FLORA OF PERSIAN BALUCHISTAN AND MAKRAN. 738 



Cuscuta ch{tie7i!(iii, Lam. vnr. minor, Chois. 



Pers. Bivl. : Chah-i-Kuclabakhsh, 28 m. N.-W. of Dizak,-4,:i30'— 30. VD, 

 16. — Parasitic on Ephedra. 



Distribution of type; From Persia to Australia. 



Solan ACE.-E. 



Solanum nigt-uyn, \j. — Vern. N.: Tolangur, 



Pers. Bal. : Gusht— 1-16. VIII, 1(3 ; Shastun, 3ni. N.-W. of Dizak— 28. VII, 

 16. 

 Brit. Makran: Grawag on Mashkhil, about 2,(500' — 1. X, 16. 



Uses: The berries are eaten by men. (Hotaon). 



Distribution : All temperate and tropical regions. 



Solarium sp. (prope fero.v) . — Vern. N. : Gonch (Bal.). 



Pers. Bal.: Putak— 27. XII, 16; Qasrqand, 1,710'— 29. XII, 16; Tuturan 

 in valley of Kaja river, 16 m. N. of Qasrqand, 2,200' — 28. XII, 16. 



Pers. Makran: Geh, 1,650'— 4. I, 17. 



Withania somnifera, Dun. — Vern. N. : Kapink (Bal.). 



Pers. Makran : Geh, 1,476'— 21. I, 17. 



Pers. Bal: Gusht, Mardamanin nala and pass, 4,600' — 7,300', 10. VII, 16 ; 

 Shastun, 3 m. N.-W. of Dizak— 28. VII, 16. 



Distribution : Mediterranean region. Cape of Good Hope, India. 



Withania coagulant, Dun. — Vern. N. : Panerbad (Bal.), Panrband (Brah.). 



Pers. Bal. : Kalgar pass, Bampusht range up to about 3,500' — 17. IX. 

 16. 



Note: " This plant is said to get its name from its use in curdling 

 milk to make cheese" (Hotson). 



Distribution: Punjab, Sind, Afghanistan. 



Lijcium europaeum, L. — Vern. N. : Zirok (Bal.), Zirab (Bampnri Bal.), 

 Kotur. 



Pers. Makran: Geh, 1,650'— 4. I, 17. 



Pers. Bal. : Kalgar pass, Bampusht range up to about 3,500' — 17. IX, 

 16; Kuh-i-Soptah, 17 m. E. of Bampur, 2,500'— 11. XII, 16. Grows at all 

 heights from 1,500', possibly lower, to 5,000' at least (Hotson). 



Uses : " Has a pretty red berry with a pleasant flavour. Its leaves are 

 cooked and eaten " (Hotson). 



Distribution : Mediterranean region, W. Asia, W. India. 



Hyocyamus muticus, L. — Vern. N. : Kohi-bhang (Bal.), Bhang-i-divanah 

 (Pers.).' 



Pers. Bal. : On rocks at Moren Pish, 27 m. S. S. E. of Bampur, 3,100'- 

 21. XII, 16. 



Pers. Makran: Pugunzai Daf, 15 m. E. of Geh, l,850'-3. I, 17. 



Distribution: Punjab, ?ind, Afghanistan, Baluchistan to Egypt. 



Hyoscyamvs reticulattis, L. 



Pers. Makran: Bint, 1,400'— 14. I, 17. 



ScROPHULARIACE.*;. 



Linaria cabulica, Benth, 



Pers. Bal. : Grows in clefts in rocks at Moren Pish, 27 m. S. S. E. 

 of Bampur, 3,100'— 21. XII, 16. 

 Distribution : India to Persia. 

 Anarrhinum sp. props laxijlorum, Boiss. 

 Brit. Makran : 14. VII, 16. 



OrOBANCHACEjE. 



Cistanohe tubulosa, Wight. Vern. N. : Birahi (Bal.). 



Gati, in valley of Kaja river, 16 m. N. of Qasrqand, 2,200'; a number 

 of plants in flower among neglected wheat cultivation, 2,200'— 28, XII, 16. 



