Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 September 2019 | 11(12): 14527–14561

 

 

A comprehensive checklist of endemic flora of Meghalaya, India

 

Aabid Hussain Mir 1, Krishna Upadhaya 2, Dilip Kumar Roy 3, Chaya Deori 4 & Bikarma Singh 5

 

1 Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya 793022, India.

2 Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya 793022, India.

3,4 Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya 793003, India.

5 CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India.

1 aabidm4@gmail.com, 2 upkri@yahoo.com (corresponding author), 3  dilipbsierc@gmail.com,

4  drchayadeoribsi@gmail.com, 5 drbikarma@iiim.ac.in

 

 

 

Abstract: The geographical distribution of plants of Meghalaya show that a total of 548 plant taxa belonging to 302 genera and 100 families are endemic to northeastern India or Indo-Burma or the eastern Himalaya region.  Of these, 115 species are exclusively endemic to the state of Meghalaya.  The dominant life form is epiphytes (25.4%), followed by trees (25%), shrubs (21.7%), herbs (21%), climbers (6.6%) and parasites (0.4%).  In terms of species richness, Orchidaceae is the largest family with 146 species and Bulbophyllum is the dominant genera represented by 15 species.  The present investigation reveals that most species considered endemic to the state of Meghalaya has extended geographic distribution to neighbouring states and other countries.  Majority of the endemic taxa are restricted to protected areas such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, conservation reserves, and small forest patches preserved in the form of community forests or sacred groves.  Lesser known species with small populations outside the protected areas are on the verge of extinction due to a number of anthropogenic activities, hence warranting immediate conservation measures.

 

Keywords: Conservation, diversity, forest fragmentation, Indo-Burma hotspot, northeastern India, Orchidaceae.

 

 

 

doi: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4605.11.12.14527-14561   

 

Editor: K. Haridasan, Palakkad District, Kerala, India.     Date of publication: 26 September 2019 (online & print)

 

Manuscript details: #4605 | Received 03 October 2018 | Final received 29 July 2019 | Finally accepted 21 August 2019

 

Citation: Mir, A.H., K. Upadhaya, D.K. Roy, C. Deori & B. Singh (2019). A comprehensive checklist of endemic flora of Meghalaya, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(12): 14527–14561. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4605.11.12.14527-14561

 

Copyright: © Mir et al. 2019. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproduction, and distribution of this article in any medium by adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publication.

 

Funding: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India (No. 14/25/2011/ERS/RE).

 

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

 

Author details: Dr. Aabid Hussain Mir worked extensively in community forests of Meghalaya  for his PhD thesis and his interests include plant diversity and conservation biology. Dr. Krishna Upadhaya is a plant ecologist and actively involved in research dealing with plant diversity, ecosystem functioning and regeneration ecology of endemic and threatened species. Dr. Dilip Kumar Roy from Botanical Survey of India, Shillong is a plant taxonomist with interest in field botanical exploration and higher plant taxonomy. Dr. Chaya Deori working as Scientist D in Botanical Survey of India, Shillong is specialized in Orchidaceae.  Dr. Bikarma Singh working as Scientist in CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu is higher plant taxonomist working on ethnobotany and plant  natural products for value addition.

 

Author contribution: KU concieved the idea. KU, AHM, DKR, CD and BS collected, compiled and prepared the manuscript 

 

Acknowledgements: We thank the Headman and local people of various localities of the state of Meghalaya for their help in various ways.  The help recieved from Department of Forest, Government of Meghalaya and Head of Office & other staffs of Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong is also acknowledged.

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Population explosion and associated human driven major changes in land use have led to the rapid disappearance of forests and endangered many important plant species and their habitats (Defries 2010).  It has also increased the risks of loss of many vital services on which human beings depend (Khandel et al. 2012).  Anthropogenic disturbances and its related habitat fragmentation have been identified as a major cause of biodiversity loss (Pao & Upadhaya 2017).  Of particular concern are those places with special biological features that comprise of high diversity and high levels of endemism.  Such areas have caught the attention of conservation scientists, practitioners and planners (Margules & Pressey 2000; Myers et al. 2000).  The degree of endemism for an area is cited as a measure of the uniqueness of the flora, and consequently is important for prioritizing sites for conservation (Young et al. 2002).  Endemic species with limited geographical ranges are more susceptible to extinction than widely distributed species as the former is extremely vulnerable to environmental change and anthropogenic disturbances (Myers 1988).  Given that endemism and extinction risks are closely coupled, actions to minimize global extinction needs to focus on patterns in endemism and range-restricted species (Pimm & Brooks 2000).

The state of Meghalaya (owing to the diverse ecological conditions such as wide variation in rainfall, temperature, altitude and edaphic conditions) supports luxuriant growth of different types of vegetation, viz: tropical evergreen, tropical semi evergreen, tropical moist and dry deciduous, subtropical broad leaved hill forests, subtropical pine forests, temperate forests, and grasslands (Champion & Seth 1968; Rao & Hajra 1986).  The state, being a part of Indo-Burma hotspot, is rich in plant diversity with a high level of endemism (Khan et al. 1997).  The floristic richness of the state has been recognised by several earlier workers (Hooker 1854, 1872−97, 1904; Brandis 1906; Kanjilal et al. 1934−40).  Although a total of 3,334 plant species are known from the state (Khan et al. 1997), the information on endemic species is scarce and a complete checklist of endemic plants is still lacking.  Though some studies have been carried out to enumerate endemic species (Khan et al. 1997; Lakadong & Barik 2006; Lakadong 2009), these studies are inadequate.  Many new taxa have been described from the state in the recent past and several taxa which were earlier considered as endemic to the state have been reported from other parts of the world.  Hence, it has become necessary to assess the current status of endemic plants of the state.  The present study was conducted to assess the diversity of endemic plants in the state and provide base line information on their distribution.  Such a study will help in taking effective measures for the conservation and management of the intended target species.

 

 

MATERIALS AND METHODS

 

Study area

The state of Meghalaya in northeastern India covers an area of 22,429km2 with an altitudinal range of 50–1,990 m.  Geographically, being a part of the Indo-Burma hotspot, it is also close to the eastern Himalaya.  The vegetation of the state can be broadly categorized into tropical forests, subtropical broadleaved and pine forests, temperate forests and grasslands (Haridasan & Rao 1985−1987 (Images 1–6)).  The climate of the area is monsoonal with distinct wet and dry seasons.  The wet season extends from May and continues up to October, whereas the dry season extends from November to March.  The western part of Meghalaya (Garo Hills) being relatively at a low elevation, experiences high temperatures, whereas Khasi and Jaintia hills have low temperatures.  The average rainfall of the state ranges from 2,689mm to 4,000mm, except Cherrapunjee and Mawsynram that record the highest rainfall (12,000–13,000 mm) in the world.  The state consists mainly of Archean rock formations, with rich deposits of valuable minerals like coal, limestone, uranium and sillimanite.

 

Data collection

The database of endemic species was prepared with the help of published literature (Kanjilal et al. 1934−1940; Myrthong 1980; Balakrishnan 1981−1983; Joseph 1982; Kumar 1984; Haridasan & Rao 1985−1987; Ahmedullah & Nayar 1986; Kataki 1986; Rao & Hajra 1986; Renuka 1996; Khan et al. 1997; Nayar & Sastry 1987, 1988, 1990; Seethalakshi & Kumar 1998; Walter & Gillett 1998; Jamir & Pandey 2003; Upadhaya et al. 2003, 2013; Pandey et al. 2005; Singh et al. 2015) and referring to the specimens deposited in the herbaria of the Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong (ASSAM) and Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (NEHU).  This was followed by rapid field exploration in different parts of the state during 2012–2016.  Collected plant materials were processed and herbarium specimens prepared following Jain & Rao (1977). Identification was confirmed with the help of available literature (Kanjilal et al. 1934−1940; Balakrishnan 1981−1983; Haridasan & Rao 1985−1987) and by comparing with the specimens, housed at ASSAM.  Voucher specimens were deposited in the herbaria at ASSAM.  The distribution of the species in the state and other parts of the world was thoroughly reviewed.  The species whose distribution is restricted only to Meghalaya were considered as ‘narrow endemic’ and those that are distributed in northeastern India, Indo-Burma and/or eastern Himalaya hotspots were considered as endemic.

 

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

 

In the database, a total of 548 species distributed in 100 families and 302 genera were recorded (Appendix 1).  Of these, epiphytes were dominant with 139 species, followed by trees (137 species), shrubs (119) and herbs (115) (Images 7–64).  Other life forms (climbers and parasites) were represented by <50 species (Fig. 1).  Out of the total, 115 species were exclusively endemic to the state and the rest (433) were restricted to northeastern India or Indo-Burma or the eastern Himalayan region.  In terms of species richness, Orchidaceae was the dominant family with 146 species, followed by Rubiaceae (27 species), Acanthaceae (23), Lauraceae and Poaceae (21 species each), Zingiberaceae (18), Ericaceae (14), Rosaceae (13), Euphorbiaceae (12), Fabaceae (10), Annonaceae and Myrsinaceae (9 species each), Arecaceae, Balsaminaceae and Elaeocarpaceae (8 species each), Magnoliaceae and Melastomataceae (7 species each), Araliaceae, Celastraceae, Gesneriaceae, Lamiaceae and Theaceae (6 species each), Anacardiaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Myrtaceae, Oleaceae and Primulaceae (5 each), Aquifoliaceae, Araceae, Asparagaceae, Begoniaceae, Clusiaceae, Ebenaceae, Menispermaceae, Piperaceae, Rutaceae and Sapotaceae (4 each), Thymelaeaceae, Boraginaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Loranthaceae, Malpighiaceae, Ranunculaceae, Sabiaceae and Salicaceae (3 each), Achariaceae, Apiaceae, Apocynaceae, Aspleniaceae, Asteraceae, Campanulaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Combretaceae, Convolvulaceae, Moraceae, Pentaphyllaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Putranjivaceae, Sterculiaceae and Vitaceae (2 species each), while the rest of the 40 families were monospecific (Fig. 2).  The genus Bulbophyllum had the maximum number of species (15), followed by Coelogyne (14), Eria (13), Dendrobium, Strobilanthes and Impatiens (8 each), Agapetes, Magnolia and Ardisia (7 species each), Elaeocarpus (6), while the rest of the 292 genera had less than six species each.

The current study allowed the preparation of an exhaustive checklist of the endemic flora of Meghalaya, thus updating the previous works in which the endemic taxa of the state was analyzed.  It was found that the region has a rich endemic floral diversity as evidenced by the presence of 548 species.  The preponderance of species belonging to the family Orchidaceae might be attributed to the diverse nature of the family and habitat suitability. Morever, the higher number of Bulbophyllum species endemic to the region makes the family dominant.  Series of plant diversity studies carried out in various parts of the state also showed Orchidaceae to be one of the families with the highest number of species representatives (Hooker 1872−1997; Jamir & Pandey 2003; Upadhaya et al. 2014).  The presence of various primitive families (Magnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Annonaceae, Lauraceae, Piperaceae, Aristolochiaceae) provides an idea that endemism of the area is also attributed to primitiveness in terms of evolutionary age and affinities.  Climatic factors including rainfall and temperature might also have contributed to high species richness and endemism of the area (Gentry 1982).  Morever, geographic location of the region in the confluence of three biogeographic realms (Indian, Indo-Malayan, and Indo-Chinese) has probably led to the organization of taxa with unique biological properties.  Since it is significant to conserve endemic flora, it is equally important to accurately identify them in order to accord them conservation priorities.  Many of the endemic species play an important role as they are used as timber (Magnolia rabaniana Hook.f. & Thomson, M. lanuginosa Wall.) (Mir et al. 2016, 2017), for fuel and firewood (Schima khasiana Dyer., Viburnum foetidum Wall., Elaeocarpus lancifolius Roxb., Glochidion thomsonii Hook.f., Litsea laeta (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f., Neolitsea umbrosa (Nees) Gamble, Ulmus lanceifolia Roxb.), as medicine in traditional herbalism (Goniothalamus simonosii Hook.f. & Thomson, Trachyspermum khasianum H.Wolff, Ilex khasiana Purkay., Ilex embelioides Hook.f., Euonymus lawsonii C.B.Clarke ex Prain, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f., Citrus latipes Hook.f. & Thomson) and heavily exploited (Coelogyne flaccida Lindl., Dendrobium hookerianum Lindl., Micropera rostrata (Roxb.) N.P.Balakr., Paphiopedilum insigne (Wallich ex Lindley) Pfitzer) for ornamental purposes.

The present study reveals the presence of 548 species as endemic to the region, in contrast to 1,236 species reported by earlier workers (Khan et al. 1997; Jamir & Pandey 2003).  Likewise, many species (e.g., Acer laevigatum Wall., Aeschynanthes sikkimensis (Clarke) Stapf., Carpinus viminea Wall.ex Lindl., Cinnamomum bejolghota (Buch-Ham.) Sweet., Dendrobium devonianum Paxton., Hedera nepalensis K.Koch, Porana racemosa Roxb., Styrax hookeri C.B. Clarke, Turpinia nepalensis Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Berchemia floribunda (Wall.) Brongn., Chirita hamosa R.Br., Calanthe puberula Lindl., Drymycarpus racemosus (Roxb.) Hook.f., Trachelospermum axillare Hook.f., Ilex fragilis Hook.f., Euonymus bullatus Wall. ex Lodd, Cyathea gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) Holttum, Anoectochilus roxburghii (Wall.) Lindl., Pholidota imbricata Lindl.) which were among the reported endemic species (Khan et al. 1997; Jamir & Pandey 2003; Lakadong & Barik 2006; Upadhaya et al. 2013, 2014), have lost their endemic status as they have been reported from other parts of the world.  Similar findings were observed from other parts of India, where 62 earlier reported endemic genera of angiosperms have been found in other countries, and some taxonomic changes to some genera have also affected their status (Irwin & Narasimhan 2011).  The present checklist substantially reduces the number of endemic species that was estimated in previous studies, but in no way downlists Meghalaya’s globally importance in endemism.

