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Common in every clearing; occasional in suitable localities (upper 
margins of mud-banks) throughout the forests; also at the sea-face. 
Vernac. Bhui Okra, 
A prostrate herb j an excellent sand-binding and still more effective mud- 
binding species. 
Distrib. — Cosmopolitan in tropical and sub-tropical regions. 
138 , Preniiia Linn. 
180. Preniiia iiite^rifolia Linn. ; F. 1 . iii. 81; F. B. I. iv. 574. P, 
serratifolia F. I. iii. 77. P, spmosa F. I. iii. 77. E. D. p 1233. 
River-banks, widely spread frorh the northern clearings to the 
sea, but not plentiful except at the sea-face, Calcutta Garden Collec- 
tors ! Gamble ! Ellis ! Prain ! 
Vernac. Goman ; Bhut Biravi, 
A shrub or small tree; wood white with reddish streaks, moderately hard ; 
used as fuel. 
DiSTRiB.—Coasts of S.-E. Asia ; E. Africa. 
139 . Vitex Linn. 
Leaves 3-foliolate, and occasionally i-foliolate ; leaflets without 
petiolules, obovate and obtuse .... trifolia. 
Leaves 5-foliolate, and occasionally 3-foliolate ; leaflets with dis- 
tinct petiolules, lanceolate and acute . . , Negundo. 
181. Vitex tiifolia Linn, f.; F. I. iii. 69 ; F. B. I. iv. 583. E. D. v i8i. 
Sea-face to the east of the river Madumati, 
Vernac. Pani Sanbhalu, 
A small deciduous tree or large shrub ; wood greyish-white, hard ; used as 
fuel. 
Distrib.— S.-E. Asia; N. Australia. 
Though this has not yet been recorded from the central or western Sundribuns, 
it grows in similar situations to V, Negundo in a locality so adjacent that there is 
no reason why it should not occur. The species should, therefore, be looked for. 
It is exceedingly like, and might easily be casually mistaken for, V, Negundo, 
182. Vitex Vegundo Linn.; F, I. iii. 70 • F. B. I. 583. E, D. v 164. 
Sea-face at Tiger Point and elsewhere, plentiful, Heinig\ Prain 1 
Vernac. Sanbhalu ; Nishinda, ^ 
A deciduous small tree or large shrub ; wood greyish-white, hard ; used as 
fuel. 
Distrib. — S.-E. Asia; Afghanistan. 
140 . Clerodendioli Linn. 
Corolla irregularly salver-shaped, never exceeding an inch in length ; 
panicles axillary 
Leaves obovate or elliptic, sub-obtuse. Opposite or very rarely in 
whorls of 3 ; calyx in fruit closely applied to the base of the berry 
i inerme. 
