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CADABA TRIFOLIATA, W. & 4. | 
Fig:—Hook., Bot. Misc. 296; Suppl. t. 37; 
Hab.—Carnatic, Ceylon. | 
C. INDICA, fant. 
Fig.—Burm. Ind. t. 46, fod 
Hab. —wW. Peninsala, 
C. FARINOSA, FPorsk. 
Fig.—Deless., Ic, Sel. iti., t. Be 
Hab.—Punjab, Sind, Arabia, ane | 
‘ernacular.—C. trizoliata,. Viluthee, Watsthakkoncsontn ei 
Pam.), Checkonadi (Tel.). C. ‘indica; Velivi sic Go. a 
108th, Asal, Sarah (Arab.). 
History, Uses, &C.—The genus derives its title from 
adhab ($455 or 45), an Arab name for the C. rotundifolia 
Forskal, who mentions another species (0. farinosa) as 
edicinal. He says: ‘‘ Ususantitoxicus : dum rami recentes et 
inores masticantur, vel pulveris forma eduntur.” The latter ° 
plant, under the name of gy is described by Az, from: 
formation given to him by an Arab of the desert, as a shrub: 
ith a dusty colour, not so tall as the tamarisk (Ww 1), with 
decoction as an  gathcdaie nae th oa 
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