I'LANTS OF THE PUNJAB. 



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Heebs, erect, with Alternate Stipulate Simple Leaves. 



Leap Margins Toothed. 



Petals Ununited. 



Corchorus olitorius, 

 Jute, or Jew's mallow, 



Banphal, Jcoshta, 



TiLIACEiE. 



F. B. I. i. 397. 



very like the last species, but the sepals are 

 short-pointed, petals longer than the sepals, cap- 

 sule 2 in., cylindric, beaked, lO-ribbed, 3-6-valved, 

 valves with cross partitions between the seeds 

 beak long, erect, undivided. This plant is culti- 



The Plains to 4,000 ft. vated as a pot herb and also for its fibre. 



Corchorus trilocularis, 



Kauntif 



TlLIACE^. 



F. B. I. i. 397. 



The Plains. 



Phalia. 



Gujrat Dist. (Douie). 



Baluchistan (Lace).) 



Corchorus fasicularis, 



TlLIACE^. 



F. B. I. i. 398. 

 The Plains. 



Corchorus tridens, 



TiLIACEJE. 



F. B. I. i. .398. 

 The Plains. 



very like the last species, but is sometimes 

 perennial and is indigenous, capsule 2-3 in., 3-4 

 valved, straight or curved, valves 3-4-angled, with 

 pa^rtitions, rough, beak short, erect and undivided. 



very like the last species, but the leaves are 

 usually smaller, flowers 2-5 on one stalk, capsule 

 f-f in., 3 or 4 together, short, nearly cylindric, 

 valves dawny, almost without partitions, seeds 

 3-angled, black. 



very like the last species, but the leaves are 

 usually more linear, capsule 1-2 in., crowned by 3 

 spreading points with tufts of glandular hairs, 

 valves without j)^rtitions, seeds with the ends 



Baluchistan (Boissier). abruptly cut oft'. 



Corchorus acutangulus, very like the last species, but with broader 



T1LIACE.E. leaves, capsules 6-angled with three angles winged, 



F. B. I. i. 398. crowned by three more horizontal spreading xaoints 



The Plains to 5,000 ft. valves with or without partitions. 

 Simla below 5,000 ft. 

 (Collett). 



Reinwardzia trigyna, 

 impatiens amplexicaulis, 



see Shrubs, Alternate, Stipulate, Simple. 



see Herbs, Erect, Opposite, Stipulate, Simple, 

 Toothed. 



