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USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF LAKHIMPUR. 
70. Bauhinia Linn. 
93. B. purpurea Linn. F. B. I. ii, 284 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 3, 
151 ; Beng. PI. 442 ; D. E. P. i, 421. 
Saikho a No. 319. 
Local name. — Komar sag. 
Distrib. —From the foot of the West Himalayas and Ehasi Hills to 
Ceylon and Burma. Also in Penang and China. Often planted. 
Bauhinia? are familiar to all dwellers in India. The curious two-lobed leaf characteristic 
of the genus was the occasion for naming it after the Brother Bdtanists, Johann and Caspar 
Bauhin. B. purpurea Linn, is often grown in cottage garden hedges. The young leaves are 
used as a sag. 
77. Caesalpinia Linn. 
94. C. fcOBdncella Roxb. Eng. & Prantl iii, 3, 174; FI. ind. 
ii, 357. 
G. Bonducella Fleming. F. B. I. ii, 254; Beng. PI. 449 ; D. E. P. 
ii, 3 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 496. 
Local name. — Nata leta guti, hat karanj. 
Distrib. — Throughout India. Cosmopolitan in the Tropics 
A shrub with large 2-pinnate leaves. All parts of the plant, especially the pods, are 
covered with prickles. It is common in hedges. The large round seeds are used for many 
medicinal purposes, especially for stomach ache, It is often compounded with lemon. 
9-5. C. sappan Linn. F. B. I. ii, 255 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 3, 175 ; 
Beng, PI. 449; D.-E. P, ii, 10; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 500. 
Jaipur, Phakial basti. No. 194. 
X'OCAL NAME. — Mak- 
Distrib. — Eastern and Western Peninsulas and Burma. Also in 
Malaya. 
A shrub with twice pinnate leaves and smooth, flat, woody pods. The Phakiais take a 
paste of the seeds internally to cure fevers. 
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SUB-FAMILY— PA PILIOYATAE. 
78. Trigonella Linn. 
96. T. Fcenum-graecum Linn. F. B. I, ii, 87; Eng. & Prantl 
iii, 3, 244 ; Beng. PI. 414 ; D. E. P. vi, 4, 86 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 401. 
Dibrugarh. No. 95. 
