE INDIAN DESERT. 973 



Allium L. 



Allium cepa, L. Sp PI. (1753) 300. — The Onion. Cultivated in many- 

 places. The soil called pili, a sandy clay, is especially adapted for it. 



Aloe Tourn. 



Aloe sp. 



Loc. : Jaisalmer : Bap (No. 9193 !). 

 n. in October. Flowers orange. 



CoMMELINACEvB. 



Commelina L. 



Commelina benghalensis: L. Sp. PI. (No. 1753) 41. 



Loc. : Jodhpnr : Mandor (No. 9175 !), Osian (No. 9174 !), Balarwa 

 (Nos. 9178!, 9179!). Jaisalmer: Amarsagar (No. 917(3 !), Bada Bag 

 (No. 9177!). 

 Distrib. : Tropical Africa and Asia. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Commelina Forskalcei, Vahl. Enum. 1 (1806) 172. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur: Balarwa (Nos. 9180!, 9181 ! ). 

 Distrib. : Trop. Africa, India. 

 Fl. and fr. in October. 

 Commelina albescens, Hassk. in Schweinf . Beitr. Fl. ^thiop. (1867) 210. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur : Kailana (Nos. 9182 !, 9183 !), Balsamand, rocks 

 (Nos. 9184!, 9186!, 9185!), Mandor (Nos. 9187 !, 9188 !, 9189 !), 

 Osian (No. 9190 !). Jaisalmer: Bada Bag (Nos. 9192 !, 9191 ! ). 

 Distrib. : Trop. Africa, Arabia, Baluchistan, Sind, Eajputana. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 



Cyanotis Don. 



Cyanotis axillaris, Schultes f. Syst. VII (1830) 1154. 

 Loc. : Jaisalmer : Bap (No. 9173 ! ). 

 Distrib. : India, Ceylon, E. Asia, Trop. Australia. 

 Fl. and fr. in October. 



Naiadace^. 



Fotamogeton L. 



Potamogeton pectinatus, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 127. 



Loc. : Jodhpur (No. 9331 !). Jaisalmer : between Phalodi and Bap (No. 

 9332 !), Bap (No. 9333!). 



Distrib. : India, Ceylon, Western and Eastern Tibet. 



Fruits in October. 

 Potamogelon crispus, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 126. 



Loc. : Jodhpur: Kailana (Nos. 9334!, 9335!). 



Distrib. : N. and S. temperate, subtropical and tropical regions. 



Fruits in October. 

 Fotamogeton nutans, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 126. 



Loc. : W. Rajputana (King). 



Distrib. : Widely diffused, especially in temperate climates. 



Naias L. 



Naias graminea, Del. Fl. Egypt (1812) 282, t. 50, f . 3. 



Log. : Jodhpur State (No. 9338 !), Jaisalmer: Bap (No. 9339!). 

 Distrib. : Old World. 

 Fl. and fr. in October. 



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