Therefore, it may be concluded that the state is rich in endemic flora.  But since the last few decades, the forests in the region have been disappearing at an alarming rate due to fragmentation, expansion of agriculture, logging, mining and other developmental activities (Upadhaya et al. 2013; Pao & Upadhaya 2017).  Destruction of forests has resulted in the degradation of the environment and habitat of native species of the state.  The rich genetic diversity has been depleted and many plant species are facing the threat of extinction in their natural habitats (Haridasan & Rao 1985−87).  This is evident by the fact that some of the species, exclusively endemic to the state (Carex repanda C.B. Clarke and Sterculia khasiana Debb.) are considered possibly Extinct (Nayar & Sastry 1987; Upadhaya et al. 2013).  There is an urgent need for conservation of the remaining endemic flora of the region. Ecological restoration, through re-vegetation of disturbed areas should be done, using indigenous tree species. Intensive taxonomic and phylogenetic studies, vegetation surveys and biogeographical research should be conducted on the endemic flora.  Moreover, the in situ conservation efforts have to be supported by adequate ex situ conservation measures.

 

 

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Appendix 1. List of endemic plant species along with their habit and distribution.

 

Name

Family

Habit

Voucher number

Nativness

Distribution

Meghalaya

Worldwide

Acanthus leucostachyus Wall. ex Nees

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00911 (10.x.2016) Phlangwanbroi, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Balphakram, Jowai

Indo-Burma

Gymnostachyum venustum (Nees) T.Anderson

Acanthaceae

H

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129633 (11.iii.2013 ) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Dawki, Sohka, Nokrek, Balpakram

Northeastern India

Justicia khasiana C.B.Clarke

Acanthaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04372 (28.vii.2016) Mawranglang, South West Khasi Hills

E

Rngisawlia, Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Justicia assamica C.B.Clarke*

Acanthaceae

Sh

Specimen not seen

NE

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Meghalaya

Phlogacanthus guttatus Nees

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00626 (09.iv.2014) Rangthaliang, East Khasi Hills

E

Balphakram, Nokrek

Northeastern India and Bhutan

Phlogacanthus pubinervis T.Anderson

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129495 (08.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Pynursla, Sutnga

Eastern Himalaya  and Indo-Burma

Phlogacanthus tubiflorus Nees

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90331 (22.ii.2014) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Balphakram, Dambu, Pongtung

Indo-Burma

Phlogacanthus wallichii C.B.Clarke*

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 2765 (19.x.1913), Syndai, Khasi Hills

E

Syndai

Indo-Burma

Pseuderanthemum indicum A.M.Cowan & Cowan

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, G. Panigrahi 6059 (26.iii.1957), Shillong Peak, Khasi Hills

E

Shillong Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Strobilanthes brunoniana Nees

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129495 (08.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Balphakram, Barapani, Tharia, Pongtung, Mawmluh, Mawsmai

Northeastern India

Strobilanthes denticulata T.Anderson*

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, G.K. Deka 19131 (06.i.1959), Mahadeo, Garo Hills

E

Balphakram, Nokrek

Northeastern India

Strobilanthes discolor (Nees) T.Anderson

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03068 (19.viii.2014) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Balphakram, Tura Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Strobilanthes hamiltoniana (Steud.) Bosser & Heine

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130079 (05.ii.2014) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Tura, Jarain, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Strobilanthes nobilis C.B.Clarke

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 118458 (04.ii.2009) Wagechiringre

E

Jarain, Pynursla, Wagechiringre

Indo-Burma

Strobilanthes rubescens T.Anderson*

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, N.P. Balakrishnan 49957 (17.xi.1969), Jarain, Jaintia Hills

E

Jarain, Jowai

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Sympagis maculata (Nees) Bremek.

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, AH Mir, 01024 (05.ii.2017) Umtong, East Khasi Hills

NE

Jowai, Jarain, Cherrapunjee, Umtong.

Meghalaya

Sympagis monadelpha (Nees) Bremek*

Acanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, G.K. Deka 17521 (06.xi.1938), Jawai, Jaintia Hills

E

Ialong, Jowai.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Rhinacanthus calcaratus Nees*

Acanthaceae

Sh

Specimen not seen

E

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Northeastern India

Staurogyne argentea Wall.*

Acanthaceae

H

K (image!), Griffith, W., #s.n.,  K000838873

E

Khasi Hills (locality not specified)

Northeastern India

Staurogyne simonsii Kuntze*

Acanthaceae

H

ASSAM,  S.R.Sharma 12186 (28.viii.1935) East Khasi Hills

NE

Barapani, Pontung, Shella

Meghalaya

Strobilanthes adnatus C.B.Clarke*

Acanthaceae

H

ASSAM, S.R. Sharma 17580 (14.ix.1947), Cherra forest

E

Cherrapunjee

Northeastern India

Strobilanthes khasyana T.Anderson*

Acanthaceae

H

K (image!), K000882913, C.B.  Clarke,  15226 (20.xi.1871), Khasia, Nongpuang

E

Nongpoh

Eastern Himalaya, Meghalaya

Tarphochlamys affinis (Griff.) Bremek.*

Acanthaceae

H

North-Eastern Hill University,  K.Haridasan 9867, Khasi hills

NE

Shillong

Meghalaya

Gynocardia odorata R.Br.

Achariaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90411 (19.xii.2015) Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Mawsynram, Laitsohum, Balphakram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Hydnocarpus kurzii (King.) Warb.

Achariaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90337 (19.viii.2016) Mawrapat, South West Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Tura, Nokrek, Mawsynram, Laitsohum, Mawkasain, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Crinum amoenum Ker Gawl. ex Roxb.*

Amaryllidaceae

H

ASSAM, G.Panigrahi 4233 (30.x.1956). Garampani

E

Saitbakon, Nonglynkien

Indo-Burma

Cotinus kanaka (R.N.De) D.Chandra*

Anacardiaceae

T

ASSAM, S.R. Sharma 20742 (01.viii.1940) Sonakurung, Khasi Hills

NE

Sona kurung.

Meghalaya

Drymycarpus racemosus (Roxb.) Hook.f.

Anacardiaceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 00670 (11.ix.2015) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Rhus khasiana Hook.f.*

Anacardiaceae

T

K (image!), K000695086, JD Hooker and T. Thomson 1901 (?.vii.1850), Khasi Hill

NE

Barapani

Meghalaya

Toxicodendron hookeri (K.C. Sahni &Bahadur) C.Y. Wu & T.L. Ming*

Anacardiaceae

T

ASSAM, N.P. Balakrishnan (27.viii.1968) Nartiang, Jaintia Hills

E

Raliang, Nartiang

Indo-Burma

Toxicodendron bimannii Barbhuiya

Anacardiaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 125634 (25.iv.2012) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Balphakram National Park

Northeastern India

Artabotrys caudatus Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson*

Annonaceae

Cl

ASSAM, U.K. 4140 (09.iv.1914), Makum range, Garo Hills

NE

Balphakram, Nokrek and Rongrengiri Garo hills

Meghalaya

Cyathocalyx martabanicus Hook.f. & Thomson*

Annonaceae

T

ASSAM, P.C. Kanjilal 5230 (05.iii.1915), Tura Peak, Garo Hills

E

Sanitarium Garo Hills

Northeastern India

Fissistigma verrucosum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Merr.

Annonaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90471 (10.viii.2016) Pynursla, East Khasi Hills

E

Ialong, Raliang, Jowai Raliang, Nokrek, Shangpung, Wakhen

Northeastern India

Goniothalamus simonsii Hook.f. & Thomson

Annonaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130164 (05.vi.2014), Balpakram, South Garo Hills

NE

Nokrek, Nongkhyllem, Borlang, Lailad, Balphakram

Meghalaya, Assam

Polyalthia jenkinsii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Hook.f. & Thomson

Annonaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90327 (27.ix.2015) Mawkyrwat, East Khasi Hills

E

Laitkynsew, Cherrapunjee, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Polyalthia meghalayensis V.Prakash & Mehrotra*

Annonaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000691478,  V. Prakash,  #17130 Garo Hills, Meghalaya

NE

Boldoringri forest, Tura Peak

Meghalaya

Trivalvaria kanjilalii D.Das*

Annonaceae

T

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 6348 (10.xii.1915), Nongkla, Khasi Hill

NE

Syndai

Meghalaya

Uvaria hamiltonii Hook.f. & Thomson*

Annonaceae

Cl

ASSAM, J. Joseph 22298 (24.vi.1940), Nongpoh, Ri Bhoi

E

Balphakram, Rongrengiri, Maheshkola, Nongpoh

Indo-Burma

Uvaria lurida Hook. f. & Thomson*

Annonaceae

Cl

ASSAM, S.R. Sarma s.n. (16.xi.1938), Umsaw, Ri.Bhoi

NE

Balphakram, Maheshkola

Meghalaya

Trachyspermum khasianum (C.B.Clarke) H.Wolff.*

Apiaceae

H

K (image!), K000685640, J.D.Hooker and T. Thomson 1901 (19.viii.1850), Boge Panee, Khasi Hill

E

Jarain

Indo-Burma

Bupleurum khasianum (Clarke) P.K.Mukh.*

Apiaceae

H

K (image!), K000687107, C.B.Clarke, 16663, (31.x.1871), Mairang, Khasia

NE

Mairang

Meghalaya

Gongronema ventricosum Hook.f.*

Apocynaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000872892, s.coll. 6, India, Khasia

NE

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Meghalaya

Ilex embelioides Hook.f.

Aquifoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90384 (03.xii.2015) Saitbakon, East Khasi Hills

NE

Raliang, Jowai, Dawki, Jarain, Tyrsad, Cherrapunjee, Mawkyrwat, Pariong, Laitryngew, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Rngisawlia, Saitbakon

Meghalaya

Ilex khasiana Purkay.

Aquifoliaceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 88687 (15.xi.2015) Pyndengnongbri, East Khasi Hills

NE

Shillong peak, Upper Shillong, Elephant falls, Mylliem, Mawtangor, Jakrem, Pyndengnongbri

Meghalaya

Ilex venulosa Hook.f.

Aquifoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 88686 (12.v.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Jowai, Laitlyngkot, Sohrarim, Jarain, Pongtung, Shangpung, Cherrapunjee, Pynursla, Saitbakon, Wakhen, Mawkyrnot, Mawmluh, Laitryngew, Mawkyrwat, Umtong, Jakrem, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Ilex godajam Colebr. ex Hook.f.

Aquifoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90343 (20.x.2015) Lawbah Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills

E

Lawbah, Mawsynram, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Arisaema album N.E.Br.

Araceae

H

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130337 (26.viii.2014), Siju, South Garo Hills

E

Mawsmai, Nokrek, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Arisaema nepenthoides (Wallich) Martius ex Schott & Endlicher

Araceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00591 (15.ix.2014) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Pongung, Pynursla, Saitbakon

Indo-Burma

Rhaphidophora hookeri  Schott

Araceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114714 (27.ii.2007) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Sauromatum meghalayense D.K. Roy, A.D. Talukdar, B.K.Sinha & M. Dutta Choud.

Araceae

H

ASSAM, D.K.R. 130216 (05.vi.2014), Hatisia, South Garo Hills

NE

Balphakram National Park

Meghalaya

Aralia thomsonii Seem. ex C.B.Clarke

Araliaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90478 (23.x.2016) Mawranglang, East Khasi Hills

E

Ialong, Jowai, Wakhen, Pynndengnongbri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Brassaiopsis hispida Seem

Araliaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh, 118480 (09.iv.2009) Nokrek Peak, Garo HillsHills

E

Ialong, Nokrek Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Panax pseudoginseng Wall.

Araliaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00757 (05.ii.2016) Rngisawlia, South West Khasi Hills

E

Laitkor, Nongkrem, Mawphlang, Upper Shillong, Tyrsad, Nongstoin

Eastern Himalaya  and Indo-Burma

Tupidanthus calyptratus Hook. f. & Thomson

Araliaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90335 (09.v.2014) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Ialong, Raliang, Jowai, Balphakram, Swer, Mawmluh, Sohra, Rngisawlia, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Brassaiopsis glomerulata var. rufostellata (Blume) Regel.*

Araliaceae

Sh

ASSAM, J. Joseph 43783(12.iii.1966), N.R.Soil conservation, IB, Umling

E

Umling

North east India

Macropanax meghalayensis Harid. & R.R.Rao*

Araliaceae

Sh

North-Eastern Hill University, K. Haridasan, 10233A, B, Lailad

NE

Lailad

Meghalaya

Calamus erectus Roxb.

Arecaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90423 (10.ix.2015) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Baghmara,  Nokrek, Jarain, Mawshun, Cherrapunjee, Pongtung, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Calamus floribundus Griff.*

Arecaceae

Cl

ASSAM, R.S. 113302 (06.xii.2006) Dawegiri, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Smit, Pongtung, Shangpung, Dawegiri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Calamus leptospadix Griff.

Arecaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00584 (15.ii.2016) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Calamus meghalayensis A.J.Hend.*

Arecaceae

Cl

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not known

Meghalaya

Calamus tenuis Roxb.

Arecaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00637 (11.xi.2014) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Livistona jenkinsiana Griff.

Arecaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90477 (04.iii.2015) Tynnai, South West Khasi Hills

E

Swer, Kharang, Nongstoin, Tynnai, Hilland, Mawsynram, Weiloi

Indo-Burma

Phoenix rupicola T.Anderson

Arecaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114930 (27.ii.2007) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek Peak

Northeastern India

Aristolochia saccataWall.

Aristolochiaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90403 (13.ix.2015) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Cherrapunjee

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Ceropegia angustifolia Wight

Asclepiadaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90409 (16.x.2015) Pynursla

NE

Balphakram, Garampani, Jowai, Jarain, Nokrek

Meghalaya

Ceropegia arnottiana Wight*

Asclepiadaeae

Cl

Specimen not seen

E

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Meghalaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Ceropegia lucida Wall.

Asclepiadaceae

Cl

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114719 (27.ii.2007) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Tharia, Nokrek Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Cynanchum wallichii Wight.*

Asclepiadaceae

Cl

ASSAM, SR Sarma 12128 (28.viii.1935), Pungtong, Khasi Hills

E

Dawki, Pongtung, Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Hoya lobbii Hook.f.

Asclepiadaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90451 (22.v.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

NE

Nokrek, Rongrengiri, Dawki, Nongthala, Nongpoh

Meghalaya

Hoya acuminata (Wight) Benth. ex Hook.f.

Asclepiadaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh, 118556 (11.iv.2009) Mandalgiri, Garo Hills

E

Mawsmai, Nokrek, Cherrapunjee, Balphakram, Mandalgiri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Ophiopogon reptans Hook.f.*

Asparagaceae

H

K (image !), K000846109, C.B.Clarke, 43087(14.ii.1886), Tura, Garo Hills

E

Tura, Garo hills, Garampani, Sonapahar

Indo-Burma

Peliosanthes griffithii Baker

Asparagaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90470 (05.v.2015) Lynshing, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherapunjee, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Mawrapat, Lynshing, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Tupistra nutans Wall.

