USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF LAKH1MPUR. 
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Dibrugarh. No. 41181. 
Local name. — “ Silk Oak ” or “ Silver Oak/ ? 
Distrib. — Indigenous in Queensland and New South Wales, cultivated 
in Delira Dun, the Nilgiris and elsewhere. 
A tree with hard pinnately divided leaves which are dark above and covered with brownish 
felt beneath, and bottle-brush like inflorescences. Introduced by the Forest Dept, and much 
planted about Dibrugarh* 
XIX. LORANTHACEAE. 
44. Loranthus Linn. 
51. L. ligustrilius Wall. F. B. I. v, 207 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 1, 185 ; 
Beng, PI. 911. 
Dibrugarh. No. 156. 
Local name. — Banda, 
Distrib. — Tropical Himalaya, from Kumaun to Sikkim, and Chitta- 
gong. 
A parasite especially common on Melia Azedarach (Bakayan). L. ligustrinus Wall, is 
used for tanning. 
XX. POLYGONACEAE. 
45. Rumex Linn. 
53. R. vesiearins Linn. F. B. I. V, 61 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, la, 19 ; 
Beng. PI. 889; D, E. P. vi, 1,592 ; Pharmacog. Ind. iii, 157. 
Dibrugarh. Nos. 25 and 168. 
Local name.— -S ukahak, chuka. 
Distrib. — Indigenous in the Western Punjab, and Mediterrar* an 
Region F ound in most other parts of India either cultivated or m an 
escape. 
A small glabrous succulent dock with 3-5 nerved leaves. It is commonly cultivated in 
gardens about Dibrugarh. The whole plant is eaten cooked and has a pleasant acid, sorrel-like 
flavour. 
46. Polygonum Linn. 
53. P. ph'bejum Br. F. B. 1. v, 27 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, la, 27 ; Beng. 
PI. 8S5 ; I). E. V . vi, I, 319. 
Dibrugarh and on river hank. Nos. 41138, 41179 and 360 
Local name. — Ban jaluk. 
Distiub. — T hroughout tropical India, the Indo- Malayan region and 
Africa. 
A weed common everywhere but especially on river sand. It has prostrate stems and very 
small leaves, The plant is dried, powdered and taken internally for pneumonia. 
