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Plants of the Puniah. 



Herbs, Erect, with Alternate Exstipulate Compound Leaves. 



Petals none. 



Datisca cannabina, 



Akalhir, bhaiigjala. 

 Datiscace^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 656. 

 Himalaya, 

 1-6,000 ft. 

 Kashmir. 



large, stout, smooth ; leaves, lower pinnate, 12 in., leaf- 

 lets 7-11, 6 by 1| in., stalked, lanceolate, coarsely toothed, 

 tip long-pointed, entire, upper leaves of branches 1-3 in., 

 linear-lanceolate, toothed or entire ; flowers small, yellow, 

 shortly stalked in axillary clusters, male and female on 

 different plants, male flowers calyx tube very short, 5- 

 lobed, petals none, stamens 11-13 on the calyx, female 

 flowers calyx-tube ovoid, 3-angled, 3-toothed on the ovary, 

 petals none, styles 3, each divided into 2 linear stigmas ; 

 capsule I in., oblong, opening at the top, seeds many, 

 minute. The root, bark, and wood supply a yellow dye, a 

 medicine is also obtained from this plant which is used in 

 rheumatism, also in fevers. 



Arissema utile, 



Arissema 

 intermedium, 



Arisaema 

 Wallichianum, 



see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Com- 

 pound. 



see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Com- 

 pound. 



see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Com- 

 pound. 



Arissema tortuosum see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Com- 



or lielleborifolium, pound. 



Arissema curvatum, see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Com- 



pound. 



Arissema fiavum, 



Arissema 

 Jacquemontil, 



see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Com- 

 pound. 



see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Com- 

 pound. 