Asparagaceae

H

BSIS, B.K. Singh 3270 (14.x.2006) Nokrek, West Garo Hills

E

Pynursla, Sohra, Mawsmai, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Tupistra  tupistroides (Kunth) Dandy*

Asparagaceae

H

ASSAM, NP Balakrishna 49972 (17.xi.1969) Jarain, Jaintia Hills

E

Jarain, Nunklow, Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai

Meghalaya, Sikkim

Asplenium finlaysonianum Wall. ex Hook.

Aspleniaceae

H

ASSAM, B. Singh, 118391 (03.ii.2009) Ringrey, Garo Hills

E

Baghmara, Balphakram, Siju, Nokrek, Ringrey

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Asplenium khasianum Sledge*

Aspleniaceae

H

K (image !), K001092516, C.B. Clarke,  Umwai

NE

Umwai

Meghalaya

Inula kalapani C.B.Clarke*

Asteraceae

Sh

ASSAM, G.Panigrahi 16337 (17.vi.1958), Kynshi-Markasa, West Khasi Hills

E

Kynshi, Markasa

Northeastern India

Synotis jowaiensis (Balak.) R.Mathur*

Asteraceae

H

ASSAM, 47400, (?),  Jowai

NE

Jowai, Jarain

Meghalaya

Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle

Balanophoraceae

P

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90398 (19.xi.2014) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Ialong, Raliang, Jowai, Nokrek, Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Lynshing, Mawkyrwat, Phud Juad, Nonglang, Shillong, Nongstoin

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Impatiens khasiana Hook.f.

Balsaminaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90308 (10.viii.2015) Lyngiong, East Khasi Hills

NE

Ialong, Laitkyrhong, Raliang, Jowai, Swer, Tyrsad and Lyngiong

Meghalaya

Impatiens porrecta Wall.

Balsaminaceae

H

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 64126 (16.vi.1975) Balphakram,Garo Hills

NE

Jowai, Jarain, Nokrek, Cherrapunjee, Balphakram, Mawsmai and Parkseh

Meghalaya

Impatiens acuminata Benth.

Balsaminaceae

H

ASSAM, C. Deori  & S.R.Talukdar 134320 (07.vii.2016), Mawchawma, South West Khasi Hills

E

Jowai, Sokha-Nongthala

Northeastern India

Impatiens laevigata Wall.

Balsaminaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90428 (10.x.2015) Laitryngew, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Khleihrait, Mynso, Sokha-Nongthalang, Syndai,  Raliang, Mawmluh, Laitryngew, Mawkyrwat, Umsaw

Northeastern India

Impatiens tripetala Roxb. ex DC.

Balsaminaceae

H

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 134384, (07.vii.2016) Nongstoin, Nongkhunum  river island, West Khasi Hills

E

Nongstoin, Nokrek, Dawki

Indo-Burma

Impatiens jurpia Buch.-Ham.

Balsaminaceae

Sh

ASSAM, DB Deb 28935 Tura Peak, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Impatiens depauperata Hook.f.*

Balsaminaceae

H

K (image!), K000694748, Griffit, s.n, Khasiya

NE

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Meghalaya

Impatiens striolata Hook.f.*

Balsaminaceae

H

K (image!), K000694625, J.D. Hooker & T. Thomson 2026 (05.viii.1830), Kalapanee

NE

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Meghalaya

Begonia brevicaulis A.DC.*

Begoniaceae

H

K (image!), Hooker & Thomson 26, Khasia (Terya to -Cherrapunjee)

E

Khasi Hills (locality not specified)

Indo-Burma

Begonia josephi A.DC.

Begoniaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90462 (07.viii.2016) Wakhen, East Khasi Hills

E

Wakhen, Pynursla

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Begonia hatacoa Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

Begoniaceae

H

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 134282, (07.vi.2016), Nongumiam, West Khasi Hills

E

Dawki, Jarain, Syndai, Muktapur, Cherrapunjee, Laitkynsew, Mawkyrwat, Mawphlang, Mawmluh

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Begonia thomsonii A.DC.

Begoniaceae

H

ASSAM, B. Singh 115968, (12.x.2007) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Berberis wallichiana DC.

Berberidaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00601 (01.i.2014) Thangsnieng, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawphlang, Mawkyrwat, Nonglang, Nonsynrieh, Nonglynkien, Thangsning

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Tournefortia viridiflora Wall. 

Boraginaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130389 (08.xi.2014) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Tura, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Cordia fragrantissima Kurz.

Boraginaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh 110587, (04.ii.2009), Tura range, Garo Hills

E

Tura

Indo-Burma

Cordia grandis Roxb.*

Boraginaceae

T

ASSAM, R.N. De 20584 (25.iii.1941), Tura range, Garo Hills

E

Lailad, Baghamara, Tura range

Indo-Burma

Canarium strictum Roxb.*

Burseraceae

T

(image!), K000651668, G. Mann s.n. (June 1878) Nongpoh, Ri Bhoi

E

Lailad, Raliang, Umdem, Nongpoh

Indo-Burma

Phanera khasiana (Baker) Thoth.

Caesalpinaceae

Cl

ASSAM, B. Singh 110586 (04.ii.2009), Tura range, Garo Hills

E

Balphakram, Tura range, Umtapoh.

Indo-Burma

Adenophora khasiana (Hook.f. & Thomson) Oliv. ex Collett & Hemsl.*

Campanulaceae

H

ASSAM, GK Deka 18758 (06.viii.1938), Upper Shillong, Khasi Hills

E

Lakiang, Shillong Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Cyclocodon parviflorus (Wall. ex A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson*

Campanulaceae

Sh

ASSAM, NP Balakrishnana 49853 (15.xi.1969), Jarain, Jaintia Hills

E

Dawki, Cherrapunjee, Mairang

Eastern Himalaya, Indo-Burma

Capparis olacifolia Hook.f. & Thomson*

Capparidaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 118549 (11.iv.2009), Mandalgiri, Garo Hills

E

Crinioline falls

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Viburnum colebrookeanum Wall. ex DC.

Caprifoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04144 (25.viii.2015) Mawtongor, South West Khasi Hills

E

Lailad, Pynursla, Mawsynram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Viburnum simonsii Hook.f. & Thomson

Caprifoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90420 (19.iv.2016) Nongthamai, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Mawsynram

 Meghalaya

Silene khasiana Rohrb.*

Caryophyllaceae

H

K(image !), K000728810, JD Hooker & T Thomson s.n., Mawphlong, Khasi Hills

E

Khasi Hills-Mawphlang

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Celastrus hookeri Prain

Celastraceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04366 (27.ii.2017) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Euonymus attenuatus Wall. 

Celastraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90422 (10.xi.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Pongtung, Cherapunjee, Mawsynram, Jakrem, Mawsmai and Nongstoin, Balphakram

Bangladesh and Northeastern India

Euonymus lawsonii C.B.Clarke ex Prain

Celastraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90377 (19.xi.2015) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Shillong, Raliang, Nokrek, Jarain, Mawsynram, Cherrapunjee, Pomshomen, Mawmluh

Indo-Burma

Maytenus simonsii D.C.S.Raju

Celastraceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 110589 (08.viii.2007), Chokpot, Garo Hills

NE

Chokpot

Meghalaya

Salacia khasiana Purkayastha

Celastraceae

Cl

ASSAM, D.K .Roy 130138 (05.vi.2014) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Balphakram, Umsaw

Northeastern India

Salacia roxburghii Wall.

Celastraceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03108 (22.viii.2016) Swer, East Khasi Hills.

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawkyrwat, Mawsynram, Swer

Indo-Burma

Garcinia elliptica Wall. ex Wight

Clusiaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130263 (09.vi.2014) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Mawsmai, Cherrapunjee, Balpakram

Indo-Burma.

Garcinia anomala Planch. & Triana

Clusiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03048 (17.i.2014) Laitryngew, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Sohrarim, Mawsmai, Balphakram

Indo-Burma.

Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.

Clusiaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130387 (08.xi.2014) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Sohkha, Balphakram

Indo-Burma.

Mesua floribunda (Wall.) Kosterm.*

Clusiaceae

T

ASSAM, R.N. De 8440 (08.viii.1930) Rongrengiri, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Baghmara

Indo-Burma.

Combretum wallichii var. flagrocarpum (C.B.Clarke) M.G.Gangop. & Chakrab. 

Combretaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh 115881 (08.x.2007), Rongsinggiri, Garo Hills

E

Tura, Nokrek, Rongsinggiri

Indo-Burma.

Combretum pilosum Roxb. ex G.Don

Combretaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130122 (04.vi.2014) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Narpuh, Balphakram

Indo-Burma.

Pollia pentasperma C.B.Clarke*

Commelinaceae

H

K (image!), K000854045, C.B.Clarke 17624, Shillong, East Khasi Hills

E

Shillong Peak

Northeastern India

Argyreia splendens (Hornem.) Sweet*

Convolvulaceae

Cl

ASSAM, J. Joseph 45156 (16.iii.1966), Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi District

E

Garampani, Nongpoh

Indo-Burma

Erycibe peguensis Prain*

Convolvulaceae

T

ASSAM, S.R. Sarma 10610 (06.xi.1933), Mawsmai, Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Tura

Northeastern India

Carex repanda C.B.Clarke*

Cyperaceae

H

K (image!), K000998912, JD Hooker & T. Thomson s.n. (15.vi.1850) Cherrapunjee, Khasi Hills

NE

Cherrapunjee

Meghalaya

Dipteris wallichii (R.Br.) T.Moore

Dipteridaceae

H

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129532 (09.iii.2013) Balpakram, South Garo Hills.

E

Raliang, Jarain, Amlarem, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Diospyros lanceifolia Roxb.

Ebenaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114986 (07.x.2007), Dopgre, Garo Hills

E

Lailad, Siju, Dopgre

Indo-Burma

Diospyros pilosiuscula G.Don

Ebenaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129735 (01.ii.2014) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Dawki, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Diospyros stricta Roxb.*

Ebenaceae

T

ASSAM,  S.R. Sarma 17974 (05.xi.1938), Pungtong, Khasi Hills

E

Devbandh (Balphakram)

Bangladesh and Northeastern India

Diospyros variegata Kurz*

Ebenaceae

T

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 52504 (10.iv.1974) Tura Peak, West Garo Hills

E

Tura, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Elaeagnus pyriformis Hook.f.

Elaeagnaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114933 (27.ii.2007), Dopgre, Garo Hills

E

Shillong Peak, Pynursla, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Echinocarpus dasycarpus Benth.

Elaeocarpaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03059 (18.xi.2015) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Pynursla, Mawsmai, Swakpoh-Wanniang, Mawsynram, Nongstoin

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Elaeocarpus acuminatus Wall. ex Mast.

Elaeocarpaceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90442 (20.vi.2015) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawsmai, Nokrek, Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh

Bangladesh and Northeastern India

Elaeocarpus rugosus Roxb. ex G.Don

Elaeocarpaceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 88693 (01.ii.2014) Saitbakon, East Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Nongtalang, Pongtung, Lailad, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Elaeocarpus lanceifolius Roxb.

Elaeocarpaceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 04131 (22.xii.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Mawmluh, Lyngiong, Lynshing, Tyrsad, Nongbri, Mawkyrwat, Nongstoin, Jowai, Jarain, Nongpoh, Dawki, Balat

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Elaeocarpus prunifolius Wall. ex Müll.Berol.

Elaeocarpaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90304 (20.v.2015) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Sweet falls, Mawsmai, Cherrapunjee, Mahadeo, Mawmluh, Pongtung, Pynursla, Sutnga, Pyndengnongbri, Mawsynram

Northeastern India

Elaeocarpus sikkimensis Mast.

Elaeocarpaceae

T

ASSAM, G. Panigrahi 16563 (21.vi.1958) Nongstoin, Khasi Hills

E

Dawki, Nongstoin, Nongsteng

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Elaeocarpus simplex Kurz

Elaeocarpaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90379 (15.vi.2015) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Echinocarpus tomentosus 

Benth.

Elaeocarpaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H.Mir, 88694 (08.viii.2018) Mawnai, West Khasi Hills

E

Mawnai, Mawkyrwat, Raliang

Indo-Burma

Agapetes acuminata (Wall.) D.Don ex G.Don

Ericaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114708B (27.ii.2007) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills.

E

Mawsmai, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Agapetes incurvata (Griff.) Sleumer

Ericaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90400 (10.iv.2015) Lynshing, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawphlang, Shillong peak, Lynshing, Umtong

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Agapetes lobbii C.B.Clarke

Ericaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114708 (27.ii.2007) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Railang, Jarain, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Agapetes obovata (Wight) Benth. & Hook.f.

Ericaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00713 (12.xii.2015) Lynshing, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawsmai, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Lynshing, Lyngiong, Nokrek, Pynursla, Saitbakon, Pongtung, Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Agapetes rugosus (Hook.f.) Harid. & R.R.Rao

Ericaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90455 (08.vi.2014) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

NE

Shillong Peak, Mawmluh, Cherrapunjee, Lynshing, Mawsynram, Pynrsula

Meghalaya

Agapetes saligna (Hook.f.) Benth. & Hook.f.

Ericaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114346 (27.ii.2007) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Jarain, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Agapetes setigera (Wall.) D.Don ex G.Don

Ericaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir 01021 (02.ii.2017) Dympep, East Khasi Hills

E

Upper Shillong, Cherrapunjee, Mawkynrew, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Craibiodendron henryi W.W. Sm.*

Ericaceae

T

E, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, W.W. Smith 158 (?.?.1884), Jowai

E

Jowai.

Indo-Burma

Rhododendron formosum Wall.

Ericaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90397 (23.xi.2015) Umlangmar, East Khasi Hills

NE

Jakrem, Elephant falls, Mairang, Umsaw, Jowai, Jarain, Shillong Peak, Swer, Tyrsad, Mawranglang

Meghalaya

Rhododendron inequale Hutch.

