N. o. con volvo lace.®. 88l 
Ganthian, Nari, Nali (Pb.) ; Naro (Sind.; ; Nalichi baji (Bomb.) ; 
Sarkarei valli ; Koilangu (Tam.) ; Tuti-kura (Tel.). 
Habitat : — Common throughout India. 
Annual, glabrous nearly so. Stems trailing on mud or 
floating on still or flowing water, sometimes to a great length, 
hollow. Leaves 3-6in., elliptic-oblong, cordate or hastate or 
elongate, entire or angular, sublobed ; petiole l-6in., usually very 
long. Peduncles 2-7in., 1-5-flowered, bracts inconspicuous ; 
pedicles often l-2in, long. Sepals ovate-obtuse, fin., glabrous 
or nearly so. Corolla large purple, glabrous 2in. Capsule 
|in., ovoid, glabrous, 4-2-seeded. Seeds most minutely hairy 
silky or very nearly glabrous. (C. B. Clarke). 
Usc \ — In Burma, the juice is said to be employed as an 
emetic in cases of arsenical or opium poisoning. The juice 
when dried is nearly equal to scammony in purgative efficacy 
(O’Shaughnessy). 
845. Campanulata, Linn. H.F.B.I., iv.211. 
Habitat : — Deccan Peninsula, frequent. 
A large twiner ; nearly glabrous, young parts hoary. Leaves 
3-4 in., nerves prominent ; pretiole 2-3 in. Peduncles 1-4 in., 
stout; bracts early deciduous; corymbs 2-5 in. diam., 10-40- 
flowered. Sepals hoary, in fruit somewhat enlarged £ in. diam. 
glabrate. Corolla very variable in size always prominently 
lobed, glabrous or nearly so. Capsule ^ in. diam., globose, 
Seeds with hairs often more than f in., long. 
Use. : — It is said to be an antidote to snake poison. 
846. I. Turpethum, Br. h.f.b.i., iv. 212. 
Syn. : — Convolvulus Turpethum, Iioxb. ICO. 
Sans. : — Trivrit ; Triputa. 
Vern.: — Nisoth, Tarbud, Nukpatar ; Pitohari (H.) ; Teori, 
dudiya-kalmi (B.) ; Bana etka (Santal.); Chita bausa (Pb.) ; 
Nishotar, Phutkari (Bomb.); Nishottara (Mar.); Nashotar, 
Nahotara (Guz.) ; Tikuri (Dec.) ; Shivadai (Tam.) ; Telia tegada ; 
Tegada (Tel.) ; Bilitigadu (Kan.). 
Habitat : — Common throughout India. 
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