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986 from the oil from the leaves, and the refractive index of each fraction determined : —

The results obtained are very similar to those recorded for the oil from the leaves of the South American plant (Phillipines).

Sans. : — Vashira.

Vern. : — Bhin-okra (H.) ; Mokna, búkan, jalnim, jorakh, mundi, boken butee, chamiara (Pb.) ; Ludra (P.) ; Wakan (Sind.) Tan (Dec.); Ratolia (Bomb,); Podutalei (Tam.); Bokenaku (Tel).

Habitat : — Abundant in wet places throughout India.

An annual herb, roughly pubescent, creeping, minutely strigose, extending 6-30in., much branched, often rooting from the nodes. Stems prostrate, sub-quadrangular, glabrous. Leaves numerous, small ¾-1¼ in., obovate, narrowed to the sessile base, toothed at top sharply, rather thick, minutely punctate. Flowers 1/10in. long, pink or white, crowded in axillary, long stalked, oblong-ovoid, bracteate heads. Heads at first nearly globose, but becoming spicate and oblong in fruit. Peduncles l-3in. from axil of only of each pair of leaves. Bracts ovate, acute, or subacute. Heads ½ by ¼in., ovoid or cylindric. Calyx