730 Flora of the Naga Hills. [No. 153. 



Order. — Aracea. 



406. Pothos officinalis, Roxb. Nangta. 



407. P. scandens, Roxb Sohohai. 



408. P. caudata, Roxb. Kangsing. 



409. Pothos laria, Roxb. Sohohai. 



410. P. species. Leaves large oblong, with parallel. Kangsing. 



411. Arum species. Small leaves, smooth, with dark ovate spots, found 

 growing on the rocks, Sohohai. Besides these, a large species of 

 Arum, Naya Kushoo, is cultivated to a great extent, and brought 

 down into the plains for sale. The root is globular. I have not seen 

 the plant. 



Order. — Graminea. 



412. Melia latifolia, Roxb. Koosepat, This is the principal plant 

 to be met with on all the slopes that have not been under cultivation 

 for three years. At great elevations it is less succulent than in the 

 plains, and acquires a firmer texture, that is, if the plants are identical. 

 There may be two or three different species. 



413. Coix lachryma, Linn. Nangta. 



414. ? species. Langmai. Kangsing. 



415. Saccharum officinarum, Linn. Ditto. 



416. S. Sara, Roxb. Bora Hymung. 



417. S. species. Puddumpuli. Kangsing. 



418. Oryza sativa, Linn. Cultivated. 



Bambusese. There is a vast variety of the Bamboo genus spread 

 all over the hills, especially in the ravines near the water-courses, and 

 they appear to have been not unfrequently planted in the neighbour- 

 hood of villages, in order to their yielding a ready supply. I am un- 

 able to give a correct specific name to those which I met with, but 

 here add the native name of seven species or varieties recognized by 

 the Assamese. 



419. Jattie Bank. — A strong useful bamboo, preferred for building 

 purposes. 



420. Bijulee B. — Very large and strong. 



421. Bazal B. — A small straight rind used for mats, &c. 



422. Boolooka B. — A large hollow rinds used for carrying water by 

 the Nagas. 



