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Title: Journals of travels in Assam, Burma, Bootan, Affghanistan and the neighbouring countries
Year: 1847 (1840s)
Authors: Griffith, William, 1810-1845 McClelland, John, -1883
Subjects: Plants Plants Plants
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hough not common ; as well as an Agave orAloe, but this is a doubtful native. Poinciana pulcherrimea, bothred and yellow, Rhus ? sp. arbuscula, Vallaris solanacea. A smallLycopodium, Gmelina asiatica ? The additional Madras plants are,Cissus quadrangularis. There is likewise another fleshy species fol.3 phyllis, Sarcostemma viminale, Indigofera, Kalanchce laciniatais common ; so is the white Cyperacea on barren spots ! I met withSarcostemma ciliatum ; Wall. ? petalis extus viridescent, intus ciliis-que purpuro sanguinies, but it is rare. Cardiospermum pubescensis certainly distinct, the flowers are twice as large as those of C.Halicacabum, fructibus inflatis vix alatis, ovalibus, dehiscentia septi-cida, septis axi adnatis, persistentibus. Semin. solitarii centro loculiaffixis, pisiparvi magnitudine, atris. Note.—Where any discrepancy occurs with regard to the native names in thepreceding Journal, it is requested that such may be corrected from the Keport toGovt. Chapter VII. p. 115.
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109 CHAPTER VI.Botanical notes connected with the foregoing Journal. (February \dth.—The finest view of the hills from Upper Assam isobtained on a reach or turn of the river just above Palankar, theriver bending to the NNE. Snow is plentifully seen on one backrange from the Sugar-loaf peak. Another reach shortly after pre-sents a fine view of the Burrampooter chasm, terminated by the ruggedpeak so distinctly seen from Suddiyah, due east. This view mightbe chosen, as a general characteristic of the Scenery of Upper Assam. It embraces the Mishmee mountains to the left, the higher peaksof which are covered with perpetual snow. These lie to the NNE.of Beesa. To the east, is the continuation of the Himalaya, to theSouth-east and South, the Patkaye, and Naga ranges; the wholeforming a panorama, rarely if any where surpassed in beauty. Tem-perature of the river at 6 a.m. 67° Musa. Many flowers from the axil of a bract; no bractioles inter-spersed, hence we may expect racemose or spicate p

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