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A colony of flying foxes reside in the Karla wood, and these animals 

 are probably responsible for the large number of epiphytic figs. There 

 is also a large colony in the Empress Gardens at Poona, and the 

 Superintendent once formed an interesting collection of young trees — 

 mostly figs— from seeds introduced from the ghats by the flying foxes. 

 The Banyan, of which some trees are always to be found in fruit, 

 appears to be their principal food plant. I have seen or heard of very 

 few instances of Banyan or other epiphytic fig seeds germinating in 

 the ground, and then only in flower pots. 



Artocarpus integrifolia, Linn. Phanas ; Jack. 



This does not seem to fruit very freely here. 



Salicine^:. 



Salix tetrasperma, Roxb. Wallung. 



On roadsides. This is tho only representative of the willow family 

 native to the Bombay Presidency. 



Gnetace^e. 



Gnetum scandens, Roxb. Kiimbal. 



A very large climber, girth of stem often 3 feet. Fruits glaucous 

 blue, in clusters like large grapes. 



Palm^;. 



Caryota urens, Linn. Mhar ; Fish-tail Palm. 



A tall, handsome, well-known palm, with bipinnate leaves. 



Gramine^e. 



Bambusa arundinacea, Retz, Bans ; Bamboo. 



The large, thorny bamboo. 



Oxytenanthera monostigma, Bedd. Uda. 



A small bamboo grown at Karla. Culms scattered, velvetty when 

 young. Very common on the ghat3. 



