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SOME PLANTS OF' THE ZOR HILLS . 
Disirib . — Cosmopolitan. Two forms occur — one with scarlet flowers 
( A . phciicea Scop, the Scarlet Pimpernel) and the other with sky blue 
flowers mentioned above ( A . coerulea Lam.) 
Local name.— Not known. 
It is a tiny plant with handsome blue flowers exceedingly common in the sea coast. 
It has also been observed in Basra. It is a rather conspicuous plant and is poisonous 
to stock. 
XXI — PLUMBAGIMACEdB. 
55. Statice Linn. 
70, Statice suflfruticosa Linn. Sp. PI. 276 ; FI. Or. IV, 867. 
Without locality or number. 
Local name. — “ Kataf'h 
Distrib. — Afghanistan, Caucasia, N. Turkestan, Southern Russia 
and Siberia. 
XXII— APOCYXACEdE. 
50. Nefiam Linn. 
*77- Nerium Oleander Linn. Sp. PL 209 ; FI. Or. IV, 47 ; F. B. I. 
III, 655. 
Koweit ; without number. 
J> * 
Local name. — Arab. “ daflali s> or (t dafa ” or *flio) ; Pers. “ khar 
* s 
zabara” (s^AjjA), the latter word meaning the " Asses’ bane which 
agrees with the name the Italians give to Oleander, viz. <( Amnaya 
d^assino.” Muschler corroborates the Arabicmame while both are quoted 
in Watt's D. E. P. 
Distrib. — Asia Minor to the Mediterranean region. In India 
found occasionally as a garden plant. 
XXIII- A 8CLEPI A I) ACE dE. 
57. Orthanthera Wight. 
78. Orthanthera vimhtea Wight and Arn- Contrib. 48 ; F. B. I., 
IV, 64. Not mentioned hy Boiseier. 
Without locality, number or local names. 
Distrib. — N.W. India and Beluchistan. 
In Beluchistan, as in India, this plant is known as ^khip.” It is believed to be a 
good fodder for camels staving off thirst for a long time. Ropes of the fibre of this 
plant withstand moisture and are good for Persian wheels. 
