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striclus) occur only on the northern slopes. Their survival is pro- 

 bablj^ due to their distance from human habitation, and their dis- 

 appearance from the inner slopes is very typical of the way in 

 which excessive demand has abolished this species over large areas 

 of Central Provinces forests. The presence of a large number of 

 thorny bushes and small trees is no doubt in part a response to the 

 ecological conditions but must not wholly be attributed to this 

 cause. The villagers in their search for firewood naturally chose 

 the most easily procurable material and avoid those armed with 

 thorns. The seedlings also of these plants escape grazing on ac- 

 count of their thorns. 



The absence of grasses in the list is due to the time at which 

 the collection was made and to the late arrival of the rains last 

 year. Only the earliest grasses were in flower and on inner slopes 

 of the hill they were grazed level with the ground. 



Anonacese. 



Anona squamosa, Linn. 

 Menispermacese . 



Coceulus villosus, D. C. 



Cissampelos Pareira, Linn. 

 (Japparidese. 



Cleome monophylla, Linn. 



Cleome viscosa, Linn. 

 ViolacesB. 



lonidium suffruticosum, Ging. 

 Bixinese. 



CocMospermum Goi^sypium, D. 0. 

 Polygalese. 



Poly gala erioptera, D. C. 

 Caryophyllese. 



Polycarpcea corymbosa, Lamk. 



Portulacese. 



Portulaca oleracea, Linn. 



Malvacese. 



Sida humilis, Willd. 

 Sida mysorensis, W. & A. 

 Sida carpinifolia, Linn. 

 Sida cordifolia, Linn. 

 Urena sinuata, Linn. 

 Hibiscus Solandra, L'Herit. 

 Thespesia lampas, Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomhax malabaricum, D. C. 



Sterculiacese. 



Sterculia wens, Roxb. 

 Selicteres Isora, Linn. 

 Melochia cor cJiorif alia, Linn. 

 WaltJieria indica, Linn. 



Tiliacese, 



Greioia Icevigata, Vahl. 

 Grevna salvifolia, Heyne. 



TriuTnfetta rhoonboidea, Jacq. 

 Triumfetta rotundifolia, Lamk. 

 Corchorus trilocularis, Linn. 



Malpighiaceee. 



Aspidopterys cordata, A. Jnss. 



Geraniaceee. 



Biophytum sensitivum, D. C. 

 Impatiens Balsamina, Linn. 



Rutacese. 



ALgle marmelos, Corv. 



Burseraceee. 



Bosivellia serrata, Roxb. 

 Meliacese. 



Chloroxylon Swietenia, D. C. 



Olacineee. 



Olax scandens, Roxb. 

 Celastrinese. 



Elceodendron glaucum, Pers . 



Gymnosporia montania. Laws. 

 Rhamnese. 



Ventilago calyculata, Tulasne. 



Zizyphus jujuba, L amk . 



Zizyphus cenoplia. Mill. 



Zizyphus xylopyrus, Willd. 

 Ampelidese. 



Vitis latofolia, Roxb. 



Vitis setosa, Wall. 



Sapindacese. 



Cardiospermum Halicacabum, Linn . 

 Schleichera trijuga, Willd. 



Anacardiacese. 



Odina Wodier, Roxb. 

 Leguminosse. 



Crotalaria hirsuta, Willd. 



