N. 0. COMPOSITE. 
691 
654. Glossoeordia linearif olia, Cass. H.F.B.I., 
hi. 308. 
Syn. : — Verbesina Boswellia, Roxb. 607. 
Sans. : — Pithari. 
Vern. : — Phatara-suva (Bomb.); Pitta-papada (Poona) ; Seri 
(H.); Para palavum (Tel \ 
Habitat : — Rohilkhund ; at Delhi ; Banda ; Central India 
and the Deccan. 
An annual herb, prostrate or erect, glabrous, diffusely bran- 
ched from the base. Brandies 3-10in, long, strict or flexuous. 
Leaves j-2in., 2-pinnatisect, petiole, long slender, blade broadly 
ovate in outline, segments filiform. Heads jin. long, shortly 
peduncled ; outer involucre bracts small, usually 3, with a 
greenish midrib and membranous ciliate margins ; inner 
involucre bracts large, obtuse, with a striated disk glabrous, 
and with pale membranous margins. Achenes jin. long, 
odour of fennel, densely bearded especially on the edges with 
stiff hairs. Pappus awns spreading. 
Use : — According to Dalzell and Gibson it is much used in 
female complaints (Dymock). 
655. Glossoqune pinnatifida, DC. h.f.b.i., hi. 
310 ; Roxb. 604. 
Vern. Barangone bir barangone (Santal). 
Habitat : — Plains of India, from Jammu and Garhwal to 
western Bengal and Behar, and southwards to Madras. 
Perennial, glabrous herbs. Root fusiform, woody. Stems 
usually many from the root, erect or ascending, 6-18 in. high. 
Branches slender, forked. Leaves mostly radical, pinnatifid, 
triangular in outline, segments linear acute, few, often recurved, 
coriaceous ; petiole l-2in. ; veins promineut beneath. Flower- 
ing branches 6-12in., strict, stiff, grooved, nearly leafless. 
Heads in flower jin. diam. Involucre-bracts linear, obtuse, 
glabrous, jin. long. Achenes j-jin., deeply grooved, black. 
Use : — A preparation from the root is employed by the 
Santals as an application to snake-bite and scorpion-sting (Rev, 
A Campbell), 
