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PLANTS OF CHUTIA NAGPUR 
(Grislea tomentosa) = Woodfordia floribunda, Salisb.; 
Lythracese. 
Local, — Dhaiphul, dhawai, dhowra, Jaiphul, Ichac, S. 
Many places bear the aboriginal native names of plants. Thus 
Ichak is a town three miles north of Hazaribagh, Tirila village 
three miles south-west of Doranda, Dumri, Hesel, Sarjom-dih^ 
Kotanga, Sirguja State. Hindi names are Julpaiguri and Sal 
bari, Kasmar, Santali. 
Guizotia abyssinica, Cass. ; Compositae. 
Local, — Ginjen (or jitingij sirguja, sirgujia, kala til, ramtil 
Black niger the seed. 
Vern. — Surguja, S. H. K. 
It is curious that the plant ‘‘Sirguja*' is called “Ginjen ” (or 
“Jitingi") and not “Sirguja" in Sirguja State (and in Jaspur 
State). 
Olim G. oleifera DC. and Verbesina sativa, Roxh. An oil-seed. 
Oil as far as I know is not used in cooking. 
Gulab, gulabaha. The rose. 
Gulainchi ; Plumeria aciitifolia, Poir^ q.v. ; Apocynaceae, 
Local, — Chamka. 
Often called chdmpa in Chutia Nagpur ; Michelia Champaca is 
champa. 
Gulgul ; Dillenia pentagyna, Roxh. ; Dilleniaceae. 
Local, — Agor, Korkot. 
Guma; Cleome viscosa, Linn. ; Capparideae. 
Gungai ; Panicum sp. ; Gramineae. 
Gur; Saccharum officinarum, Linn. Gramineae; Sugarcane. 
Local, — Katari, ketari, ook. 
Cult. “ Gur," the crude native product, is questionably used 
for the plant. 
GOr gur ; Coix Lachryma Jobi, Linn. ; Gramineae. 
Vern. — Jargadi. 
Guria ; Stephegyne parvifolia, Korthal. ; Rubiaceae. ^ 
Gurilerung ; Ichnocarpus pubescens, R. Br. ; Apocynaceae. 
Local, — Chota dudhi. 
Gur Karanj, Ailanthus excelsa, Roxh. ; Simarubese. 
Gur sikri ; Grewia pilosa, Lamk. Tiliaceae, 
Gurunda=Gorunda, see above. 
Gute ban ; Olax scandens, Roxh. ; Olacineae. 
Guti ; Croton olongifolius, Roxh. ; Euphorbiaceae. 
Local, — Putri. 
Poter, K. 
