USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF LAKHIMPUR. 
385 
Distrib. — Extensively cultivated all over India and in tropical regions. 
An extensively cultivated pulse, with 3-foliate leaves and bright yellow flowers. It is 
particularly common about Sadiya where it it grown to pay off debts. The leaves arc very 
variable. 
90. Vigna Savi. 
108. V. sinensis Endl. var. sesquipedalis Hassk. PI. Jav. Ear. 386 ; 
Eng. & Prantl iii, 3, 381. 
V . Catiang Endl. F. B. I. ii, 205 (in part) ; Beng. PI. 389 ; D. E. P. 
vi, 4, 236 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 489. 
Dibrugarh. No. 388. 
Local name. — Lasar raah. 
Distrib. — Cosmopolitan in the tropics but mainly cultivated. 
In Lakhimpur occasionally grown in cottage gardens. The foliage resembles that of the 
scarlet runner. The pods are long and usually arranged in pairs. The seeds are eaten 
as a pulse. 
109. V. Catjang Walp. Linnaea, xiii, 533; Ind. Kew. iv, 1199. 
Sadiya. No. 381. 
Local name. — It is locally called “ Moth/' a name which properly 
belongs to Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq. 
Distrib. — Cosmopolitan in the tropics. 
A bean brought by Marwaris to Sadiya. Used as a vogetable. The seeds are pounded 
to make sweetmeats. 
91. Pachyrrhizus Rich. 
110. P. bulbosns (L.) Britton Eng. & Prantl iii, 3, 383. 
P. angulatus Rich. F. B. I. ii, 207 ; Beng. PL 390 : D. E. P. vi, 1, I. 
Dolichos bulbosus Eoxb. FI. Ind. iii, 309. 
Dibrugarh. No. 356. 
Local name. — Pan! alu. 
Distrib.-— Cultivated throughout India, but not known in a wild 
state. In Tropical Asia and America. 
This is the common “ Sankh aid” of Bengal. It may be recognised by its flattenod, 
hairy pods with wavy margins. The large tuberous root is eaten both raw and cooked. No 
other part of the plant is of use. 
93. DolicIlOS Linn. 
111. D. lablab Linn. F. B. I. ii, 209; Eng. & Prantl iii, 3, 3S3 ; 
Beng. PI. 391 ; D. E. P. iii, 183 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 489. 
Dibrugarh. No. 3. 
Local name .— Sem 
