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3. M. oblongifolia Rich. FI. Abyss. 18^ ; Oliv. FI. Trop. Afr.j, (1868) 85| 
Defl. Yemen (1889) 110; Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. (1896), App. II, 
\^4>,^Capparis ohlongifolia Forsk. Fl. Aeg. Arab. (1775) 99. C, mithrida-> 
tica Forsk, 1. c, 99. Niebuhria ohlongifolia DC. Prodr. i, (1824) 244. 
Habitat; IT, Wulej, 600 m (S. 2005); Hojela, Wady Madfar, 600 m 
(S. 926); foot of J. Bura (S. 202); Mt. Sidr (Fischer 205.!); neighbourhood, 
of El-Hagar (Defl. 227 I); Wasil, 1400 m (S. 1315); Mor (Forsk.); Wady 
Fatimah (Schimp. 1034 I). 
Fl. : Jan. 1890 (Defl.) ; Jan. (S.) ; Feb. 1835 (Schimp.); Feb. and March 
1837 (Fischer). 
Fr. : January 1890 (Defl.). 
Disteib. : Senegambia, Abyssinia, Egypt, Arabia. 
Vern. name : Redtf^ Schaegar, Oud essymm {Forslc.)^ Qossef (S.). 
Uses : The plant ie used against snake-bite. The tender branches, when fresh are eaten 
raw, when dry they are powdered and taken without water (Forsk.). 
4. M, ovalifolia Cambess. in Jacq. Voy. Bot. 1844, p. 23, t. 24;Blatt. Fl. 
Aden (1915) 108.— AT. arenaria Hook. f. et Thoms, in Fl. Brit. Ind. i, 171 ; 
Trim Fl. Cey. i, ^%.~^NiehuJiria ohlongifolia, Royle 111. Him. Bot., p. 73, 
Capparis heteroclita Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii, 570. 
Habitat : II. Aden (Birdw.i). 
Distkib. : India, Yaman. 
5. M. racemosa Vahl Symb. Bot. i, (1790) 36 ; Dene. PI. PArab. Hear, 
in Ann. Sc. nat ser. 2 iv, (1835) 70; Fiori Bos. e Piante legn. Eritrea (1909) 
139; 
Habitat : II. Yaman (Forsk. and ex Dene.) ; S. Arabia (ex Fiori), 
Distrib. : Eritrea, Arabia. 
6. M, Thomsoni Anders. FI, Aden. (1860)^5 ; Blatt. Fl. Adfen (1915) 102. 
Habitat ; II. Aden (Thomson ! Balfour I Perry ! Kuntze). 
Fl. : Feb. 1851 (Hook., Thomson). 
Distrib. : Endemic. 
y. Me triph} Ila Rich. Fl, Abyss, i, 32, lA 7 ; X311v. Fl. Trop. Afr, 
(1868) 84; Schweinf. in Bulk Herb. Boiss. (1896) App. II, 194^ 
Habitat : II. J, Bura above Hille, 1,000 m (S. 505), 
Distrib. ; White Nile, Yaman, 
Vern. name ; Fillah-ehharam (S,). 
§. M. sp. 
Habitat ; HI. Hadramaut (Bi^sch 166) , 