Ericaceae

Ep

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129735 (01.ii.2014) Balpakram, South Garo Hills

E

Myrung, Kyllang, Pynursla, Umsong, Mawpglong, Dympep, Wah-Soh-Pho, Mawsmai, Riat Laban, Laitlyngkot

Northeastern India

Rhododendron iteophyllum Hutch.*

Ericaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.A. Mao & D.K. Roy 110464 (21.iv.2015) Woodland Campus, Khasi Hills

NE

Myntang valley, Sohrarim, Mahadew,  Jakrem, Umphang

Meghalaya

Vaccinium dunalianum Wight*

Ericaceae

Sh

K (image!),K000618561, J.D. Hooker s.n. Cherapunjee, Khais Hills

E

Jowai, Mawsynram, Cherrapunjee

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Vaccinium griffithianum Wight*

Ericaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000780703, J.D. Hooker & T. Thomson 1405 Khasi Hills

NE

Nongstoin

Meghalaya

Vaccinium vacciniaceum (Roxb.) Sleumer

Ericaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90439 (02.xi.2015) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawsmai, Cherrapunjee.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Eriocaulon gregatum Körn.*

Eriocaulaceae

H

K (image!), K000457742, J.D. Hooker & T Thomson s.n. Khais Hills

E

Sohra, Rongrenggiri

Northeastern India

Eriocaulon barba-caprae Fyson*

Eriocaulaceae

H

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not known

Meghalaya

Eriocaulon cherrapunjianum R.Ansari & N.P.Balakr.*

Eriocaulaceae

H

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not known

Meghalaya

Erythroxylum kunthianum Kurz

Erythroxylaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90410 (07.ix.2015) Pynursla, East Khasi Hills

E

Pynursla, Nongstoin, Rangthalliang, Tyrsad, Ureksew, Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Lynshing, Lyngiong, Laitkynsew, Nonglang, Mawthynrew, Mairang, Nongbri

Indo-Burma

Baliospermum calycinum Muell.Arg

Euphorbiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00614 (08.i.2014) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Tura, Cherrapunjee, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Baliospermum calycinum var.micranthum (Müll.Arg.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.

Euphorbiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 115949 (11.x.2007) Daribogre, Garo Hills

NE

Nokrek, Mawsmai, Cherrapunjee, Mawphlang, Mawkyrwat, Jowai, Jarain, Dawki, Umsaw, Umiam, Daribogre

Meghalaya

Bridelia assamica Hook.f.

Euphorbiaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130871 (11.xi.2014) Deobandh-Teptepa, Garo Hills

E

Balpakram, Nokrek.

Northeastern India and Bangladesh.

Cleistanthus nokrensis B.Singh

Euphorbiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 115856 (08.x.2010), Rongsigiri, Garo Hills

NE

Nokrek Biosphere Reserve.

Meghalaya.

Croton joufra Roxb.

Euphorbiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00661 (10.v.2015) Lawbah, East Khasi Hills

E

Maheshkola, Cherrapunjee

Indo-Burma

Glochidion acuminatum Müll. Arg.

Euphorbiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90354 (23.iii.2015) Sohra, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Pyndengnongbri, Mawmluh, Mawsynram, Lynshing

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Glochidion ellipticum Wight

Euphorbiaceae

T

ASSAM, B.Singh 116647 (16.x.2007) Dilching river, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Darugiri, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Glochidion multiloculare (Rottler ex Willd.) Voigt*

Euphorbiaceae

T

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 64103 (14.ix.1975) Nokrek, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Mawsynram, Balpakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Glochidion thomsonii (Muell.Arg.) Hook.f.

Euphorbiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90429 (10.x.2015) Khrang, East Khasi Hills

E

Jowai, Syndai, Nokrek, Cherapunjee, Mawsmai, Mawmluh, Nonglang, Mawkyrwat, Raliang, Jarain, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Mallotus roxburghianus Müll.Arg.

Euphorbiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03071 (19.viii.2015) Wakhen, East Khasi Hills

E

Tura, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Trigonostemon semperflorens (Roxb.) Muell.Arg.

Euphorbiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 125566 (26.iv.2012) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Balphakram

Bangladesh and Northeastern India

Trigonostemon viridissimus var. chatterjii (Deb & G.K. Deka) N.P. Balakr. & Chakrab.

Euphorbiaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129632 (11.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

NE

Dawki, Balphakram National Park

Meghalaya

Crotalaria khasiana Thoth. & A.A.Ansari

Fabaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03095 (22.v.2014 Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawmluh, Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Dalbergia rimosa Roxb.

Fabaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh, 118575 (13.iv.2009), Mandalgiri Garo Hills

E

Balphakram, Dambu, Baghmara, Dawki, Umsaw, Pungtung, Tharia, Nongpoh, Sohra, Mandalgiri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma 

Gymnocladus assamicus U.N.Kanjilal ex P.C.Kanjilal*

Fabaceae

T

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, A. Arunachalam 11839 (02.iv.2014), Shella, Khasi Hill

E

Laitkseh

Northeastern India

Ormosia robusta Baker

Fabaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00590 (15.ix.2014) Lyngiong, East Khasi Hills.

E

Balphakram, Baghmara

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Campylotropis thomsonii (Baker) Schindl.*

Fabaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000894916, J.D.Hooker & T.Thomson, s.n., Khasiya

E

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Indo-Malaya

Dalbergia clarkei Thoth.*

Fabaceae

Sh

LE (image!), LE00014482, C.B. Clarke, (29.i.1886), Maoksandoam

E

Khasi hills

Eastern Himalaya, Northeastern India

Dalbergia volubilis Roxb var.  assamica*

Fabaceae

Sh

ASSAM, U.N.Kanjilal (30.iii.1915), Garo hills

E

Garo hills (locality not specified)

Northeastern India

Derris pseudorobusta Thoth.*

Fabaceae

Sh

ASSAM, N.P. Balakrishnan 47038 (24.viii.1968), Garam Pani-Rytiang Road

E

Garampani

Eastern Himalaya, North east India

Indigofera sesquipedalis Sanjappa*

Fabaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D. Verma 134145 (28.vi.14), Mukhaialong, Meghalaya

E

Mukhaialong near jowai

Eastern Himalaya, Northeastern India

Lespedeza elliptica Benth.*

Fabaceae

Sh

ASSAM, G. Panigrahi 3756 (26.ix.56), Elephant falls, 7th miles from Shillong

E

Elephant falls

Eastern Himalaya, North east India

Corydalis khasiana Liden*

Fumariaceae

H

K (image!), K000653652, Magnus Liden, Khasi Hills

NE

Khasi Hills (locality not specified)

Meghalaya

Crawfurdia campanulacea Wall. & Griff. ex C.B.Clarke*

Gentianaceae

H

K (image!), K000195242, J.D.Hooker, s.n. India, Khasia (Mawflong)

E

Mawphlang

Himalaya, North east India

Aeschynanthus mannii Kurz ex C.B.Clarke

Gesneriaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114710 (27.ii.2007), Nokrek peak, Garo Hills

NE

Jowai, Balphakram, Nokrek

Meghalaya.

Aeschynanthus parasiticus (Roxb.) Wall.

Gesneriaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh, 116864 (29.iii.2008), Nabokgre, Garo Hills

E

Jarain, Jowai, Raliang, Ialong, Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai, Mawsynram, Nokrek, Nabokgre

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Aeschynanthus superbus C.B.Clarke

Gesneriaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90393 (13.ix.2016) Rangtheliang, East Khasi Hills

E

Raliang, Jarain, Jowai, Nartiang, Nokrek, Mawsynram, Rangthaliang, Cherrapunjee,

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Aeschynanthus parviflorus (D.Don) Spreng.

Gesneriaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh, 115860 (07.x.2007), Rongsingiri, Garo Hills

E

Ialong, Raliang, Mawsmai, Mawmluh, Cherapunjee, Lynshing, Jowai, Nokrek, Shillong peak, Rongsingiri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Aeschynanthus hookeri C.B.Clarke 

Gesneriaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90464 (10.viii.2016) Wakhen, East Khasi Hills

E

South Garo hills, Wakhen, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma.

Boeica filiformis C.B.Clarke*

Gesneriaceae

Sh

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 64551 (17.vii.1976), Baghmara, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek

Northeastern India.

Sycopsis griffithiana Oliv.*

Hamamelidaceae

T

ASSAM, S.R. Sarma 103299 (23.xi.1935) Mawsmai, Khasi Hills

NE

Tharia forest, Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai, Lan-Nong-Kah, Mahadeo forest

Meghalaya.

Molineria garoense D.K. Roy & D.Vijayan

Hypoxidaceae

H

ASSAM, D.K.Roy 129632 (06.vi.2014) Balpakram, Garo Hills

NE

Balpakram

Meghalaya.

Ixonanthes khasiana Hook.f.

Ixonanthaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 05653 (11.x.2016) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

NE

Syreyngam, Nongtalang, Dawki, Nongsteng, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram

Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.

Callicarpa vestita Wall. ex C.B.Clarke

Lamiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90457 (17.vii.2015) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Raliang, Pongtung

Northeastern India and Eastern Himalaya.

Gomphostemma lucidum wall ex Benth.

Lamiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90460 (21.ix.2015) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Jowai, Jarain, Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Nongthmai

Indo-Burma.

Pogostemon strigosus (Benth.) Benth.

Lamiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90328 (08.vii.2015) Lyngshing, East Khasi Hills

NE

Ialong, Jowai, Jarain, Ummulong, Lawbah, Mawsmai, Pomshomen, Mawmluh, Mawsynram

Meghalya.

Premna bracteata Wall. ex C.B.Clarke

Lamiaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh 114965 (20.vi.2007), Bandari fall, Garo Hills

E

Tura Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma.

Premna milleflora C.B.Clarke*

Lamiaceae

T

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 5249 (06.iii.1915) Tura Forests, Garo Hills

E

Songsak, Tura Peak

Indo-Burma.

Premna racemosa Wall. ex Schauer

Lamiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00615 (09.i.2014) Laitryngew, East Khasi Hills

E

Pynrsula, Tura

Indo-Burma.

Alseodaphne khasyana (Meisn.) Kosterm.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90378 (21.x.2015) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

NE

Pynursla, Mawkyrwat, Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Laitkynsew, Lawba, Nongstoin

Meghalaya.

Actinodaphne reticulata Meisn.*

Lauraceae

T

K (image!), K000778977, J.D. Hooker & T. Thomson, s.n (?.x.1820) Khasia,  Nongkhlaw

E

Nongkhlaw

Eastern Himalaya, Meghalaya

Alseodaphne petiolaris Hook.f.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, U.N. Kanjilal 4051 (06.vi.1914), 37 half mile post, G.S.Road, Shillong

E

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Indo-Burma

Beilschmiedia  fagifolia Nees*

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 5251 (07.iii.1915) Tura Peak, Garo Hills

E

Tura Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma.

Beilschmiedia assamica Meisn.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90408 (21.ii.2016) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Pynursla, Cherrapunjee, Mawkyrwat, Nongstoin, Mawsmai, Mawmluh

Indo-Burma.

Beilschmiedia brandisii Hook.f.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 01013 (09.xi.2016) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Tura peak, Nongkrem, Nokrek

Northeastern India.

Beilschmiedia gammieana King ex Hook.f.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, U.N. Kanjilal 7105 (29.xi.1916), Upper Shillong.

E

Upper Shillong

Eastern Himalaya

Cinnamomum bishnupadae M.Gangop.*

Lauraceae

T

Specimen not seen

E

Locality not known

Northeastern India (Meghalaya)

Cinnamomum curvifolium (Lam.) Nees

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130065 (05.ii.2014) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Raliang, Jowai, Sohrarim, Mawmluh, Cherrpunjee, Lyngiong, Lynshing, Mawkyrwat, Mawsynram, Umsaw, Balphakram, Jarain, Nartiang, Dawki, Bhoirymbong, Nongpoh, Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Cinnamomum suvrae M.Gangop.*

Lauraceae

T

Specimen not seen

E

Locality not known

North east India (Meghalaya)

Cryptocarya amygdalina Nees

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00677 (09.x.2015) Laitsohum, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Balphakram

Indo-Burma and Nepal

Lindera latifolia Hook.f.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90365 (22.ix.2015) Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Ialong, Raliang, Jowai, Amlarem, Nonglang, Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Phudjuad, Nongstoing, Lyngiong

Indo-Burma

Litsea laeta (Wall. ex Nees) Hook.f.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90447 (21.viii.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai, Mawmluh, Laitryngew, Mawsynram, Nongstoin, Jakrem, Shangpung, Wakhen, Lawbah, Nongstoin, Nongpoh, Nokrek, Balphakram, Mawkasain, Laitsohum

Indo-Burma and Bhutan

Machilus gamblei King ex Hook.f.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh118504 (12.iv.2009), Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Darugiri, Cherapunjee, Lyngiong, Nongkrem, Smit, Mawkyrwat. Lailad, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Mawsynram, Balphakram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Neolitsea umbrosa(Nees) Gamble

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00583 (15.i.2016) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills.

E

Lailad, Dympep, Pynursla, Cherrapunjee, Satifalls, Balpakram

Himalaya, Indo-Burma

Persea kingii (Hook.f.) Kosterm.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00652 (07.v.2015) Swer, East Khasi Hills.

NE

Shillong peak, Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Mawkyrwat, Nokrek, Nongstoin

Meghalaya

Persea minutiflora Kosterm.

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00638 (12.xi.2014) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Persea parviflora (Meisn.) Harid. & R.R.Rao

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 05646 (22.i.2016) Laitsohum, East Khasi Hills

NE

Tura, Ialong, Raliang, Jowai, Nongstoin

Meghalaya

Phoebe attenuata (Nees) Nees

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00662 (10.v.2015) Lawbah, East Khasi Hills

E

Tura

Eastern Himalaya and Meghalaya

Phoebe cooperiana P.C.Kanjilal & Das

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, B.S. 118408 (02.ii.2009), Doparakgre, Garo Hills

E

Nongpoh, Nokrek

Northeastern India

Lindera assamica (Meisn.) Kurz

Lauraceae

T

ASSAM, R.N. De 17565 (11.xi.1938), Mawsmai  forest

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai

Eastern Himalaya, Indo-Burma

Loranthus gracilifolius Roxb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Loranthaceae

Ep

ASSAM, R.N. De 19967 (10.xii.1940), Damra forests, Garo Hills

E

Balphakram, Damra

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Taxillus assamicus Danser

Loranthaceae

P

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90323 (13.ix.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Damalgiri

Indo-Burma

Macrosolen psilanthus (Hook.f.) Danser*

Loranthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, RN De 19967 (28.iii.1941), Damra forests, Garo Hills

E

Jarain, Damra

Northeastern India and Bhutan

Magnolia baillonii Pierre

Magnoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00756 (02.ii.2016) Nongsteng, East Khasi Hills

E

Umsaw, Nongsteng. Nokrek, Nartiang

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Magnolia griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson*

Magnoliaceae

T

ASSAM, D.B. Deb 28900 (29.viii.1962), Tura Forests, Garo Hills

E

Nongpoh, Nokrek

Indo-Burma.

Magnolia insignis Wall. 

Magnoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90415 (12.v.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Ialong, Raliang, Shillong peak, Mawmluh, Jarain, Shangpung, Khlerihat, Nongpoh, Nonsynreih, Nonglang, Cherrapunjee, Lyngiong, Mawynram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Magnolia oblonga (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Figlar

Magnoliaceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90313 (24.iii.2016) Swer, East Khasi Hills

E

Swer, Tura

Bangladesh and Northeastern India

Magnolia punduana (Hook.f. & Thomson) Figlar

Magnoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90404 (19.ix.2015) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Jowai, Jarain, Cherrapunjee, Mawkyrwat, Nongstoin, Pynursla, Lynshing, Nonglang

Northeastern India

Magnolia rabaniana (Hook.f. & Thomson) D.C.S.Raju & M.P.Nayar

Magnoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 88685 (19.iii.2015) Cherrapunjee

E

Mawsmai, Cherrapunjee, Sangriang, Nongthmmai

Northeastern India

Magnolia lanuginosa (Wall.) Figlar & Noot.

Magnoliaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 88695 (02.viii.2015) Mawnai, West Khasi Hills

E

Mawnai, Khrang, Rngisawlia, Pariong, Kynshi, Pyndengnongbri, Mawkyrwat

Indo-Burma

Aspidopterys elliptica (Blume) A.Juss.*

Malpighiaceae

Cl

ASSAM, R.N. De 20551 (25.iv.1941), Damra forests, Garo Hills

E

Tura, Maheskhola, Damra

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Hiptage acuminata Wall. ex A.Juss.

Malpighiaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 01015 (11.xi.2016) Nonglynkien, South West Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Nonglynkien

Indo-Burma

Aspidopterys jainii R.C.Srivast.*

Malpighiaceae

Cl

Specimen not seen

E

Locality not specified

Northeastern India (Meghalaya)

Heritiera dubia Wall. ex Kurz*

Malvaceae

T

Specimen not seen

E

Locality not specified

Northeastern India (Assam, Meghalaya)

Memecylon cerasiforme Kurz

Melastomataceae

T

ASSAM, A.H.Mir, 00595 (15.x.2016) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Lailad, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Naudin

Melastomataceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90359 (15.vi.2015) Lyngiong, East Khasi Hills

E

Jowai, Mawlai, Pongtung, Raliang, Cherrapunjee, Nongstoin, Mairang, Nongbri, Lyngiong, Mawkyrwat, Pynursla, Wakhen, Jarrain, Lawbah, Mawphlang, Laitryngew, Phlanwangbroi

Indo-Burma

Osbeckia nutans Wall. ex C.B.Clarke

Melastomataceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K .Roy 129644 (11.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Jowai, Balphakram.

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Osbeckia nayarii G.S.Giri*

Melastomataceae

H

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not specified

Meghalaya

Oxyspora senguptae Subram. & Nayar*

Melastomataceae

Sh

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not specified

Meghalaya

Sonerila khasiana C.B.Clarke

Melastomataceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03094 (22.v.2014) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Ialong, Jowai, Balphakram, Cherrapunjee, Nongsynrieh, Mawthnrew, Nongstoin

Himalaya, Indo-Burma

Sonerila arguta R.Br.*

Melastomataceae

H

K (image!), K000867662, s.coll., Amane

NE

Locality not specified

Meghalaya

Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae (C.DC.) Mabb.

Meliaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh, 118416 (03.ii.2009) Tamadugre, Garo Hills

E

Mahadeo, Pynursla, Pongtung, Balpakram, Nokrek, Tamadugre

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Cyclea bicristata (Griff.) Diels

Menispermaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04356 (26.iv.2015) Cherapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Cyclea debiliflora Miers

Menispermaceae

Cl

ASSAM, B. Singh118347 (30.i.2008) Sangkinigre, Garo Hills

NE

Nokrek, Balphakram, Sangkinigre

Meghalaya

Haematocarpus thompsonii Miers

Menispermaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00619 (05.ii.2014) Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills

E

Sonapahar

Northeastern India

Stephania glandulifera Miers*

Menispermaceae

Cl

ASSAM, s.coll., 29036 (30.viii.1962), Tura forest, Meghalaya

E

Tura peak, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya, North east India

Calliandra umbrosa subsp. griffithii (Benth.) S.R.Paul

Mimosaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03082 (21.xii.2016) Ureksew, East Khasi Hills

NE

Umtapoh, Mawsmai, Balphakram

Meghalaya

Artocarpus chama Buch.-Ham.

Moraceae

T

ASSAM, B .Singh115741  (23.vi.2007) Oragitok, Garo Hills

E

Umlimg, Balphakram, Nokrek, Oragitok

Bangladesh and Indo-Burma

Ficus squamosa Roxb.

Moraceae

Sh

ASSAM, B Singh118245  (01.ii.2008) Rongrengiri, Garo Hills

E

Umling-Lailad, Rongrengiri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Musa velutina H.Wendl. & Drude

Musaceae

T

ASSAM, B Singhs.n. (26.ii.2007) Chandigre, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Chandigre

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Horsfieldia amygdalina (Wall.) Warb.

Myristicaceae

T

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 23959 (28.iii.1915) Dambu, Garo Hills

E

Laitkynsew, Dambu , Nongpoh

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Antistrophe oxyantha (Wall. ex A.DC.) A.DC.

Myrsinaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh114670 (27.ii.2007) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek Peak, Balphakram

Northeastern India and Bangladesh

Ardisia depressa C.B.Clarke

Myrsinaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh115852(07.x.2008) Rongsingiri, Garo Hills

E

Umsaw, Nongpoh, Nokrek, Rongsingiri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Ardisia griffithii C.B.Clarke

Myrsinaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90394 (28.x.2016) Laitryngew, East Khasi Hills.

NE

Ialong, Raliang, Jowai, Mawlai, Nokrek, Cherrapunjee, Mawkyrwat

Meghalaya

Ardisia neriifolia Wall. ex A.DC.

Myrsinaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00676 (08.x.2015) Khrang, East Khasi Hills.

E

Mawlai, Jarain, Balpakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Ardisia odontophylla Wall. ex A.DC.

Myrsinaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh118477 (09.iv.2009) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Pynursla, Jowai, Mawsynram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Ardisia pedunculosa Wall.*

Myrsinaceae

Sh

ASSAM, G. Panigrahi 22605 (15.xii.1960) Rongrengiri, Garo Hills

NE

Raliang, Garo Hills

Meghalaya

Embelia subcoriacea (C.B.Clarke) Mez

Myrsinaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90459 (24.x.2016) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawmluh, Cherrapunjee, Jowai, Weiloi, Mawsynram, Jarain

Indo-Burma

Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A.DC.

Myrsinaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00578 (15.vii.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Nongpoh

Indo-Burma

Embelia vestita Roxb.

Myrsinaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00579 (15.vii.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Sadew, Ialong, Jowai

Northeastern India

Syzygium diospyrifolium (Wall. ex Duthie) S.N.Mitra

Myrtaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00653 (08.v.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Lailad, Balphakram

Bangladesh and Northeastern India

Syzygium kurzii (Duthie) N.P.Balakr.

Myrtaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh 114985 (21.vi.2007) Dopgre, Garo Hills

E

Dambu, Balphakram, Nokrek, Dopgre

Indo-Burma

Syzygium praecox (Roxb.) Rathakr. & N.C.Nair

Myrtaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh 115938 (11.x.2007), Williamnagar, Garo Hills

E

Baghmara, Williamnagar

Indo-Burma

Syzygium ramosissimum (Blume) N.P.Balakr.*

Myrtaceae

T

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 5237 (05.iii.1915) Sanitorium Hills, Garo Hills

E

Baghmara, Nokrek, Sanitorium Hills.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Syzygium khasianum (Duthie) N.P.Balakr

Myrtaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03046 (16.vi.2016) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Mawsynram

Notheast India

Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.

Nepanthaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90306 (19.ix.2014) Jarain, South West Hills

NE

Balphakram, Nokrek, Sutunga, Jarain, Bapung, Maheshkhola, Bagmara, Siju, Lawbah

Meghalaya

Anacolosa ilicoides Mast.

Olacaceae

T

ASSAM, DK Roy 125983 (22.iv.2012) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Siju

Indo-Burma

Jasminum cardiomorphum 

P.S. Green*

Oleaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000545655, Tessier-Yandell, (?.ii.1973), Meghalaya

NE

Khasi & Jaintia hills (locality not specified)

Meghalaya

Jasminum listeri King ex Gage

Oleaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh 114602 (23.ii.2007) Daribokgre, Garo Hills

E

Sella forest, Dawki, Nokrek, Balpakram, Daribokgre

Indo-Burma

Jasminum subglandulosum Kurz

Oleaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00914 (09.xi.2016) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Umsaw.

Indo-Burma

Ligustrum myrsinites Decne.

Oleaceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 03075 (20.i.2016) Lyngiong, East Khasi Hills

NE

Elephent falls, Upper Shillong, Sadew, Dympep, Mawphlang

Meghalaya

Olea salicifolia Wall. ex G.Don

Oleaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04128 (22.ix.2016) Laitkynsew, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Sohrarim, Mawsmai, Mawkyrwat, Nongstoin, Nongsynrieh

Indo-Burma.

Acampe ochracea (Lindley) Hochr

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh  116699 (?), Nokrek Peak, Garo Hill

E

Dawki, Nongpoh, Garampani, Raliang, Nokrek Peak

Indo-Burma

Acampe papillosa (Lindley) Lindley

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 116700 (?), Daribokgre, Garo Hill

E

Burnihat, Nongpoh, Raliang, Gokha, Rongrenggre

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Agrostophyllum brevipes King & Pantl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, R.N. De 17137 (?), Nokrek Hills, Garo Hills

E

Jowai, Laitryngew, Leska, Ialong, Raliang, Nokrek.

Indo-Burma

Agrostophyllum callosum Rchb.f. 

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 05649 (06.ii.2017) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherapunjee, Laitryngew, Kynshi, Mawphlang, Pynursla, Shillong Peak, Mawmluh,  Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Agrostophyllum flavidum Phukan*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, S. Phukan 68257B (?.v.1985), Khasi Hills

NE

Shillong Peak

Meghalaya

Agrostophyllum planicaule (Wall. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 35839 (?), Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Dawki, Lundai, Mawsmai, Cherrapunjee, Syndai, Jarain, Nongpoh, Balpakram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Arachnis labrosa (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM G.K. Deka 36069 (04.x.1950) Khasi & Jaintia Hills

E

Markasa, Umsaw, Dawki

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Brachycorythis galeandra (Rchb.f.) Summerh.

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 134226 (5.vii.16), Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Laitlyngkot, Mawryngkneng, Nongkrem, Nongstoin, Sadew, Umkhlaw, Shillong Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum blepharistes Rchb.f.*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, G.K. Deka 35652, Nongpoh, Ribhoi district

E

Cherapunjee

Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum careyanum (Hook.) Spreng.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129659 (12.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Bholaganj, Pynursla, Nongpoh, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum cauliflorum Hook.f.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, D. Verma 134121 (28.vi.2014) Mukhaialong, Jaintia Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Dawki, Jowai

Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum cherrapunjeensis Barbhuiya & D.Verma*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, Barbhuiya &Verma 112212 (07.vii.2013), Cherrpunjee, West Khasi Hills

NE

Cherrapunjee

Meghalaya

Bulbophyllum chyrmangensis D.Verma, S.Lavania & Sushil K. Singh*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, D. Verma 53 (08.x.2013) Chyrmang, West Jaintia Hills District

NE

Chyrmang

Meghalaya

Bulbophyllum griffithii (Lindl.) Reiclb*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, J.Joseph 37309 (17.x.66) Elephant falls, East Khasi Hills

E

Ialong, Jowai Nokrek Balpakram, Shillong, Upper shillong

Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum gymnopus Hook.f.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 134502 (30.xi.16) Mawthawpdah, South West Khasi Hills

E

Cherapumjee, Mawsmai, Shillong, Saifalls, Balpakram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum hirtum (Smith) Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori 1011285 (12.xi.13), Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Barapani, Cherrapunjee, Shillong Peak, Nongpoh

Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 137747 (30.vi.17), Kyllang forest West khasi Hills District

E

Pynurslla, Sadew forest, Sohrarim, Shillong

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum leptanthum Hook.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

 K (image!), K000894303, Hooker J.D. and Thompson T. Cherrapunjee.

E

Pynursla, Sadew, Sohrarim, Shillong

Northeastern India

Bulbophyllum manabendrae D.K. Roy  Barbhuiya & A.D. Talukdar

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129694 (12.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

NE

South Garo hills

Meghalaya

Bulbophyllum moniliforme Part. ex. Reichb. f.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM,N.C.Deori, 51737 (21.ii.73) Jarain,  Jaintia Hills District

E

Jarain

Nepal and Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum piluliferum King & Pantl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, N.P. Balakrishnan 42283 (31.v.1965) Jowai, Jaintia Hills

E

Jowai

Northeastern India

Bulbophyllum scabratum Reichb.f.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C. Deori & S.R.T. 137724 (10.v.17), West Khasi Hills

E

Cherapunjee, Shillong Peak, Mawsmai

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Bulbophyllum striatum (Griff.) Reichb.f

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 05644 (06.ii.2017) Dympep, East Khasi Hills.

E

Jowai, Kynshi- Markasa, Shillong-peak,  Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Calanthe densiflora Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM,  G.Panigrahi 4620 (21.xi.56) Dawki from Pynursla I.B.

E

Jowai, Pynursla, Shillong, Mahadeo, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Cheirostylis griffithii Lindl.

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, AH Mir, 04140 (25.vi.2015) Nonglang, South West Khasi Hills

E

Mawphlang, Mawkyrwat, Nongstoin, Mawmluh, Mawsmai

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Cheirostylis pusilla Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, D.K. Roy & D. Vijayan 128919 (11.ix.2018) Pongtung, Khasi Hills

NE

Khasi Hills – Pontung

Meghalaya

Cleisostoma appendiculatum (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Jackson

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, D.B. Deb 29295 (?), Nokrek Peak, Garo Hill

E

Jarain, Nongstoin, Balpakram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Cleisostoma aspersum (Rchb.f.) Garay* 

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori 131605 (16.xii.15) Botanical garden, collected from Pynursla, East Khasi Hills

E

Pynursla, Shillong Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Cleisostoma filiforme (Lindley) Garay

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 116760 (?), Rongrengiri, Garo Hill

E

Umsaw, Rongrengiri, Nongpoh, Nokrek, Rongrengiri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Cleisostoma racemiferum (Lindley) Garay*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 64609 (?) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Jowai, Ramtai, Syndai, Umsaw, Umrangshu

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Cleisostoma subulatum Blume*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 64609 (?) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Nongpoh, Pyndeng-slu-Kop, Balpakram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Coelogyne barbata Griff.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, AH Mir, 03061 (19.ii.2015) Saitbakon, East Khasi Hills.

