USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF LAKHIMPUR. 
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201. S. lycopersicum L. Eng. & Prantl iv, 3b, 24. 
Lycojoersicum esculentum Mill. F. B. I. iv, 237 ; Beng. PL 743; 
D. E. P. v, 100. 
DiJ^rugarh. Nos. 9 and 40. 
Local name. — -Belatl benga. “ Tomato/ 5 
Disirib,— Native of Tropical America, cultivated throughout the 
warmer parts of the world. 
Mr. G. A. Gammie in his Report on A Botanical Tonr in the Lakhimpur District of Assam, 
1894 (Rec. Bot. Surv. i, 74) remarked on the way in which tomatoes thrived in the district. 
They do especially well on the sandy tracts near the river. In addition to the kind ordinarily 
grown in England there is also a kind with very small fruits which have an excellent 
flavour. 
202. S. indicnm Linn. F.JB. I. iv, 234 ; Eng. & Prantl iv, 3b, 25, 
Beng. PI. 746 ; D. E. P. vi, 3, 258 ; Pharm. Ind. ii, 555. 
Sadiya. No. 366. 
Local name. — T ita bhekuri, 
Distrib. — Throughout India and Malaya. Also Philippines and 
China. 
A shrub found in basti gardens. It has thorns on the stems and leaves. The fruits are 
eaten when ripe. 
167. Datura Linn. 
203. D. &u&¥eoSens Humb. Eng. & Prantl iv, 3b, 27. 
Saikhoa. No. 320. 
Distrib. — A native of South America, now naturalised in India. 
A shrub or small tree up to twelve feet in height. The flowers are pendulous anc often as 
much as a foot in length. The fruit is a large pendulous berry. Grown in basti gardens. 
It is generally found as a garden plant but is becoming naturalised throughout Upper India* 
This plant contains scarcely any active principle and must not be substituted for 
D.fastuosa Linn. 
204. D. fastuosa Linn. F. B. I. iv, 242 ; Eng. & Prantl iv, 3b, 28 ; 
Beng. PI. 751 ; D. E. P. iii, 32 ; Pharmacog. Ind. ii, 585. 
Dibrugarh. No. 100. 
Local name. - Dhatura. 11 Datura/ 5 
Distrib. — Throughout India, particularly in waste places. Malay, 
Trop. Africa. 
An annual herb, common in waste places, usually not more than four feet in height. The 
flowers are erect and much smaller than those of D. suaveolens Humb. The fruit ist^ prick]} 
capsule. This is the common Datura and is now official in the British Phannacopcea. There 
is an occasional demand for the dried leaves of this plant. 
