USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF LAKHIMPUR . 375 
XXVII. ANOXACEAE. 
57. Artabotrys R. Br. 
72. A. odoratissima (Roxb.) R. Br. Eng. & Prantl iii, 2, 87.. 
A. odoratissimns R. Br. P. B. I. i, 54; Beng. PL 202; D. E. P. 
i, 322. Uvaria odoratissirm Roxb. FI. Ind ii, 666. Uvaria hamata 
Roxb. ( Joe . cit .) 
Dibrugarh. No. 344. 
Distrib.-— Indigenous In Burma and Ceylon but cultivated through- 
out India. Also Java and South China. 
Cultivated at Dibrugarh. Old women collect its scented flowers but we were unable to 
discover for what the$y used them. See D» E. P. (loc. cit.) 
'58. Anona Linn. 
73. A. squamosa Linn. F. B. I. i, 78 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 2, 37 
and 38 ; Beng. PI. 206 ; D. E. P. i, 259 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 44. 
Dibrugarh. No. 56 A. 
Local name. — Sharif a, ata. u Custard apple.” 
Distrib. — A native of Tropical America naturalised throughout 
India. 
Cultivated for its fruits and generally found in association with A. reticulata L. (see 
below), 
74. A. reticulata Linn. P. B. I. i, 78 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 2, 38 ; 
Beng. PI. 206 ; D. E. P. i, 258. 
Dibrugarh. No. 56. 
Local name. — Nona. “ Bullock's Heart/' 
Distrib. — Naturalised in Bengal and elsewhere. Very common near 
villages. 
A tree with narrow 2-ranked leaves. It is common by road-sides and in cottage gardens 
throughout the district. Planted, but oftener self-sown. The fruit is eaten. 
XXVIII. MEXISPERMACEAE. 
59. Stephania Lour. 
75. S. hernandifolia Walp. F. B. I. i, 103; Beng. PI. 208; D. E. 
P. vi, 3, 359 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 54. 
Dibrugarh. No. 131. 
Distrib. — Bengal, Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, Australia and Africa. 
A climber with finely grooved stems. The leaf stalk is attached some distance from the 
edge of the triangular leaf blade. A'paste of the leaves is applied to the head for- its cooling 
effect. The juice of the leaves is used as a cure for impotence. 
