Plants of the Punjah. 



5'J 



Shrubs with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals united. 



Salvadora persica, 

 The Toothbrush 

 Tree, 



Khaindu, haurijal. 

 Salvadorace^. 

 F. B. I. iii. 619. 

 The Plains. 

 Baluchistan. 



large, smooth ; leaves 1|-2| in., ovate, blunt, fleshy ; 

 flowers minute, greenish- white in branching racemes, longer 

 than the leaves, scattered, calyx -^^ in., corolla yVi^*' 

 tube v>dth sometimes 4 small teeth within at the base, lobes 

 4, reflexed, stamens 4 ; drupe | in. diam., round, on 

 the persistent calyx and corolla, pink, translucent, edible, 

 seed 1, minute. Royle considers this to be the Mustard tree 

 of the Bible. The bark is acrid and used as a native 

 medicine. 



Salvadora oleoides, 



Jal, peelu. 

 Salvadorace^. 

 F. B. I. iii. 6-20. 

 The Plains. 

 Baluchistan (Stocks). 



large, smooth ; leaves 2 by ^ in., narrow, grey green ; 

 flovvers like the last, but the racemes consist of axillary 

 clusters of short spikes, shorter than the leaves, stalks 

 rough from the crowded scars of the flowers that have 

 dropped ; drupes clustered, ^ in., nearly sessile, yellow 

 when ripe, sweet, much eaten, reddish brown when dried, 

 and taste like currants. 



Car ssa Carandas, 



Karaunda. 

 Apocynace^. 

 F. B. I. iii. 631. 

 The Plains to 

 5,000 ft. 



Carissa spinarum, 



APOCYNACEiE. 



F.B.I, iii. 631. 

 The Plains to 

 6,000 ft. 



large, spinous, branches forking, rigid, thorns 2, 

 simple or forked, at axils or nodes, 1-2 in. long, everywhere 

 smooth except flower clusters ; leaves l-|-3 in. long, broadly 

 ovate, leathery., shining above, tip rounded or blunt ; 

 flowers white, scented, crowded in terminal clusters, 

 caly5c teeth 5, corolla tube |-f in., cylindric below, dilated 

 above, lobes acute, about half as long as the tube, velvety ; 

 berry ovoid, | in. long, red then black, polished, edible, 

 4- or more-seeded. It is used as an antiscorbutic, also 

 in curries, chutnies and jeUies. 



like the last, but small, bark light grey, branches 

 forked with smaller acute leaves and a smaller 2-seeded 

 berry. 



Tabernsemontana 

 coronaria, 



Chandni. 

 Apocynace.e. 

 F. B. I. iii. 646. 

 The Plains. 



large, smooth, bark silver grey, branches forking ; 

 leaves 4-6 by 1-1| in., shining above, pale beneath, 

 rather leathery, margins waved ; flowers 1-1| in. diam., 

 pure white, fragrant, often double, calyx persistent, lobes 

 5, corolla tube |-1 in. long, slightly inflated in the middle, 

 mouth glandular, lobes blunt, margins overlapping to 

 the left, curled, stamens 5, short ; follicles 1-8 in., cylindrical, 

 somewhat fleshy, spreading, recurved, 3-ribbed, seeds 

 3-6, oblong, striated, with a red fleshy covering. 



Nerium odorum, 



see Shrubs, Alternate, Exstipulate, Simple. 



