310 THE BOTANY OF THE KACHIN HILLS NORTH-EAST OF MYITKYINA. 
composition of the Kachin flora. It is unnecessary here to do more 
than indicate the results thus attained, which are as follows 
Assam 230*3, or 40*1 
Himalaya 128*4, or 22*4 
Shan iS 4 ' 9 i or 27 
40*1 
2 2*4 
27 
China 6o*4, or 10*5 
(Distributed species) 574 ico 
Here again the slightness of the affinity with the Chinese flora 
and the paramount influence of the Assam- Arracan flora, is 
manifest. 
A synoptic view of the systematic character of the collection is 
given in the following table : — 
Systematic Synopsis of Kachin Plants reported during iSgy, 
Phanerogams . 
99 
387 
60s 
Dicotyledons 
84 
303 
441 
Polypetalae 
43 
132 
190 
Thalamifloree , 
IS 
39 
48 
Disciflorse . 
13 
27 
36 
Calyciflorae . 
IS 
66 
106 
Gamopetalse 
28 
124 
183 
Incompletse • . 
13 
46 
68 
Monocotyledons . . 
IS 
8S 
I60 
Cryptogams . • 
4 
18 
2 t 
Totals 
Nat. Orders 
103 
Genera 
40s 
Species 
627 
The most extensively represented natural oider is Orchidaceee^ 
with 77 species, followed by Leguminosae with 60 species ; Acantka- 
ceae, 26 ; Ruhiaceae^ 25 ; LabiataBi Urticaeae and Filices^ 20 each ; 
Euphorbiaceae^ i8; Compositae^ Scitamineae A roideae ^ \ 
Verbenacece^ 14; Gesneraceas^ 13; Liliacce^ 11 ; and Commdynacae^ 
10. Of those natural orders with less than ten species, Rosaceae has 
9; Rutaceasy Asclepiadaceae and Cyperaceae 8 each; Malvaceae^ 
ApoycynecBy and Laurineae^ each 7...; Sterculiaceaey Ternstroemiacea^ 
Cucurhitaceas and Gramineasy each 6. There are six natural 
orders with five representatives, seven with four species, thirteen 
with three species, nineteen with two species, the rest with but one 
species each. 
G. I. C. P. O.-No. 1278 R k A.- 16 - 8 ^ 98 .~ 430 .-B. R.C. 
