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BOTANY OF SOCOTKA. 



List of one hundred and nine species of the phanerogamic flora of Socotra 



WITH DISTRIBUTION IN NORTH-WEST AFRICA AND SOUTH-WEST ASIA— continued. 



Species. 



Western limit. 



Eastern limit. 



Intermediate and further 

 extension, Remarks. 



Gypsophila montaua, 



Somali-land 



Arabia (Aden) 



The Somali-laud form is a viscid 

 variety, which also occurs on 

 Socotra. 



Silene apetala, 



Canary Islands 



Afghanistan 



Med i terranean region. Not African. 

 Annual. 



Polycarpsea spicata, 



Nile-land 



India 



Annual. An endemic variety 

 occurs on Socotra. 



Malva parviflora, 



Levant 



North-west India 



Nubia. Annual. 



Sida grewioides, 



Tropical Africa 



North-west India 





Senra incana, .... 



Nile-land 



Seindh 





Hibiscus intermedius, 



Tropical Africa 



Scindh 



Annual. 



,, niicraiithus, 



Tropical Africa 



India 





Grewia populifolia, . 



Tropical Africa 



North-west India 



Also Mascarene Islands. 



,, salvifolia, . 



Tropical Africa 



Scindh 



Also Johannas. 



Corchorus Antichorus, . 



De Verde Islands 



North India 



Tropical Africa. 



Linuni gallicum, 



Mediterranean region 



Persia 



Abyssinia. Annual. 



Zygophylluin simplex, . 



De Verde Islands 



Scindh 



North tropical Africa; also south 

 Africa. Annual. 



,, album, 



North Africa 



Arabia 



East Mediterranean region. 



Medicago laciniata, 



Canary Islands 



Beloochistan 



East Mediterranean region and 

 north Africa ; also south 

 Africa. Annual. 



,, minima, 



Europe and west Asia 



North India 



Abyssinia. Annual. 



Lotus arabicus, var. trigonel- 



Canary Islands 



Persia 



North Africa. Annual. 



lioides, .... 









Indigofera leptocarpa, 



Nubia 



Arabia 





,, argentea, 



Nile-land 



Scindh 





Tephrosia Ai>ollinea, 



Tropical Africa 



Scindh 





Rhynchosia Memnonia, . 



Tropical Africa 



Scindh 





Cassia obovata, 



Tropical Africa 



India 





,, holosericea, . 



Nile-land 



Scindh 





Ludwigia palustiis, 



Europe 



Persia 



Also south Africa and north America. 



Cucumis ticifolius, var. eehin- 



Tropical Africa 



Arabia 





ophorus, 









,, prophetarum, . 



Tropical Africa 



India 



Annual. 



,, dipsaceus, 



Tropical Africa 



Arabia 



Annual. 



Aizoon cauarieuse, . 



Canary Islands 



Scindh 



Tropical Africa, also south Africa. 



Trianthema pentandra, . 



Tropical Africa 



North-west India 





Orygia deenmbens, . 



Tropical Africa 



Scindh 



Also south Africa. 



Oldenlandia Schimperi, . 



Tropical Africa 



Arabia 





Vaillautia hispida, . 



De Verde and Canary 



South Persia 



Mediterranean region and north 





Islands 





Africa. Annual. 



Vernonia spathulata, 



Abyssinia 



North-west India 





Volutarclla Lippii, . 



Canary Islands 



Arabia 



South-east Spain and north Africa. 

 Annual. 



Dicoma tomentosa, . 



Tropical Africa 



Indian Peninsula 





Heterachsna massaviensis, 



Abyssinia 



Beloochistan 



Monotypic genus. Annual. 



Reichardia tingitana, 



Canary Islands 



North-west India 



Mediterranean region and tropical 

 Africa. Annual. 



Campanula dicliotoma, . 



Canary Islands 



Syria 



Mediterranean region and north 

 Africa. Annual. 



Statice axillaris, 



Egypt 



Arabia 





Myrsine africana, . 



Canary Islands 



North India 



Tropical Africa, also south Africa. 



Salvadora persica, . 



Tropical Africa 



India 





Calotropis proeera, . 



Canary Islands 



India 



Tropical Africa. 



Erythiu-a Centaurhim, 



Europe 



Persia 



North Africa. Annual. 



Cordia Rothii, 



East tropical Africa 



India 





Ehrctia obtusifolia, 



Abyssinia 



Scindh 





Hcliotiopium zeylanicum, 



Tropical Africa 



India 





,, undulatum, 



North Africa 



Arabia 





,, rariflorum, 



Nubia 



Scindh 





,, pterocarpum, 



Senegal 



Arabia 



Tropical Africa. 



Ipomcea cardiosepala, 



Senegal 



Indian Peninsula 



Tropical Africa. 



Convolvulus glomcratus, . 



Abyssinia 



North-west India 





,, sieulus, . 



Canary Islands 



Syria 



Mediterranean region and north 

 Africa. Annual. 



Breweria latifolia, . 



Abyssinia 



Scindh 





Cuscuta planillora, var. globU- 

 l'iS. I, .... 



Asia Minor 



Persia 



Not African. Annual. 



Lycium europicuni, 



1 



Canary Islands 



North India 



Mediterranean region and north 

 Africa. 



