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Cuscuta monogyna Vahl Symb. Bot. II, 32. — Loc. not given. —
Parasitic on Sophora alopecuroides.
Breweria R. Br,
Breweria latifolia Bcnth. ex. G. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. IV (1,883) 224.— Loc, Hushtar Eahi Kaur, 160 miles S. of Kalat, about 3,700 ft. (no. 302) ; Mandi Parag, 22 miles E. of Chambar, about 1.900 ft. (no. M 278) Pirandar, 205 miles SSW of Kalat, ca 1,900 ft. (no. 261) Fl. and fr. in Sept. 1917.
Vem. Name: Puributi (Bai., Br.)
Ipomcea. L.
Ipomoea biloba Forsk. Fl. Aegypt. — Arab. (1,775) 44. — Loc.: Pasni, 63 28 E, 25 17 N, seashore, (no. M 46 A and M 46). Fl. in Feb. 1918.
Note : This plant was introduced by the Telegraph Dept. from Karachi in an attempt to keep the drifting sand under control. It is now well established (Hotson).
Vem. Name : Softakh ? (Brah.), Nangwal (Sincl., Bal.)
Ipomoea sagittata Desf. Atl.I, 177. — Loc: Between Kanoji, 47 miles, and Kohanwat, 21 miles N. of Las Bola, 3,500 to 1,400 ft, (no. 393 C and D) ; Diria Gada river, 32 miles N. of Las Bela, about 2 500 ft. (no. 393 E).
Vem. Name : Wal.
Solanaceae.
SOLANUM L.
Solanum nigrum L. Sp. PI. (1753 (l86.-Loc. : Khudabadan, mile N. of Panjgur, about 3.100 ft. (no. M 192, M 192 A); Surab, 43 miles S. of kalat, 5,750 ft. (no. M 108).— Fl. and fr. in March 1918. Fl. in Aug. 1917.
Uses : The berries are eaten for pleasure and for pains in the stomach (Hotson).
Vem. Name : Tolangur (Bal., Br.).
Solanum indicum L. Sp. PL (l,753) 187. — Loc. : Under the Baran Lak, about 28 miles S. of Wad, on the way to Las Bela, about 3,900 ft. (no. 376 A). Fr. in Oct. 1917.
Vem. Name : Kauratrim (Br.).
Solanum incanum L. Sp. PL (1,753) 188. — Loc. : Near Manguli, 197 miles SSW of Kalat, about 2,450 ft. (no. 240) ; Pirandar, 205 miles SSW of Kalat about 2,000 ft., and Korak (Pelar) 180 miles S. by W. of Kalat, about 1,900 ft. (no. 240 A) ; Hushtar Eahi Kaur, 160 miles S. of Kalat, about 3,700 ft. (no. 240B) Fl. and fr. in September 1917.
Uses : The fruit is said to be used as medicine for horses (Hotson).
Vem. Names : Bahir (Bal., Br.), Kaura Trim (Br.)
Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. and Wendl. Scrt. I (1796) 8, tab. 2. — Ldc. : Baran Lak, about 28 miles S. of Wad, about 3,900 ft' (no 376). Fl. in Oct. 1917.
Vern, Name : Kaura Trim (Br.).
