eep Singbhum valleys bnt not in the Santal Parganahs or 

 other parts of Chota Nagpur or Bengal, and these also belong, 

 for tbe most part, to the Eastern Sab-Himalayan, Assam and 

 Malay Flora. 



Of plants peculiar to the Santal Parganahs (so far as our 

 area is concerned) may be mentioned Glycosmis pentaphylla, 

 Mallotns re£andus, Bridelia tomentosa and B. stipularis, 

 which are common in Bengal proper. Siphonodon celastri- 

 neus, Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus, Ochna squarrosa, 

 Dalbergia tamarindifolia, AlpLonsea vontricosa, Vitex glabrata 

 and Ligustrum robustum, which are chiefly eastern species 

 not found in Bengal proper, though occurring perhaps in 

 Orissa. 



The following are found both in the Singbhum forests 

 and the Santal Parganahs, viz., Mncuna imbricata, Side- 

 roxylon tomentosum, Helinus ? Cansjera Rheedii, Hyptian- 

 thera stricta, Lasia, Uvaria Hamiltonii, most of which are 

 essentially Eastern Peninsular or Sub-Himalayan species. 



The following are plants which are peculiar to the 

 Singbhum (chiefly Saranda) forests of Chota Nagpur, viz., 

 Pygeum acuminatum, Lasianthus lancifolius, Ardisia 

 depressa, Cycloatemon assamicus, Michelia Champaca, 

 Litsasa nitida, Macaranga indica, Lysimachia peduncularis, 

 Symplocos spicata, Trevesia palmata, Raphistemma 

 pulchellum, Sauropus pubescens, Laportea crenulata, 

 Homalium nepalense, Musa ornata, Licuala peltata, Caryota 

 urens, and a sweet, wild form of the orange, nearly all of 

 which, again, are species of Sikkim, Assam and the Malay- 

 Peninsula as well as all (except perhaps Raphistemma and 

 Cyclostemon) belonging to Chinese genera. 



Of the damp tropical flora Chota Nagpur possesses a few 

 representatives besides those already mentioned as peculiar 

 to special districts, such are Scindapsus and other Aroids, 

 Piper longum, Heteropanax, numerous Ampelidacese, 

 Garcinia Cowa, and many figs. One form of Beilschmiedia 

 fagifolia occurs in Singbhum, and another in the Santal 



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