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai, Sohrarim, Nongstoin, Balpakram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Coelogyne corymbosa Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.V.S.R. 28188 (?) Nokrek, Garo Hills

E

Dympep, Mawphlang, Sohrarim, Pyunrsla, Saitbakon, Lynshing, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Coelogyne flaccida L.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B Singh 116786 (?) Simsanggre, Garo Hills

E

Jarain, Jowai, Shillong Peak, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Coelogyne fuscescens Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B Singh 116759 (?) Rongrengre, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Sohrarim, Nokrek, Rongrengre.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Coelogyne longipes Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 116695 (?) Sisubibra, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Coelogyne micrantha Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, S. Das 55474 (11.ii.1975) Jarain, Jaintia Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Jowai, Nongkhlaw, Nongstoin

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Coelogyne occultata Hook.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, S.D. Sangma 60130 (?) Sellengiri, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Jarain, Lynshing, Pynursla, Pongtung, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Coelogyne ovalis Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, SR Sarma 20266 (22.xi.1938) Sohrarim, Jaintia Hills

E

Pongtung, Sohra-rim, Shella, Nokrek

Indo-Burma and Nepal

Coelogyne prolifera Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 61442 (?) Darogiri, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai, Jarain, Nongkhyllem, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Coelogyne punctulata Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03085 (22.vi.2014) Pynursla, East Khasi Hills

E

Amwee, Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Jarain, Kyllang rock, Shillong, Balpakram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Coelogyne schultesii  S.K.Jain & S.Das

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 116695 (?) Sisubibra, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Nongstoin, Jarain, Markasa, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Coelogyne stricta (Don) Schltr.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, SD Sangma 55496 (04.iv.1974) Salbengiri, Garo Hills

E

Jarain, Cherrapunjee, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Coelogyne suaveolens (Lindl.) Hook.f.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 116716 (?) Khalakgre, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Jowai, Nongkhlaw, Nongpoh, Umsning- Noonmati, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Coelogyne viscosa Rchb.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.K.Deka 25053 (07.iii.1961), Jowai, Jaintia Hills

E

Jarain, Barapani, Jowai

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Corybas himalaicus (King& Pantl.) Schltr*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, J. Joseph 84079 (?) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Upper Shillong, Elephant falls, Nokrek

Indo-Burma.

Crepidium khasianum (Hook.f.) Szlach.

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02235 (14.vi.2017) Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Shillong Peak

Indo-Burma and Nepal

Cryptochilus sanguinea Wall.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, R.N. De 22167 (?) Tura Peak, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai, Dawki, Jarain, Pynursla, Jowai, Nokrek, Tura Peak

Northeastern India, Bhutan and Nepal

Cymbidium cochleare Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.K.Deka 25053 (07.iii.61), Jowai, Jaintia Hill district

E

Jarain, Jowai, Nongstoin

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India.

Cymbidium devonianum Paxt. Mag*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, T.M.Hynniewta 50835 (07.iv.72), Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Nongstoin, Nokrek

Northeastern India, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand

Cymbidium eburneum Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, T.M.Hynniewta 51864 (15.xi.72) Jarain, Jaintia Hills district

E

Markasa, Sonapur, Nongstoin, Mairang, Shillong peak, Nokrek

Nepal and Indo-Burma

Cymbidium elegans Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, DK Roy 129741 (01.ii.2014) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Mawphlang, Nongkhlaw, Peak Forest, Shillong, Smit, Nongkrem, Balpakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Cymbidium mastersii Griff.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G. K. Deka Accn. no. 36054 (31.x.52), Pontung, Khasi  & Jaintia Hills,

E

Pongtung, Shillong

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Dendrobium anceps Swartz

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori & SRT, 137765 (09.vi.17) BSI, Botanical garden, originally collected from Nongkhlaw, West Khasi Hill District

E

Mawphlang, Nongpoh, Nokrek

Himalaya, Indo-Burma

Dendrobium gibsonii Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C. Deori 101155 (29.vii.04),Jowai, Jaintia Hill District

E

Cherrapunjee, Shillong peak, Nongkhlaw

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Dendrobium hookerianum Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM), C.Deori 101157 (29.vii.2004) Shillong Peak, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawphlang, Pynursla, Shillong peak

Indo-Burma

Dendrobium infundibulum Lindl*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G. K. Deka 35539, Nongpoh

E

Nongpoh, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Dendrobium khasianum Deori

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C. Deori 101136 (01.v.04), Experimental Garden, Barapani, originally collected from Pongtong forest

E

Pontang forest, Mawphlang

Meghalaya, Nagaland

Dendrobium longicornu Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03077 (21.vii.2015) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherapunjee, Nongstoin, Mawmluh, Pongtung, Saitbakon, Jarain, Nongthalang

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Dendrobium ruckeri Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02135 (13.iii.2015) Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Pongtung, Nongpoh

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Dendrobium terminale Par. & Reichb. f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, J. Joseph 45653, Nongpoh

E

Jowai, Nongpoh, Nokrek

Nepal and Indo-Burma

Eria acervata Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM Nongpoh forest, N.P.Balakrishnan 47389 (14.xi.69), Jowai

E

Shillong, Sonapahar, Nongpoh

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Eria arunachalensis A.N.Rao

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori 116279 (15.iii.2007), Sohryngkham, Jaintia Hills district

NE

Jowai

Indo-Burma

Eria bambusifolia Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 145438 (5.iv.18), Nongstoin, West Khasi Hill

E

Sutnga, Balpakram

Indo-Burma

Eria carinata Gibs.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, N.P.Balakrishnan 47337 (10.xi.70), Jarain

E

Cherrapunjee, Dawki-Pynursla, Pongkung

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Eria clavicaulis Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B Singh 118275 (?) Sabokgre, Garo Hills

E

Jarain, Pynursla, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Eria coronaria (Lindl.) Reichb.f

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03087 (22.vii.2014) Lynshing, East Khasi Hills.

E

Cherrapunjee, Laitkor, Mawphlang, Mairang, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Eria excavata (Wall.) Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, R.S. Rao 11191 (05.vi.1958) Shillong Peak, Khasi Hills

E

Barapani, Cherrapunjee, Mawphlang, Mawrynkneng, Nongstoin, Pongtung

Eastern Himalaya, North east India.

Eria ferruginea Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02143 (13.v.2015) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills.

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Jarain, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Meghalaya

Eria glandulifera Deori & Phukan

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, N.C.Deori 71816B (18.iv.78), Mawsmai forest, East Khasi Hill District

E

Mawsmai

Northeastern India

Eria paniculata Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM,C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 137613 (06.iv.17), Mawthawdong, West Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Jowai, Pynursla-Dawki, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Eria pannea Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 137613 (06.iv.17), Trysung, West Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Jarain

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Eria pusilla (Griff.) Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori 51609 (16.iv.72), Jarain, Jaintia Hill district

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawmloo, Pongtung, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Eria stricta Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 114676 (?) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Umlowu, Jarain-Dawki, Nongstoin, Balpakram, Nokrek

Nepal and Indo-Burma

Eriodes barbata (Lindl.) Rolfe*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar, 134847(01.xii.16)Nongstoin community forest, West Khasi Hill District

E

Kyllang rock, Shillong peak

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Esmeralda cathcartii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, S.Phukan 102814 Khasi Hills

E

Shillong Peak

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Esmeralda clarkei Rchb.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, S. Phukan 102900 (30.x.2006) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Kyllang rock.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Galeola falconeri Hook.f.*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 7189 (08.vi.1917) Barapani, Ribhoi District

E

Barapani, Mawphlang, Mairang, Pariong

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Gastrochilus acutifolius (Lindl.) O.Ktze.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, N.P. Balakrishnan 42757 (20.vii.65) Jarain

E

Nokrek, Sutunga, Cherrapunjee, Mawsmai, Jowai, Jarain

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Gastrochilus distichus (Lindley) Kuntze*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.K. Deka 36167 (15.iii.1950) Lawlyngdoh forest

E

Mawphlang, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya, North east India

Gastrochilus inconspicuus (Hook. f.) Kuntze*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.Panigrahi, 4123 (28.x.57.) Jowai, Jaintia Hills

E

Nokrek, Jowai, Nongpoh, Sohrarim, Nartiang, Umsaw, Rongrengree, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Gastrodia exilis Hook.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, N.C.Deori 51777 (21.x.73), Pynursla, East Khasi hills

E

Amwee, Nongkhyllem, Railang

Northeastern India and Thailand

Goodyera hispida Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

H

GH (image!), GH00090573, J.D. Hooker & T.Thomson 2110 (18.viii.1850) Khasia, Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills District

E

Cherrapunjee, Jowai

Indo-Burma

Goodyera recurva L.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM G.K. Deka 10115, Nokrek National Park, Garo Hill

NE

Mawphlang, Nokrek

Meghalaya

Habenaria khasiana Hook.f.

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00903 (05.viii.2016) Lynshing, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Jarain, Jowai, Lailyngkot, Pongtung, Khelierat, Rytiang, Mawsmai

Indo-Burma

Habenaria malleifera Hook.f.*

Orchidaceae

H

K (image!), K000873762, J.D.Hooker  & T.Thomson, 257 (28.vii.1850), Myrang, West  Khasia Hills

E

Tura, Mairang, Nongkhlaw

Northeastern India

Herpysma longicaulis Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, D.B. Deb 29138 (?) Baghmara, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Liparis bistriata E.C.Parish. & Reichb.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.V.S. Rao 28198 (23.iii.65), Nongstoin

E

Nongstoin, Cherrapunjee

Indo-Burma

Liparis luteola Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C. Deori & S.R.Talukdar 134509 (30.xi.16) Mawthawpdap, South west Khasi Hills

E

Mawthawpdap, Jowai, Jarain, Nokrek, Cherrapunjee, Pynursla, Mawsmai, Balphakram,

Indo-Burma

Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 53324 (?) Baghmara, Garo Hills

E

Garampani, Jowai, Jorain, Balphakram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Liparis petiolata (D.Don) P.F.Hunt & Summerh.*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, T.M.Hynniewta 50897 (17.vi.72),  Mawphlang,

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawphlang, Shillong Peak, Mawsmai

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Liparis resupinata Ridl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAm, C. Deori & S.R.Talukdar 134836 (5.xii.16), Umeit forest, west khasi Hill District

E

Lailyngkot, Laitkor, Shillong peak

Eastern Himalaya and Meghalaya

Luisia psyche Reichb.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, N.P. Balakrishnan 50244 (23.iii.1970) Jowai, Jaintia Hills

E

Shillong, Smit, Jowai

Indo-Burma

Micropera mannii (Hook.f.) Tang & F.T.Wang

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 116887 (?) Neingmandalgiri, Garo Hills

E

Garampani, Cherrapunjee, Jowai, Pynursla, Dawki, Shillong Peak, Nokrek

Northeastern India

Micropera rostrata (Roxb.) N.P.Balakr.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04360 (26.iv.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills.

E

Cherrapunjee, Jowai, Dawki, Pynursla, Umkhlaw, Mawmluh

Indo-Burma

Neogyna gardneriana (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM C. Deori 131667(12.xi.15) East  Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Pynursla, Dawki, Mawmluh, Nongkhlaw, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Nephelaphyllum cordifolium Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04361 (26.iv.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Jarrain, Cherapunjee.

Northeastern India

Oberonia acaulis Griff.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 22530 (?) Tura Peak, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Jowai, Nongstoin, Shillong peak, Balpakram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Oberonia ensiformis (Smith) Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, AH Mir, 02240 (15.v.2017) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherapunjee, Mawmluh, Bholaganj, Nongpoh, Umling

Nepal and Indo-Burma

Oberonia jenkinsiana Griffith 

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02241 (15.v.2017) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Dympep, Lailyngkot, Laitkor, Shillong peak

Indo-Burma

Oberonia obcordata Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, S.Phukan 102809 (02.vi.2004), Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Sohrarim, Mawmluh

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Oberonia pyrulifera Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.Panigrahi 21238 (23.ii.60) Mawphlang

E

Cherrapunjee, Jowai.

Indo-Burma

Odontochilus lanceolatus 

(Lindl.) Blume

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, B. Singh 35835 (?), Nokrek Peak, Garo Hill

E

Pongtung, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Otochilus albus Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, N.P.Balakrishnan 42297 (31.viii.65) Jowai-Jarain road

E

Dympep, Jowai, Jowai-Jarain, Shillong Peak

Indo-Burma.

Otochilus fusca Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.Panigrahi 464425.xi.56). on the way to Dawki from Pynursla

E

Amwee, Jowai, Kyllang Rock, Pynursla-Dawki, Shillong Peak, Nokrek

Northeastern India and Nepal.

Panisea uniflora (Lindl.) Lindl

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129671 (12.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Khasi hills, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitz.

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, B. Singh sn (?) Nokrek, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Lawba, Balphakram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Paphiopedilum venustum (Wall ex Sims.) Pfitz.

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129663 (12.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Jarain, Pynursla, Syndai, Lumshnong, Balphakram

Indo-Burma and Nepal

Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr. 

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, Singh sn (?) Nokrek Hills, Garo Hills

E

Bholaganj, Dawki, Burnihat, Mairang, Nongpoh, Shillong Peak, Balphakram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Papilionanthe uniflora (Lindl.) Garay*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.K.Deka 36111 (18.iii.52) Upper Shillong.

E

Markasa, Shillong Peak, Burnihat, Mawphlang

Meghalaya and Eastern Himalaya

Pelatantheria insectifera (Rchb.f.) Ridl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G. Panigrahi 4123 (28.x.57), Jowai

E

Jowai, Pynursla

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Pennilabium labanyaeanum C.Deori, N.Odyuo & A. A.Mao

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori N.Odyuo 134226 (23.vii.14), Laitkyrhong, East Khasi Hills

NE

Laitkyrhong, East Khasi Hills

Meghalaya

Pennilabium proboscideum AS Rao & Joseph*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.S.Rao 45622B (23.vii.1966), between Umran & Umsaw, Ribhoi district

NE

Umran, Umsaw

Meghalaya

Peristylus cubitalis (L.) Kraenzl.*

Orchidaceae

H

CAL, C.B.Clarke, 38575, (07.viii.1885),  Meghalaya, Shillong

E

Pynursla

Indo-Burma

Peristylus mannii (Rchb.f.) Muke.*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, G.H.Bhowmik 60317, West Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mairang, Mawphlang, Shillong peak, Laitlyngkot

Indo-Burma

Pholidota convallariae (Reichb.f.) Hook.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 01022 (03.ii.2017) Dympep, East Khasi Hills

E

Dympep, Jowai, Nongpoh, Shangpung, Shillong, Mahadeo, Tanglo woods

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Pholidota griffithii Hook.f.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 116698 (?) Daribokgre, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Kyllang rock, Umtasor, Nokrek, Daribokgre

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Pholidota pallida Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, B. Singh 116891 (?) Mandalgiri, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawmluh, Laitkynsew, Nongstoin, Dympep, Jowai, Shillong peak, Jarain, Amlarem, Nongpoh, Nokrek.

