N. 0. BOARGINE^. 867 



Uses : — Held in repute in snakebites; also considered diuretic. 

 A cold infusion of the leaves is considered depurative. In 

 the Deccan, the plant is used as an emollient poultice (Watt). 



In Chutia Nagpur, the root pounded and made into a paste, 

 is applied to reduce swellings, particularly of the joints (Revd. 

 A. Campbell). 



824. T. africanum, Br. h.p.b.i., iv. 154. 

 Vern, : — Paburpanee (Sind.) 



Habitat : — Punjab and Scinde. 



Stem and leaves as of T. indicum, but more harshly hispid, 

 bristly, with hairs springing from the tubercles. Leaves ovate- 

 oblong, lower long-petioled. Racemes mostly lateral, often 

 bipartite and subebracteate. Calyx-lobes ^in. ; in fruit cordate 

 at the base, i-fin. Corolla-tube Jin., lobes ^in., ovate, acute. 

 Staminal cone laxly hairy at the back. Nutlets |in., margin 

 prominent, glochidiate. 



Uses : — Leaves are used as diuretic (Murray). 



825. T. zeylanicnm, Br. h.f.b.l, iv. 154. 

 Vern. : — Hetenuria (H.) ; Tirup-sing (Mandariy). 



Habitat :— Bundelkhand. From Chota Nagpur and Bombay 

 to S. India and Ceylon. 



An erect annual, 1-2 ft. high. Stems stout, densely pilose, 

 often tinged with purple. Leaves sessile or shortly petioled, 2-4 

 in. long, lanceolate or oblong, obtuse or acute, upper surface 

 covered with short stiff, bulbous based hairs, finely pubescent 

 beneath. Flowers pale-blue, usually in terminal bracteate pani- 

 cles, or with a few solitary ones in the upper axils ; pedicels 

 slender pubescent nodding ; bracts leaf-like, Calyx softly 

 pubescent, rounded at the base ; lobes -§- in. long ; lanceolate, 

 acute, hairy within, midrib prominent. Corolla- tube | in, long ; 

 lobes obovate, rounded, plicate, with a spirally twisted accumi- 

 nate apex. Nullets grey when ripe, otherwise resembling those 

 of T. indicum. (Duthie). 



Use : — Leaves used as an emollient poultice (Watt). 



826. Macrotomia Benthami. Dc, h.f.b.l, iv. 177. 

 Vern. :— Gaozaban (Pb.), 



