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Plants of the Punjab, 



Pbostbate Herbs with Alternate Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Commelina 

 benghalensis, 



Kansliura, Tianna. 



CoMMELINACEiE. 



F. B. I. vi. 370. 



The Plains to 



6,000 ft. 



Valleys below Simla 



(Collett). 



Commelina 

 obliqua, 



Aneilema spiratum 



COMMELINCAE^. 



F. B. I. vi. 377. 

 The Plains. 



Aneilema 

 nudiflonim, 



Commelinace^. 



F. B. I.,vi. 378. 



The Plains to 



5,000 ft. 



Valleys below Simla 



(Collett). 



Aneilema 

 Hamiltonianum, 



Commelinace^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 380. 

 The Plains, in 

 marshy ground. 



Polygala 

 crotalarioides, 



Polygala 

 Hohenackeriana, 



Polygala erioptera. 



Petals ununited. 



like the last species, but leaves a Uttle broader, blunt, 

 spathes 2-3 together, base auricled on one side. 



see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Exstipulate, Simple, 

 Entire. 



small, perennial, stems tufted, branches 6-10 in. ; 

 leaves small, sessile, flat, oblong, sheaths bearded, flowers 

 blue, crowded in a small branching leafy raceme, bracts 

 ovate, persistent, sepals 3, free, thin, petals 3, ovate with a 

 broad tip, equal, stamens 3, staminodes 3 ; capsule oblong 

 or almost round, I ui., 3-angled, seeds 3-7 in each cell, 

 straw-coloured, smooth, or minutely roughened. 



like the last species, but larger, seeds wrinkled, pitted, 

 2 ia each cell. 



like the last species, but smaller, stem rooting, creep- 

 ing, branches few, leaves l|-2 in., linear-oblong, flowers 

 white or pink, capsule |-| in., seeds 16 in each cell, in two 

 series. 



Petals united. 

 see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Exstipulate, Simple, 



see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Exstipulate, Simple. 



see Herbs, Erect, Alternate. Exstipulate, Simple, 



