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USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF LAKHIMPUR . 
132. Hibiscus Linn. 
146. H. sabdariffil Linn. F, B. I. i, 340 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 6, 
48; Beng. PI. 267 ; D. E. P. iv, 243; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 212. 
North Lakhimpur. No. 897. 
Local name.— Tenga mara. u Rozelle.** 
Distrib. — Cultivated in all tropical countries. 
This is the “ rozelle ” of West Indies. A herb with neither hairs nor prickles. The stems 
are often red. The leaves are narrow entire or slightly lobed. In cottage gardens not 
infrequent. All parts of the plant are eaten as sag. 
147. H. cannabinus Linn. F. B. I. i, 339 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 6, 
48 ; Beng. Pi. 267 ; D. E. P. iv, 231 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 213. 
Dibrugarh. Nos. 90, 336. Dibrugarh Island No. 337. 
Local name. — Patua, belati patua. “ Deccan Hemp/* 
Distrib.— Apparently wild east of Northern Ghats. Cultivated in 
most tropical countries. 
A prickly shrub with entire lower leaves and deeply lobed upper leaves. The calyx is 
seated on an involucre of 7 — 10 narrow bracteoles. In Lakhimpur little, if at all, cultivated, 
but occasionally seen in cottage gardens. It furnishes a fibre. All parts of the plant arc 
edible. 
148. H. esculentus Linn. F. B. I. i, 343 ; Beng. PI. 265 ; D. E. P. 
iv a 237 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 210. 
Jbelmoschus esculentus (L.) Mey. in Eng. & Prantl iii, 6, 50, 11. 
lonoifolius Roxb. FI. Ind. iii, 210. 
Dibrugarh. No. 331. 
Local name.— Bhindi. " Ladies* Fingers.” 
Distrib. — Believed to be originally a native of India. Cultivated in 
all tropical countries. 
A tall herb, hairy but never prickly, with 3-5 lobed leaves. The flowers are yellow with 
a crimson eye. Fine crops of it may be seen near Dibrugarh. The plants grown for seed 
reach 2 meters in height. ; 
123. Gossypium Linn. 
149. G. obtusifolium Roxb. FI. Ind. Ill, 183; Watt, Wild and 
Cultivated Cotton Plants of the World, 139. 
G. herbacemi L. var. obtusifolium Roxb. F. B. I. i, 347. 
Dibrugarh. No. 310. 
Distrib. — Believed to be a distinctly oriental species. Cultivated in 
India, Ceylon, Malay Archipelago, Philippines, and Upper Egypt- 
This cotton is grown by the Miris. It has small blunt leaves aud is shrubby iu habit. 
Its dowers are somewhat tinged with red. 
