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Plants of the Punjab. 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals united. 



Plantago 

 amplexicaulis, 



Plantaginace^. 

 F. B. I. iv. 706. 

 The Plains west of 

 the Sutlej. 

 Balucliistan 

 (Stocks). 



Plantago ovata, 



Ispaghul. 

 Plantaginace^. 

 P. B. I. iv. 707. 

 The Plains to 

 2,000 ft. . 

 West of the Sutlej. 

 Baluchistan 

 (Hughes-Buller). 



Plantago ciliata, 



Plantaginace^. 

 F. B. I. iv. 707. 

 Punjab Hills, west 

 of the Jhelum. 

 Salt Eange. 

 Peshawar. 

 Baluchistan (Lace). 



Plantago Psyllium, 



Plantaginace^. 

 P. B.I. iv. 707. 

 The Plains to 

 2,800 ft. 

 West of the Lidus. 



Microstylis - 

 muscifera, 



Orchidace.^. 

 F. B. I. iv. 689. 

 Himalaya, 

 8-12,000 ft. 

 Mashobra, Fagu, 

 Hattu (Collett). 



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 |-1| in. long, ovoid, 

 flowers large, bracts cup-shaped, sepals rounded, corolla 

 lobes ovate, short-pointed, seeds ^ 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 

 1-1 1 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, perenjnial, stem tuberous below, 

 sheathed, root fibrous ; leaves 2, 2-4 in., oblong or round- 

 ed, blunt, sessile or stalked ; flowers | in., pale yellow- 

 green in a terminal spike-like raceme on a flowering stem, 

 6-18 in. long, bracts lanceolate, shorter than the ovary, 

 sepals 3, 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. 



