USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF LAKHIMPUR . 
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XXXVIII. RIJTACEAE. 
95. Zanthoxylum Linn. 
115. Z. HamiltAniannm Wall. F. B. I. i, 494 ; D. E. P. vi, 4, 
325 ; Pharmaeog. Ind. i, 256. 
Dibrugarh. No. 127. 
Local name. — T eza mui, tej-moi. 
Distrib. — From Sikkim through Assan to Burma. 
A prickly, foetid shrub with pinnate leaves each with 2 or 3 pairs of glossy leaflets. It 
occurs in the jungle and is fostered by herbalists. The root is used *for toothache, stomach 
ache and boils. 
96. Murraya Linn. 
116* M. Koeiiigii Spreng. F. B. I. i, 503 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 4, 
188 ; Beng. PL 302 ; D. E. P. v, 288 ; Pharmaeog. Ind. i, 262. 
Dibrugarh. No. 145 and Jokai No. 188. 
Local name. — Maskoita. 
Distrib. — Along the foot of the Himalayas from Garhwal to Sikkim 
up to 5,000 ft., Bengal and Burma southward to Travancore and Ceylon. 
Often cultivated. 
A very ornamental tree often grown in cottage gardens. It has long pinnate leaves and 
dense, corymbose inflorescences of beautiful white flowers. The juice of the root is said to be 
good for pain associated with the kidney. 
97. Aegle Correa. 
117. A. marmelos Correa. F. B. I. i, 516; Eng. & Prantl iii, 4, 
194; Beng. PL 305 ; D. E. P. i, 117 ; Pharmaeog. Ind. i, 277, 
Dibrugarh. No.“86. 
Local name. — Bel. 
D^frib. — T hroughout India, often cultivated for the fruit. 
A tree with strong straight thorns and 3-foliate, deciduous leaves. The fruits are as large 
as pumelos and have a woody rind. The bel tree is very commonly cultivated in cottage 
gardens throughout the district. The fruits are used in dysentery. 
98. Citrus Linn. 
118. C. aurantium L. F. B. 1. i,~515 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 4, 198 ; 
D. E. P. ii, 335 ; Pharmaeog. Ind. i, 269. 
Sadiya. No. 376. 
Local name. — Sakula tenga. A similar name is, in the list of cul- 
tivated plants of Assam {teste Agri. Dept. Ass. Bui. i.) given to a 
variety of Citron. “ Orange.” 
Distrib. — Hot valleys along the foot of the Himalayas extending 
to Sikkim and the Khasi Hills. Cultivated in many countries. 
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