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PLANTS OF CHUTIA NAGPUR 
XCL— AMARANTACE^. 
842. Deeringia celosioides R, Br. 
843. Celosia argentea Ltnn, 
Jaspur, i,500““2,ooo feet, common. 
Vern.^ SiWan, Leaves eaten as a sag (vegetable). 
844. Celosia cristata Linn, 
845. Allmania nodiflora R, Br, 
846. Digera arvensis Forsk, 
847. Amarantus spinosus Linn, 
848. Amarantus paniculatus Linn, 
849. Amarantus caudatus Linn, 
850. Amarantus gangeticus Linn, 
851. Amarantus margostanus Linn, 
852. Amarantus viridis Linn, 
853. Amarantus Blitum Linn, Var, oleraceus. 
(Species of Amarantus are largely cultivated in stations 
and villages by natives as potherbs, 
Vern, — Sag, Lai Sag, etc.) 
854. Pupalia atropurpurea Moq, 
855. yErua scandens Wall, 
856. /^rua lanata Juss, 
Chatra, 1,000—1,500 feet ; Sirguja, 1,500 — 2,000 feet, by 
roadsides and in cultivated and waste ground, 
Vern , — Jarka bariari. 
857. .^rua Monsonia Mari, 
858. Achyranthes aspera Linn, 
Chatra, 1,000 — 1,500 feet; Jaspur, 1,500—2,000 feet; 
very common (and annoying) in waste places. 
Vern »—Chmch\n ; Tirchiti. 
Var. porphyristachya, 
Parasnath. 
859. Achyranthes bidentata Bl, 
860. Alternanthera sessilis R, Br, ^ 
Pochra, Toree Pergunnah, 500—1,000 feet; Jaspur 2,000 
—2,500 feet. 
861. Gomphrena globosa Linn, 
XCfl.-CHENOPODIACEyE. 
862. Chenopodium album Linn, 
863. Beta, vulgaris Unn, 
All stations, 500—2,000 feet, cult, in gardens. 
Beet, En^, 
