GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE FLORA. 47 



<ift.' girth in the Raiuarh forest). / >nlU,_r</,<, hilifnlia (only reaching 

 iarye L'irtli in the \alle\-), < h i*t>t i,Oi us /„itiilus (especially in rocky 

 ravines). Call', ,, , and <;.<luM <a, Hume, '■ 



'In, > uid ^ , ,1,,,,,!,,. b,o,fcis.ri,s latijnl <l. II >tls,tra 

 •■ ■!<■>. <>;.„ „;„ da I berg l.o Ides, Bridelia retusa, Petalidium are f n quent. 



At lower elevations is much Diospyros sylvatica, Mel la mmposita, 

 'khnlum. Cipporls llnxhur,,},',;, and ('. sepiaria, but it is difficult to 

 draw a line between this type and the evergreen forest on the one 



plateau. It often overlie- tin \t-i_n - -l-t. ties," and in some 

 places laterite occurs on the sandstone, so that it is difficult 

 without much stud v to separate the sandstone flora from the laterite. 

 The list on p. 56 *iea occurring in 



the mixed forests and scrub jungles of the lower elevations, whether 



Among the most noteworthy trees are Xylla (di-t both peninsulas), 

 "Irunga (also Chittagong), Vitex pubescens (also Chitta- 

 w,„), edule (dist. Oudh to Chittagong and Burma), 

 -i. both sides of the western ;■ 

 also to Burma), Diospyros sylvatica and D. c 



Chloroxylon swietenia, Eugenia bracteata (di-t. both -id. - of pen i -ul i 

 and Assam and probably ( b mystax. 



160. More especially on the laterite appears to be the very important 

 >nin fi ,m al-o occurs, but m a 

 more evergreen type of forest, and on alluvium. It is also a more 

 westerly species. ' More characteristic of laterite is Webera corymbosa 

 *■*& Flacourtia sepiaria. Espe. : -., -andstone :- 



•oirica, Maba buxifolia. 



s still in the state of "Induced Scrub" in the 



. But the pre' 



Gamble' 



districts. This occurs on heavily grazed land: 

 ■eviously scrubby i 



s description of them forty years ago,* the change may ev. 

 .o have been rapid. Excepting in ih. Mais of < >r.ssa,t ,, 

 wests are managed as coppice, and the undergrowth is i 



ire chiefly FlacJurtia Rai 



drier regions 



ayan and Cingal 



