SOME PLANTS OF THE ZOR HILLS. 
195 
Distrih. — Afghanistan. N. W. India, 
It is a tiny shrub growing not higher than 2 to 4 inches. It bears small white 
flowers and fruits that are said to act as a violent purgative. It is fairly common in 
the locality. 
65. Euphorbia dracimcnioides Lam. Encyc. II, 428 ; FI. Or. IV, 
1110; F. B. I. V, 262. 
Zor Hills. No. 71. 
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. . Local name . — “ Khamsan ” ( ) ; it • is also occasionally 
called “ ghazala ” (see above No. 64). 
Listrib * — Arabia and Tropical North -Africa. In India it is found in 
the plains and low hills from the Punjab to Behar and southwards to 
Concan and the Coromandel. 
A small plant growing to about 12 inches in height and bearing small angular 
fruits of the size of peas. These act as a violent purgative. 
XVI— BHAMflACE/E. 
50. Zizyphos Linn. 
66. Zizyphns Spina-Christi Willd. Sp. PI. I, 1105; FI. Or. II, 13; 
F. B. I. I, 637. 
Zor Hills and elsewhere ; without number. 
Local name*— Arab “ sidr ” or “ sadr ” ( ). The fruits are 
called “ nebek ” or " nabq ” ( ) ; Persian “ kunar 33 ( pS ). Boissier 
and Muschler quote both the Arabic names. 
JDislrib , — Persia to Asia Minor and Egypt. Also Afghanistan, 
Beluchistan and North-West India where it is cultivated. 
Aga Kazim Shirazi of tb* Board of Examiners, Calcutta, has given the following 
note about the “ sadr 
“ Sidrat-ul-Muntaha ” ( ), lit. the “ Lote tree of the extremity ”, A 
tree in the seventh heaven, having its roots in the sixth. It is situated on the right- 
hand side of u*j c “’arsh” (Throne of God) and is the seat of angel Gabriel. 
This tree is mentioned twice in the Qur’an, Surah LIII, 8-18. Its fruits were like 
water-pots, and its leaves like elephant’s ears (Mishk&t). 
The “ sidr ” tree is called “ her ” in India. A decootion of its leaves is used by 
Muslims to wash the dead, on account of the b acredness of the tree. 
XVII— MALVACEAE. 
51! Halva Linn. 
67. Halva vertieeliata L. Sp. PI, 689 ; B. 1. 1, 820. 
Without locality or number. 
