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47629 to 47830— Continued. 



47812. Themeda tkiandka Forsk. Poacese. Grass. 



(Anthistiria imberMs Retz.) 

 A tall perennial grass with the spikes in globose or fan-shaped 

 fascicles and rather rigid, very narrow leaves 3 to 10 inches long. It 

 reaches a height of 1 to 6 feet, is a native of the hotter and drier parts 

 of India, and is distributed throughout the warmer regions of the Old 

 World. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 7s p. 211.) 



47813. Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. Rutacese. 

 (T. aculeata Pers.) 



A rambling shrub, native to the subtropical Himalayas. This is per- 

 haps one of the most valuable of Indian medicinal plants. The unripe 

 fruit and root are mixed with oil to form a stimulant liniment for 

 rheumatism ; the fresh leaves are eaten raw for pains in the intestines, 

 and the fresh bark of the root is considered an excellent febrifuge. 

 The ripe berries are fully as pungent as black pepper, and they are 

 pickled by the natives with excellent results. Upon distillation the 

 leaves yield a pale yellowish green oil having the odor of citron peel 

 and a bitter aromatic taste. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 4, P- 58. ) 



47814. Trachycarpus marttana (Wall.) Wendl. Phoenicacese. Palm. 

 A tall, unarmed palm, 20 to 50 feet high, clothed beneath the crown 



with persistent leaf sheaths. The rigid leathery leaves are 4 to 5 feet 

 in diameter and cut half way down into linear 2-lobed segments. The 

 flowers are yellow and the fruits bluish. This palm is a native of the 

 temperate Himalayas at altitudes of 6,000 to 8,000 feet. (Adapted from 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 6, p. 436.) 



47815. Tricholepis ftjrcata DC. Asteracese. 



A slender yellow-flowered composite, 2 to 6 feet in height, with the 

 flowers in nodding heads. It is a native of the temperate parts of the 

 Himalayas. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 3, 

 p. 380.) 



47816. Trichosanthes himalensis C. B. Clarke. Cucurbitacese. 



A climber with hairy, palmately 3-lobed leaves 5 inches wide, white 

 flowers, and fruits 3 to 4 inches long. It is a native of Sikkim, India, 

 where it grows at altitudes of 2,000 to 5,000 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, 

 Flo7~a of British India, vol. 2, p. 608.) 



47817. Tridax procumbens L. Asteracese. 



A perennial trailing composite, with short bristly hairs covering the 

 branches and the deeply toothed, rhomboid leaves. The yellowish flowers 

 appear in dense heads. This plant is a native of tropical America. 

 (Adapted from Queensland Agricultural Journal, vol. 25, p. 484-) 



47818. Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq. Tiliacese. 



A herbaceous or somewhat woody plant, common in tropical and sub- 

 tropical India and Cejlon up to 4,000 feet above the sea. It has dense 

 cymes of yellow flowers and burlike fruits. The plant yields a soft, 

 glossy fiber. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Prod- 

 ucts of India, vol. 6, pt. 4, P- 202, and Hooker, Flora of British India, 

 vol. 1, p. 395.) 