Indo-Burma, Nepal, Bhutan

Pholidota recurva Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 59475 (?) Rongrengiri, Garo Hills

E

Cherapunjee, Podeng Slui, Nokrek.

Northeastern India and Nepal

Pholidota rubra Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, S.K.Srivastava 84047 (16.xi.83), Cherrapunjee

E

Cherapunjee, Mawmluh, Jarrain, Jowai.

Indo-Burma and Bhutan

Platanthera dyeriana (King & Pantl) Kraenzl.*

Orchidaceae

H

K (image!), K000247397, R.C. Thakur 1768, East Khasi Hills District, Laitlynkot, Meghalaya

E

Laitlyngkot, Mawsynram.

Indo-Burma

Pleione humilis (Smith) D.Don*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, S.K. Kataki 37117 (?) Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Dympep, Mawphlang, Shillong Peak, Jowai, Nokrek.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Podochilus cultratus Lindl.

Orchidaceae

EP

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130346 (27.viii.2014) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya, Indo-Burma

Podochilus khasianus Hook.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G. Panigrahi 4624 (25.xi.1956) Dawki, Jaintia Hills

E

Pongtung, Pynursla, Dawki, Balphakram

Northeastern India and Eastern Himalaya

Porpax gigantea Deori

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, N.C. Deori Isotype 51757B(1.vii.73), Jarain, Jaintia Hill District

NE

Jarain, Dawki

Meghalaya

Rhomboda pulchra (King & Pantl.) Ormerod & Av.Bhatt.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02150 (14.vi.2016) Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram.

Eastern Himalaya and Northeas India

Stereochilus hirtus Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, J.Jopseph 45165 (19.vii.66), Umsaw forest, Ribhoi District

E

Umsaw

Northeastern India, Burma and Nepal

Stigmatodactylus serratus (Deori) A.N.Rao*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C. Deori 51262C (15.ix.18), Shillong Peak forest, East Khasi Hills

NE

Shillong Peak forest

Meghalaya

Sunipia bicolor Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, T.M.Hynniewta, 51855 (25.x.72) Shillong Peak, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawphlang, Shillong, Elephant Falls, Balphakram

Indo-Burma and Eastern Himalaya; China

Sunipia candida (Lindl) P.F.Hunt*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM,  R. Seihgal 53049,  Cherrapunjee

E

Mawphlang, Sohrarim, Shillong Peak, Malki

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Sunipia racemosa (J.E.Sm.) Tang & Wang*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM C.Deori & S.R.T. 137731 (12.v.17), Mawkynjoi, West Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Kyllang Rock, Markasa-Patharkhang, Nongkhlaw

Indo-Burma and Eastern Himalaya; China, Vietnam

Tainia latifolia (Lindl) Benth*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, SK Kataki 37166 (?.ii.1965) Jarain, Jaintia Hills

E

Jarain, Pynursla

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Tainia minor Hook.f.*

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, SR Sharma 20260 (29.v.32), Dampep, Garo Hills

E

Dympep, Bampothang, Mawsmai

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Tainia viridifusca (Hook.) Benth

Orchidaceae

H

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 137611 (06.iv.17), Photkynraw, West khasi hills District

E

Jarain, Cherrapunjee

Eastern Himalaya, Indo-Burma

Thelasis khasiana Hook.f.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.H. Bhowmik 60427, Nongkhlaw, West Khasi Hills

NE

Jowai, Nongkhlaw, Barapani, Amwee, Pomrang, Cherrapunjee, Pynursla

Meghalaya, Thailand, Vietnam

Thelasis longifolia Hook.f. *

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, D.B.D. 29220 (?) Rongrengiri

E

Jarain, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India.

Thrixspermum muscaeflorum Rao and Joseph*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.S. Rao 45638B (08.xi.67), Umran and Umsaw forest, Ribhoi District

NE

Pongtung, Pynursla, Umran, Umsaw, Nongpoh

Meghalaya

Thrixspermum pygmaeum (K. & P.) Holtt.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02234 (14.vi.2017) Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee

Eastern Himalaya, Nepal and Vietnam.

Uncifera acuminata Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori & S.R.Talukdar 137763 (05.xii.17), Nongkhlaw, West Khasi Hill District

E

Cherrapunjee, Sohrarim, Dympep, Pynursla

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Uncifera obtusifolia Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, C.Deori  131624 (25.ix.14), East Khasi Hill District

E

Pongtung, Pynursla, Jarain, Nongkhlaw, Umran, Shella, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Vanda coerulea Griff ex Lindl.

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, Singh sn (?) Nokrek, Garo Hills

E

Barapani, Jowai, Nartiang, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Vanda cristata Lindl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G.K. Deka 5114 (24.i.57) Raliang

E

Jowai, Pongtung, Raliang

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Vandopsis undulata (Lindl) J.J.Sm.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

ASSAM, G. Panigrahi 3979 (22.xii.57), Peak forest, Shillong

E

Jarain, Mawphlang, Shillong Peak, Elephant Falls, Laitkor.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

 Dendrobium jaintianum 

Sabap.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

Specimen not seen

NE

Jaintia hills (locality not specified)

Meghalaya

Vanda jainii A.S.Chauhan*

Orchidaceae

Ep

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not specified

Meghalaya

Zeuxine pulchra King & Pantl.*

Orchidaceae

Ep

Specimen not seen

E

Mawphlang

North east India

Dactylicapnos torulosa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Hutch.*

Papaveraceae

H

K (image!) K000653381, T. Thomson, s.n. (29.vii.1850), Khasia

E

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Indo-Burma

Passiflora napalensis Wall.

Passifloraceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90358 (13.viii.2016) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Swer, Cherrapunjee.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Adinandra griffithii Dyer

Pentaphyllaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 88690, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Lynshing, Umlangmar, Shangpung, Balphakram.

Meghalaya, Nagaland

Cleyera japonica var. grandiflora (Wall. ex Choisy) Kobuski

Pentaphyllaceae

T

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90445 (15.vi.2016) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

NE

Laitryngew, Mawmluh, Cherrapunjee, Nongstoin, Hilland, Pudjuad, Jarain

Meghalaya

Aporosa octandra (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Vickery 

Phyllanthaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 129481 (08.iii.2013) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Lailad, Mawsynram, Balpakram

Indo-Burma

Antidesma khasianum Hook.f.

Phyllanthaceae

Sh

North-Eastern Hill University, K.Haridasan 2858, Meghalaya

NE

Raliang, Mawsmai

Meghalaya

Piper cornilimbum C.DC.*

Piperaceae

Cl

G (image!), G00329633, Gallatly, G., (1878), Khasi and Jaintia Hills

NE

Khasi and Jaintia hills (locality not specified)

North east India (Meghalaya)

Piper griffithii C.DC.

Piperaceae

H

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90449 (13.x.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Borlong, Jowai, Nartiang, Mawsmai, Mawsynram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Piper khasianum C.DC.*

Piperaceae

Cl

ASSAM, G.K.Deka 10489 (08.i.1933), Umnran

E

Umran

North east India

Piper peepuloides Roxb.

Piperaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90305 (16.v.2015) Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills

E

Pongtung, Mawkyrnot, Cherrapunjee, Nongstoin, Mawkyrwat

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Pittosporum humile Hook.f. & Thomson

Pittosporaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02146 (13.iv.2016) Cherapunjee, East Khasi Hills

NE

Barapani, Mawsynram

Meghalaya

Agrostis filipes Hook.f.*

Poaceae

H

K (image!), K000032333, C.B.Clarke 43426, Shillong

NE

Shillong, Cherrapunjee, Laitlynkot, Mawkadok, Shillong peak

Meghalaya

Anthoxanthum horsfieldii (Benn.) Reeder*

Poaceae

H

K (image!), K000290605, C.B. Clarke 4553a Lailam Kote, Khasia

E

Nongkrem, Lumdarin

Northeastern India

Arundinella khasiana Nees ex Steud.

Poaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00625 (18.viii.2014) Jongksha, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherapunjee, Laitryngew, Nongsteng, Mawsynram, Mawrapat, Mawkasain

Notheast India

Calamagrostis elatior (Griseb.) A.Camus*

Poaceae

H

W (image!), W18890241773, J.D.Hooker & T.Thomson, 2244, Nokrek

NE

Nokrek, Upper Shillong, Shillong peak

Meghalaya

Cephalostachyum mannii (Gamble)Stapleton*

Poaceae

H

K (image!), K000912086, G Mann 21845 (?.viii.1889) Jarain, Jaintia Hills

E

Amkasur, Jarain, Umtru

Indo-Burma

Cephalostachyum pallidum Munro

Poaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00678 (09.x.2015) Swer, East Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Dawki, Pynursla, Cherrapunjee

Indo-Burma

Chimonocalamus griffithianus (Munro) Hsueh & T.P.Yi*

Poaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000246139, W. Griffith 39, Khasia Hills

E

Nokrek, Dawki

Indo-Burma

Cymbopogon khasianus (Hack.) Stapf. ex Bor.*

Poaceae

H

ASSAM, M.Bhowmik 116548 (26.ix.2007); Leska Dam site

E

Jowai, Nokrek, Williamnagar

Indo-Burma

Digitaria jubata (Griseb.) Henrard*

Poaceae

H

K (image!), K000885974, J.D.Hooker & T.Thomson 2010 (02.viii.1850), Khasia Hills

NE

Shillong, Jowai, Songsak

Meghalaya

Drepanostachyum khasianum (Munro) Keng f.*

Poaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000246122, W.Griffith 6741, Khasia

E

Jowai, Mairang, Nongstoin, Mantendu, Mawphlang, Pynursla, Shillong, Upper Shillong

Northeastern India and Eastern Himalaya

Eragrostiella leioptera (Stapf) Bor*

Poaceae

H

K (image!),K000907161,  C.B.Clarke, 38871 (18.viii.1885), Shillong, East Khasi Hills

NE

Shillong, Mawmluh, Balphakram.

Meghalaya

Eulalia speciosa var. velutina (Deb.) Ktze.*

Poaceae

H

ASSAM, N. L. Bor 15406 (21.i.37) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

NE

Cherrapunjee/Dawki.

Meghalaya

Hierochloe khasiana C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.*

Poaceae

H

K (image!), K000032289, C.B. Clarke 43956 (23.v.1886), Mairang, West Khasi Hills

NE

Shillong, Mairang

Meghalaya

Ischaemum hubbardii Bor*

Poaceae

H

K (image!), K000245695, N.L. Bor 2264, Khasia & Jaintia hills

NE

Cherrapunjee, Dympep, Sohrarim

Meghalaya

Yushania hirsuta (Munro) R.B.Majumdar*

Poaceae

H

K (image!), K000246099, W.Griffith 6726 (9.xi.1835) Mairang, West Khasi Hills

NE

Mairang, Mawphlang, Soiong

Meghalaya

Bambusa khasiana Munro*

Poaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000854816,  J.D.Hooker & T.Thomson  (11.vi.1850), Meghalaya, Khasia

NE

Khasi hills (Mahadeb)

Meghalaya

Bambusa majumdarii P.Kumari & P.Singh*

Poaceae

Sh

P. Kumari & P. Singh, 2009, Kew Bulletin 64: 565.571 (2009)

NE

Tura

Meghalaya

Bambusa mohanramii P.Kumari & P.Singh*

Poaceae

Sh

P. Kumari & P. Singh, 2009, Kew Bulletin 64: 565.571 (2009)

NE

Khleiriaht, Mawryngkneng

Meghalaya

Bambusa pseudopallida R.B.Majumdar*

Poaceae

Sh

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 6108A.D (24.x.1915) Barapani, Meghalaya

E

Barapani

Indo-Burma

Cephalostachyum mannii (Gamble) Stapleton*

Poaceae

Sh

K (image!), K000912085 G.Mann, 21845 (?.viii.1889), Jaintia

NE

Khasi and Jaintia hills- Jarain

Meghalaya

Panicum khasianum Munro ex Hook.f.*

Poaceae

H

K (image!), K000245236 C.B. Clarke (05.ix.1886),  Khasia Hills

E

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

Indo-Burma

Pyrrosia flocculosa (D.Don) Ching

Polypodiaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02252 (15.vii.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee

Himalaya, Indo-Burma

Ardisia khasiana C.B.Clarke

Primulaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90326 (18.xii.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawsynram, Mawrapat, Laitryngew, Tura, Lailad

Indo-Burma

Hymenandra wallichii A.DC.

Primulaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90357 (19.v.2016) Laitsohum, East Khasi Hills

E

Laitsohum, Mawsynram, Lawba

Northeastern India

Amblyanthopsis 

membranacea (Wall.) Mez*

Primulaceae

Sh

Specimen not seen

E

Locality not known

Himalays, Northeastern India

Ardisia meghalayensis M.P.Nayar & G.S.Giri*

Primulaceae

Sh

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not specified

Meghalaya

Maesa montana A.DC.*

Primulaceae

Sh

North-Eastern Hill University, K. Haridasan 4735, Lailad

E

Dambu, Lailad, Nongpoh

Himalaya, Northeastern India

Helicia excelsa (Roxb.) Blume

Proteaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh s.n. (?), Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Umtesor, Mawkyrwat, Mawmluh, Nokrek Peak,  Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Drypetes assamica (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm.*

Putranjivaceae

T

NEHU, Haridasan 4054 (?), Tura Peak, Garo Hills

E

Tura, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Drypetes jaintensis (C.B.Clarke) Pax & K.Hoffm

Putranjivaceae

T

K (image!), K000246661, C.B.Clarke, 44760A, (30.viii.1886), Jowai, Khasia

NE

Jowai

Meghalaya

Clematis acutangula Hook.f. & Thomson*

Ranunculaceae

Cl

K (image!), K000075704, J.D. Hooker & Thomson, Mawlyn, Khasia

E

Jowai.

