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PLANTS OF CHUTIA NAGPLTR 
Amorphopballus campanulatus, Blume.] Aroideie. 
Vern. — Zamin kand, Pers. & H. ; 01, S., B. ; Kanda, H. 
Ampelopsis quinquefolia, Mickx.^Yitis hederacea, Ehrh. Ampe-- 
lideae. 
Amra ; Spondias mangifera, Witld.; Anacardiaceae. 
Hog plum of many Europeans: Wild and cult. (FI. Br. lnd.)=. 
Ananas sativa, Linn. ; Bromeliaceae. 
The Pineapple. 
Local,— Ananas. ' 
Andrographis paniculata, Nees. ; Acanthaceae. 
The Great, Eng. 
Local, — Charayeta (not chirettd). 
Vern. — Kalmeg, B., H., S. 
Great confusion between this and Chiretta proper 
(Watt.) Ophelia Chireta, Gris. 
Andropogon (scandens, Li) ; annulatus, Forsk. ; Gramineae. 
Andropogon (citriodorus, DC.) ; Gramineae. 
(citratus DC.) which is A. Schoenanthus, Linn., q.v. 
Lemon grass, E. 
Local, — Bara khera, bharando kher-ghans. 
Andropogon contortus, Linn. ; Gramineae, 
Spear grass, E. 
Vern. — Sauri ghas, S. ; Khar, Kher, H. 
Kher ghans in Chutia Nagpur is not spear grass but a large 
6-foot plant, whose roots are with difficulty got rid of in cul- 
tivation. 
Andropogon Gryllus, Linn. ; Gramineae. 
Local, — Dhori ban. 
Andropogon montanus Roxb. ; Gramineae. 
Local, — Ghora ghans, leringhi ghans. 
Andropogon serratus, Thunb. ; Gramineae. Var. nitidus, Hack, 
Local,— Phul, barhi. Brooms are made of it in Jaspur. 
Andropogon Schoenanthus, Linn.] Gramineae. Var. versicolor 
Hack. 
Vern. — Nanha dhuri ghas, S 
Geranium, — Rusa oil, Oil of ginger-grass ; Lemon grass. 
Local, — Rata ban, Bara kher, bharando kher-ghans, v.s., Bara 
kher, etc., also applied to A, citriodorus, DC. 
Andropogon micranthus, Kunth, ; Gramineae. A. capilliflorus 
(C. & Watt.) 
Andropogon pertusus, Willd. ; Gramineae, 
Vern. — Kada chandi ghas, S. • 
Andropogon, sp. ; Gramineae. 
