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Order. — Olceacece. 



23. Olax scandens, Roxb. Leaves dotted, a large climbing orna- 

 mental plant. Kangsing. 



Order. — Combretacece. 



24. Combretum species. An ornamental plant. Kangsing. 



25. C. pilosum, Roxb. Sohohai. 



26. Terminalia paniculata, W. and A. A large ornametal timber 

 tree, Larayen. 



27. T. chebula, Retz. or citima, Roxb. Hillika. A large timber 

 tree, common in the plains. Sohohai. 



Order. — Melastomacece. 



28. Melastoma Malabrathricum, Linn. A very ornamental flower- 

 ing shrub common in the plains. Namsang. 



29. M. erecta, Jack ? Larayen. 



30. M. glauca, Jack ? A large and elegantly flowering plant, 10 

 feet high, leaves dotted. Sohohai. 



31. M. cernua, Roxb. A very elegant species. Sohohai. 



32. M. curva, Roxb. ? Not in flower. Namsang. 



33. M. gracilis, Jack. Not in blossom. Namsang. 



34. M. alpestris, Jack ? Ditto. 



35. M. obvoluta, Jack ? Ditto. 



The Melastomese are very common in the plains, but they grow to 

 great perfection in the ravines in among the hills, as on the banks of the 

 Sohohai, Tookum Jewry, the Bontook, the Teroo, and Duria Panee. 



Order. — Myrtacece* 



36. Careya arborea, Roxb. Namsang. 



37. Syzygium jambolanum, DeC. Sonagong. 



38. S. caryophyllum, Gavert. Larayen. 



39. S. species. Ditto. 



40. Psidium pyriferum, Lin. Moodhriam. Asringia. 



This plant (the guava) though very common in the plains, and fre- 

 quently met with at the foot of the hills, I did not see very common in 

 the Naga villages. In the plains it is a common jungle plant. 



