A History of Agriculture in India v1.c10.s2.3

v1.c10.s2.3

Among the shrubs, the most conspicuous are the isolated clumps of the columnar, almost leafless *Euphorbia royleana* and *E. neriifolia*. Of special interest in this region are two species of cotton, *Gossypium stocksii* and *G. herbaceum* (*G. wightianum*). The other more or less prevalent shrubs and undershrubs in certain districts are: *Capparis decidua* (*C. aphylla*), *C. zeylanica* (*C. horrida*), *C. spinosa*, *Flacourtia ramontchi*, *Tamarix dioica*, *T. troupii* (*T. gallica*), *Grewia* sp., *Fagonia cretica* (*F. arabica*), *Rhamnus pentapomica* (*R. persica*), *R. virgata*, *Ziziphus nummularia*, *Z. jujuba* (*Z. vulgaris*), *Z. oenoplia*, *Dodonaea viscosa*, *Alhagi pseudalhagi* (*A. maurorum*), *Edwardsia mollis* (*Sophora mollis*), *Cassia auriculata*, *C. tora*, *C. obtusa* (*C. obovata*), *Mimosa rubicaulis*, *Pluchea lanceolata*, *Reptonia buxifolia*, *Carissa spinarum* (*C. diffusa*), *Rhazya stricta*, *Nerium indicum* (*N. odorum*), *Orthanthera viminea*, *Periploca aphylla*, *Calotropis procera*, *C. gigantea*, *Withania coagulans*, *Adhatoda vasica*, *Calligonum polygonoides*, *Pteropyrum oliveri*, *Salsola baryosma* (*S. foetida*) and species of *Kochia*. The fleshy *Suaeda* and *Salsola* grow on saline soils and *Calligonum polygonoides* on sandy soils.