426 
Plants of the Punjab. 
Heras, UNBRANCHED, WITH Opposite ExstTIPULATE SIMPLE LEAVES. 
Plantago 
amplexicaulis, 
PLANTAGINACER. 
FB. Bs Tay. 706, 
The Plains west of 
the Sutle). 
Baluchistan 
(Stocks). 
Plantago ovata, 
Ispaghul. 
PLANTAGINACES. 
FE. B; Liv. 707. 
The Plains to 
2,000 ft. 
West of the Sutlej. 
Baluchistan 
(Hughes-Buller). 
Plantago ciliata, 
PLANTAGINACES. 
Peake ety. 101. 
Punjab Hills, west 
of the Jhelum. 
Salt Range. 
Peshawar. 
Baluchistan (Lace). 
Plantago Psyllium, 
PLANTAGINACER. 
Boob. iaiv. 107: 
The Plains to 
9,800 ft. 
West of the Indus. 
Microstylis 
muscifera, 
ORCHIDACE. 
F, B. I. iv. 689. 
Himalaya, 
8-12,000 ft. 
_ Mashobra, Fagu, 
Hattu (Collett). 
PETALS UNITED. 
small, annual or perennial, stemless or branched from 
the base, almost smooth, leaves 3-6 in., very narrowly 
lanceolate, finely long-pointed, base sheathing, margin 
entire or slightly toothed, 5-nerved, main flower stalks 
very numerous, stout, smooth, spikes 3-1} in. long, ovoid, 
flowers large, bracts cup-shaped, sepals rounded, corolla 
lobes ovate, short-pointed, seeds 4 in., boat-shaped, brown ; 
for other characters see the last species. 
like the last species, but leaves much narrower, often 
thread-like, corolla lobes concave, rounded, blunt. The 
seeds (ispaghul) are used to cure dysentery. 
like the last species, but smaller, usually stemless, 
leaves broader, woolly or silky, corolla lobes long-pointed, 
woolly, capsule cells one-seeded. 
annual, small, stem stiff, glandular, velvety, leaves 
1-14 in., linear or linear-lanceolate, flat, blunt, flower 
stalks shorter than the leaves; for other characters see 
the last species. 
STAMENS NONE. 
ANTHER ONE. 
small to medium size, perennial, stem tuberous below, 
sheathed, root fibrous ; leaves 2, 2-4 in., oblong or round- 
ed, blunt, sessile or stalked; flowers $ in., pale yellow- 
sreen in a terminal spike-like raceme on a flowering stem, 
6-18 in. long, bracts lanceolate, shorter than the ovary, 
sepals 8, broadly lanceolate, petals 3, 2 lateral alike, 
spreading, the lower petal or lip ovate, short-pointed, 
column very short with short spreading arms, anther sessile 
on it, spur none; capsule ovoid, ribbed, seeds many, 
minute. 
