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lower parts of the mountains^ the evergreen broad-leaved trees pre- 

 dominate ; next, coniferous forests ; then, shrubs ; and then, grasses on 

 the summit. 



1) The evergkeen broad-leaved tkee regions- 



As is generally the case, the vegetation of the lower part of these 

 regions is a mixture of the plain and mountain- vegetaions. In the 

 woods of the lower region, are found many trees such as Clerodendron, 

 Viburnum, Callicarpa and tree-ferns such as Alsopliila, Cyathea and 

 Cihotium, intermixed with various Querci and lauraceous plants. 

 The flora of this region includes :- 



Idesia pnlycarpa Maxim. 

 JSlaeocarpiis decipiens HemsL. 

 Evodia nieliaefoUa Benth. 

 Rhamnus arguta var. Nakaharai Hay. 

 Prunns campauulata Maxim. 

 Buxtis sempervirens L. 

 Callicarpa spp. 



Fiats spp. 

 Cinnamot7iim spp. 

 Afachilns spp. 

 Quercus (not many) 

 Viburnum (a few). 

 Alsophila spp. 

 Cyathea spp. 



The herbaceous plants which are commonly found in the lower 

 parts of these regions are as follows :- 



Thalictnim Faiiriei Hay. 

 Boehniiighaiisenia al'dflora Eeichb. f. 

 Eupatotiiun formosamim Hay. 

 Aster trinervius KoXB. 

 A. scaber ThTJNB. 

 Pratia begonifolia LiNDL. 

 Dischidia formosana Maxim. 

 Cynoglossum micrantlmm Desf. 

 Trigonotis formosatta Hay. 

 Solartuin lysi'nacJiioides Wall. 

 Bonnaya veroiiicaefolia SpRENG. 

 Titanot)icJinm Oldhami SoLERED- 



Strohilanthes flaccidifolius Nees. 

 Urtica TImnbergiana SlEB. et Zucc. 

 Girai'dinia formosana Hay. 

 Pilea Wattersi Hance. 

 Procris laevigata Bl. 

 Polygonattim officinale All. 

 Alocasia macrorrhiza SCHOTT. 

 Aneikma diveigens C B. Clarke. 

 Oplisnienus undulatifolius Beauv. 

 Saccharum Narenga Wall. 

 Spodiopogon spp. 

 Pollinia spp. 



Higher up, the vegetation becomes less variable. Quercus and 

 lauraceous x>lants mostly predominate, while Ficus gradually diminishes. 

 Cinnaiiioynum forests are here most abundant. Trees commonly found 

 in these forests are Lindera, Liisea, Tetradenia, Octea, MacMliis, 

 various kinds of Quercus, Castanopsis and a very few Castanea. 

 From elevations of 6000 ft. upwards, beautiful arbors of Camphor and 

 Quercus form dense forests, with a liana formation, and with many 

 epiphytic ferns, orchids and mosses. 



