N. 0, CONVOLVULACE^E. 881 



Ganthian, Nari, Nali (Pb.) ; Naro (Sind.j ; Nalichi baji (Bomb.) ; 

 Sarkarei valli ; Koilangu (Tam.) ; Tuti-kvira (Tel.). 



Habitat : — Common throughout India. 



Annual, glabrous nearly so. Stems trailing on mud or 

 floating on still or flowing water, sometimes to a great length, 

 hollow. Leaves 3-6in., elliptic-oblong, cordate or hastate or 

 elongate, entire or angular, sublobed ; petiole l-6in., usually very 

 long. Peduncles 2-7in., 1-5-flowered, bracts inconspicuous ; 

 pedicles often l-2in. long. Sepals ovate-obtuse, fin., glabrous 

 or nearly so. Corolla large purple, glabrous 2in. Capsule 

 |-in., ovoid, glabrous, 4-2-seeded. Seeds most minutely hairy 

 silky or very nearly glabrous. (C. B. Clarke). 



Use : — In Burma, the juice is said to be employed as an 

 emetic in cases of arsenical or opium poisoning. The juice 

 when dried is nearly equal to scammony in purgative efficacy 

 (O'Shaughnessy). 



845. Gampanulata, Linn, h.f.b.l, iv.211. 



Habitat : — Deccan Peninsula, frequent. 



A large twiner ; nearly glabrous, young parts hoary. Leaves 

 3-4 in., nerves prominent ; pretiole 2-3 in. Peduncles 1-4 in., 

 stout; bracts early deciduous; corymbs 2-5 in. diam., 10-40- 

 flowered. Sepals hoary, in fruit somewhat enlarged i in. diam. 

 glabrate. Corolla very variable in size always prominently 

 lobed, glabrous or nearly so. Capsule i in. diam., globose, 

 Seeds with hairs often more than \ in., long. 



Use. : — It is said to be an antidote to snake poison. 



846. I. Turpethum, Br. h.f.b.l, iv. 212. 



Syn. : — Convolvulus Turpethum, Roxb. 1G0. 



Sans. : — Trivrit ; Triputa. 



Vern. :— Nisoth, Tarbud, Nukpatar ; Pitohari (H.) ; Teori, 



dudiya-kalmi (B.) ; Bana etka (Sautal.); Chita bausa (Pb.) ; 



Nishotar, Phutkari (Bomb.); Nishottara (Mar.); Nashotar, 



Nahotara (Guz.) ; Tikuri (Dec.) ; Shivadai (Tarn.) ; Telia tegada ; 



Tegada (Tel.) ; Bilitigadu (Kan.), 



Habitat : — Common throughout India. 

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