FLOBA ABABI&A. 
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Habitat ; I. Sinai (Drake ! Holland ! BovI 183 ! Auok.-Eloy 1088 !); 
Wady Staf (Schimp. 228!); Wady Harun (Hart!); Arabia Petraea 
(Ehrenb. ! Pinard ! Boise. ! McDonald !); N. Midian (Burton !). 
Fit.: Apr. 1835 (Schimp.), June 1832 (Bove). 
Distrib. Tunis, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Arabia Petraea, Palestine, 
Vera, name : Retam (Bove), Batam hehdm (Forsk.). 
Note : For medical uses and symbolism see Forsk. 1. c. 
VAR. Duriaei Letoum. in Bull.^ Soc. Bot. France, xxxvi, (1889) 94 ; 
Mnsch. FI. Eg. i, (1912) 473.—^. Buriczi Webb, in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 2, 
Kx, 279 ; Boiss. FI. Or. Suppl. (1888) Buried Spach in 
Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 2, xix, 289, t. XVI, f. 2. 
Habitat: I. Arabia Petraea (ex M^isch.). 
Distrib. : Tunis, Algeria, Egypt, Arabia Petraea, Palestine 
Vern. name : BtUm (ex Museb.). 
$. Ononis 
i. O. mitissima L. Sp. PI. (1753) 717; Boiss. FI. Or. ii, (18721 64; 
Musch. FI. Eg. i, (1912) 478. 
Habitat : I. Arabia Petraea (ex Musch.). 
Distrib. : Mediterranean region. 
3. 0. natrix L. Sp. PI. (1753) 717. var. stenopl^lla Boiss. FI. Or. ii, 
a872) 59. 
Habitat : I. Ramleh (Hart !) . 
Distrib.,: Of var. : Arabia Petraea. Palestine, Syria. 
Vern. name : Wesha (Foot) , 
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3. 0. pubescens L. Mant. 267 ; Boiss. F). Or. ii, (1872) 62; Musch. 
FI. Eg. i, (1912) 476. — 0, calycina Lam. Diet, i, 506. 
Habitat: I. Arabia Petraea (ex Musch.). 
Distrib. : Mediterranean region. 
Vern. name : Bibhaiq^ah (Post). 
4. 0. reclinata L, Sp. PI. (1762) 1011; Boiss. FI; Or, ii, (1872) 61. 
Habitat; IV. Neigbboui’hood of Kuwait (Peliy 1). 
Distrib. : Mediterranean region, .Abyssinia, Persia. 
VAR. minor Mpris FL Sard. (1837) 422 ; \Boi8S. \. e,^G..Cherl€ri 
Desf. Atl. ii, 148 {non L.), 
Habitat ; ^ Arabia Petraea (Boiss.); Arabia Petraea and southwards 
(ex Post). 
Distrib, : Mediterranean region, Persia, 
