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FLORA OF THE SUNDRIBUNS. 
103 » Parsonsia R. Br. 
230. Parsonsia spiralis Wall. ; F. B. I. iii, 650. 
General, Heinig ! Heinig & Gammie ! Prain ! 
A large climber ; properties unimportant. 
DiSTRia.-^-S.-E, Asia. 
XXXVIL— ASCLEPIADACE^. 
104. Hemidesmus R. Br. 
131. Hemidesmus indicus R. Br. ; F. B. I. iv. 5. Asclepias pseudo- 
sarsa F. I. ii. 39. E. D. H 119. 
Northern forests, Heinig ! Jatta, Prain 1 
Vernac. Ananta-mah 
A twining shrub ; root medicinal. 
Distrib.— India generally and Ceylon. 
105. Fiiilaysonia Wall. 
132. Finlay soiiia obovata Wall.; F. B. I. iv. 7. 
Everywhere, rather common. 
Vernac. Dudhi-lata, 
A lofty climber ; stems twisted into ropes. 
Distrib. — Shores of Indo«China and Malaya. 
106 . ©xystelma R. Br. 
133. Oxystelma escnlentimi R. Br. ; F. B. I iv. 17. Asclepias rosea 
F. I. ii. 40. E. D. o 600. 
Kagdip, Calcutta Garden Collectors ! 
Vernac. Dudhia~laia. 
A slender glabrous twiner ; properties obscure. 
Distrib. — India ; lndo»China ; Malaya, 
107, Calotropis R. Br. 
134. Calotropis gigantea R. Br. ; F. B. I. iv. 17. Asclep iasgigan- 
tea F. I. ii 30. E. D. C 170. 
Northern clearings, apparently very rare, only a few plants observed 
at Rampura, Prain ! Sea-face at Tiger Point, plentiful. Lace ! 
Vernac. Akanda ; Gurtdkand ; Maddr, 
An erect spreading shrub ; yields a fibre used for fishing lines ; also a dye; 
the aap affords an inferior Gutta ’’ and is medicinal. 
Distrib. — S. E. Asia. 