Bhutan, Meghalaya and Nagaland

Clematis apiculata Hook.f. & Thomson*

Ranunculaceae

Cl

K (image!), K000675161, J.D. Hooker & T.Thompson, s.n. (?.ix.1850), Khasia

E

Khasi hills (locality not specified)

North east India

Delphinium altissimum Wall.*

Ranunculaceae

H

ASSAM, U.N. Kanjilal 2480 (08.ix.13) Mawphlang

E

Upper Shillong, Smit, Um-Risa, Sohiong, Mawphlang

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Rubus calycinus Wall. ex D.Don*

Rosaceae

H

ASSAM, G.K. Deka 2035 (25.v.2041) Sohraim, Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Sohrarim

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Eriobotrya angustissima Hook.f.*

Rosaceae

Sh

ASSAM, U.N. Kanjilal l.c. (?), Rongenriri, Garo Hills

NE

Kapili rivir basin, Rongrengiri

Meghalaya

Photinia cuspidata (Bertol.) N.P.Balakr.

Rosaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 88688, East Khasi Hills

NE

Shangpung, Jarain, Mawsmai, Mawmluh, Mawkyrwat, Laityngew, Nongstoin

Meghalaya

Photinia polycarpa (Hook.f.) N.P.Balakr.

Rosaceae

T

ASSAM, B Singh 74641 (27.ii.2010), Nokrek Peak, Garo Hills

E

Jarain, Shangpung

Indo-Burma

Prunus jenkinsii Hook.f. & Thomson

Rosaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90435 (12.v.2015) Sangriang, West Khasi Hills

E

Nongstoin, Jarain, Nongkrem, Pynursla, Railiang, Nongsynreih, Sangriang, Nonglynkien

Bhutan and Indo-Burma

Rubus assamensis Focke

Rosaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04137 (24.iv.2015) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Elephant falls

Indo-Burma

Rubus hexagynus Roxb.

Rosaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03049 (17.iii.2016) Tynnai, South West Khasi Hills

E

Jowai, Nongpoh, Mawsmai, Mawmluh.

Indo-Burma

Rubus khasianus Cardot

Rosaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 01057 (03.v.2017) Lawbah, East Khasi Hills

NE

Nokrek, Ialong, Raliang, Jowai, Umtapoh, Laitryngew, Cherrapunjee, Nongstoin, Mawsmai, Mawmluh, Jakrem

Meghalaya

Rubus lucens Focke

Rosaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 01058 (03.v.2017) Lawbah, East Khasi Hills

E

Umtesor, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Cotoneaster khasiensis G.Klotz*

Rosaceae

Sh

ASSAM, U.Kanjilal 2650, (25.ix.1913), Laitlynkot, Meghalaya

NE

Laitlyngkot

Meghalaya

Micromeles meghalayensis Panigrahi*

Rosaceae

T

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not specified

Meghalaya

Micromeles polycarpa (Hook.f.) Panigrahi*

Rosaceae

T

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not specified

Meghalaya

Potentilla khasiana C.B.Clarke ex Dikshit & Panigrahi*

Rosaceae

H

ASSAM, H. Deka, 18309 (05.iv.1959), Shillong

NE

Shillong, Shillong-peak

Meghalaya

Argostemma khasianum C.B.Clarke

Rubiaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90437 (05.vi.2015) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Saitbakon, Pongtung, Cherrapunjee, Balpakram, Syndai, Muktapur

Indo-Burma

Argostemma rostratum Wall.*

Rubiaceae

H

K (image!), De Silva, F, 8395, Khasia

NE

Balphakram, Nokrek.

Meghalaya

Benkara fasciculata (Roxb.) Ridsdale

Rubiaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 125447 (21.iv.2012) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Mawsmai, Cherapunjee, Balphakram.

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Benkara griffithii (Hook.f.) Ridsdale

Rubiaceae

T

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 125656 (25.iv.2012) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Cherapunjee, Mawsynram, Mawmluh, Jarain, Jowai, Amlarem, Shangpung, Madeo, Lyngiong, Balpakram.

Northeastern India and Eastern Himalaya

Coffea khasiana (Korth.) Hook.f.

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90389 (15.iv.2015) Swer, East Khasi Hills

E

Khnongshnong to Raliang, Lynshing, Lyngiong, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Laitsohum, Mairang, Pynndengnongbri, Mawkyrwat, Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Hyptianthera stricta (Roxb. ex Schult.) Wight & Arn.

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03066 (19.v.2016) Laitryngew, East Khasi Hills

E

Tura, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Ixora subsessilis Wall. ex G.Don

Rubiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90387 (03.v.2015) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawsmai, Cherapunjee, Jarain

Indo-Burma

Lasianthus hookeri C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90338 (03.v.2016) Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Dawki, Narpuh, Sokha, Lawbah, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Leptodermis griffithii Hook.f.*

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, P.C. Kanjilal 8046 (17.v.1930) Mawphlang, Khasi Hills

E

Upper Shillong, Mawphlang, Elephant falls, Jowai

Northeastern India

Leptomischus wallichii (Hook.f.) H.S.Lo

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 125589 (26.iv.2014) Balpakram, Garo Hills

NE

Jowai, Balpakram

Meghalaya

Luculia pinceana Hook.

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90432 (08.ii.2016) Sawsymper, South West Khasi Hills

E

Balphakram, Mawsynram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya

Mussaenda corymbosa Roxb.*

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, N.P. Balakrishnan 49836 (15.xi.1969) Jarain-Dawki, Jaintia Hills

E

Dawki and Cherrapunjee

Indo-Burma

Mussaenda roxburghii Hook.f.  

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03063 (19.v.2014) Kynshuild, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Jarain, Pongtung, Shillong, Cherrapunjee

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Myrioneuron nutansWall. ex Hook.f.*

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A. Carlon 21174 (15.xi.1967) Cherrapunjee, Khasi Hills

E

Sokha, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Neanotis oxyphylla (Wall. ex G.Don) W.H.Lewis

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 130067 (05.ii.2014) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Mawsmai, Nokrek, Balphakram

Meghalaya and Eastern Himalaya

Neohymenopogon parasiticus (Wall.) Bennet*

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, P.K. Hajra 51949 (09.ix.1973) Mawphlang, Khasi Hills

E

Mairang, Law-Lyngdoh, Sohrarim, Mawsmai, Upper Shillong, Mawphlang, Laitlyngkot

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Ophiorrhiza pauciflora Hook.f.*

Rubiaceae

H

ASSAM, N.P. Balakrishnan 42258 (30.v.65) Jowai

E

Jowai

Meghalaya. and Eastern Himalaya

Ophiorrhiza subcapitata Wall. ex Hook.f.

Rubiaceae

H

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 04359 (26.iv.2015) Cherapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Jowai, Cherapunjee, Mawsynram

Meghalaya, Burma and Thailand

Ophiorrhiza tingens C.B.Clarke*

Rubiaceae

H

K (image!), K000031237, C.B. Clarke 38076 (09.v.1185), Khasia

E

Mawphlang

Indo-Burma

Ophiorrhiza treutleri Hook. f.*

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, R.S. Rao 14055 (24.viii.1958) Shillong Peak, Khasi Hills

E

Balphakram NP, Mawphlang, Shillong Peak, Lawlyndoh

Northeastern India and Eastern Himalaya

Ophirrhiza hispida Hook.f.*

Rubiaceae

H

ASSAM,  G. K. Deka 10105, Narpuh Reserve, K & J Hills

E

Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Pavetta subcapitata Hook.f.

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 125565 (26.iv.2012) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Nokrek, Balphakram

Indo-Burma and Bhutan

Psychotria monticola Kurz* 

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, G.H. Bhaumik 62028 (06.v.1975) Mawsynram, Khasi Hills

E

Mawsynram, Umling

Indo-Burma

Psychotria symplocifolia Kurz

Rubiaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90424 (08.x.2015) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Sohrarim, Jowai, Nokrek, Jarain, Pongtung, Cherapunjee, Nongpoh, Bhoirymbong, Mawkyrwat

Indo-Burma

Saprosma ternatum (Wall.) Hook.f.

Rubiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90434 (06.ix.2015) Mawrapat, South West Khasi Hills

E

Mawrapat, Mawkasain, Balpakram

Indo-Burma

Uncaria macrophylla Wall.

Rubiaceae

Cl

ASSAM, B. Singh 114791 (03.iii.2007) Chandigre, Garo Hills

E

Mahadeo, Balphakram, Nokrek

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Citrus latipes (Swingle) Yu.Tanaka

Rutaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90465 (06.ix.2015) Mawrapat, South West Khasi Hills

NE

Ialong, Raliang, Jowai Umjaisaw, Mairang, Lyngiong, Mawranglang, Mawkyrwat, Pyndengnongbri

Meghalaya

Paramignya micrantha Kurz

Rutaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90303 (23.v.2015) Lyngiong, East Khasi Hills

E

Balphakram, Raliang, Jowai, Nokrek, Cherrapunjee, Mawkyrwat, Pynrsula, Khrang

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Zanthoxylum khasianum Hook.f.*

Rutaceae

Cl

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 4408 (06.ix.1914) Shillong Peak, Khasi Hills

E

Shillong, Jarain

Indo-Burma

Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum Edgew.

Rutaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 03080 (21.iv.2017) Laitkynsew, East Khasi Hills

E

Lailad, Jowai, Jarain, Cherrapunjee, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Northeastern India

Sabia lanceolata Colebr.

Sabiaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 00907 (01.x.2016) Jakrem, East Khasi Hills.

E

Lailad, Nokrek, Balphakram

Indo-Burma and Northeastern India

Sabia parviflora Wall.*

Sabiaceae

Cl

ASSAM, P.C .Kanjilal 8770 (01.xi.1930), Barapani, Ri-Bhoi

E

Barapani, Kynshi, Elephant falls

Indo-Burma

Sabia purpurea Hook.f. & Thomson*

Sabiaceae

Cl

ASSAM, M.K.V. Rao 63977 (?) Nokrek, Garo Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Mawmluh, Jakrem, Umtong, Balphakram, Lawbah, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Homalium bhamoense Cubitt & W. W. Sm.* 

Salicaceae

T

ASSAM, G.K. Deka 21203 (?), 35th Mile, Khasi Hills

E

Tura Peak, Khasi Hills

Indo-Burma

Homalium schlichii Kurz*

Salicaceae

T

North-Eastern Hill University, Haridasan l.c. (?), Balphakram, Garo Hills

NE

Balphakram, Jarain

Meghalaya

Salix psilostigma Andersson

Salicaceae

Sh

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90315 (08.v.2016) Swer, East Khasi Hills.

E

Jowai, Swer, Nongkrem, Phudjuad, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Sarcosperma arboreum Hook.f.

Sapotaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90356 (19.ix.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawsynram, Cherapunjee, Jarain, Tura, Balphakram

Indo-Burma

Sarcosperma griffithii Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke

Sapotaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90418 (28.viii.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Raliang, Jowai, Lumshnong, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Laitryngew, Mawkyrwat, Hilland, Tynnai, Jarain, Amlarem, Nongthalang, Pynursla, Phlangmawsyrpat, Nongstoin, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Xantolis assamica (C.B.Clarke) P.Royen*

Sapotaceae

T

ASSAM, J. Joseph 45115 (14.iii.1966), Umling, Ri-Bhoi

E

Umling

Northeastern India

Xantolis hookeri (C.B.Clarke) P.Royen*

Sapotaceae

T

North-Eastern Hill University, Haridasan l.c. (?), Balphakram, Garo Hills

E

Lailad, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Burma

Saurauia punduana Wall.

Saurauiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90382 (05.iv.2014) Laitkynsew, East Khasi Hills

E

Laitkynsew,  Mawiong, Wakhen, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Illicium griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson

Schisandraceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 88684, East Khasi Hills

E

Nonglynkien, Tynnai, Mawkyrwat, Lynshing, Laitryngew, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma and Bhutan

Smilax myrtillus A.DC.

Smilacaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 0332 (20.x.2016) Laitrengew, East Khasi Hills

E

Nongstoin, Pongtung, Jowai, Amlarem, Cherrapunjee, Lynshing, Tyrsad, Nokrek, Jakrem, Pynursla

Bhutan and Indo-Burma

Reevesia wallichii R.Br.

Sterculiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 88696 (15.ix.2015) Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Laitryngew, Mawmluh, Mawkasain, Mawsynram, Nongstoin, Mawkyrwat

Indo-Burma

Sterculia hamiltonii (Kuntze) Adelb.

Sterculiaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 01059 (03.v.2017) Lawbah, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Lyngiong, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Stixis suaveolens (Roxburgh) Pierre

Stixaceae

Cl

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90453 (25.ix.2015) Pongtung, East Khasi Hills

E

Tharia, Pongtung, Nongsteng, Balpakram, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Bruinsmia polysperma (C.B.Clarke) Steenis*

Styracaceae

T

K (image!), K000728941, J.D. Hooker s.n. (?) Khasi Hills

E

Umsaw

Indo-Burma

Tectaria subconfluens Ching*

Tectariaceae

H

K (image!), K001080779, C.B. Clarke (?.xi.1872), Umwai, Khasia

NE

Umwai

Meghalaya

Camellia cauduca Cl. ex Brandis

Thaeceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90399 (22.xi.2015) Lyngiong, East Khasi Hills

NE

Jowai, Mawlai, Pongtung, Raliang, Cherrapunjee, Nongstoin, Mairang, Nongbri, Lyngiong, Mawkyrwat, Pynursla, Wakhen, Jarain, Mawphlang, Laitryngew, Lawbah, Phlanwangbroi

 Meghalaya

Camellia kissii Wall.

Theaceae

Sh

ASSAM, AH Mir, 01018 (10.xii.2016) Parkseh, East Khasi Hills

E

Jarain to Umngat, Mawsynram, Jowai, Nokrek, Ialong, Mawsynram, Mawkyrwat, Phudjuad, Nongstoin, Lynshing, Lyngiong, Tyrsad, Weiloi, Pynursla, Nokrek, Balphakram, Raitong, Mawmluh, Nokrek

Meghalaya

Schima khasiana Dyer

Theaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90480 (03.vii.2015) Laitryngew, East Khasi Hills

E

Shillong peak, Sohrarim, Jowai, Mawlai, Pongtung, Raliang, Nongbri, Cherrapunjee, Nongstoin, Mairang, Lyngiong, Mawkyrwat, Pynursla, Wakhen, Jarain, Mawphlang,  Lawbah, Phlanwangbroi

Indo-Burma and Northeastern India

Gordonia dipterosperma Kurz

Theaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90355 (19.xi.2015) Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills

E

Cherapunjee, Laitryngew, Nongsteng, Mawsynram, Mawrapat, Mawkasain.

Bhutan and Northeastern India

Pyrenaria khasiana R.N.Paul*

Theaceae

T

CAL, S. Kurz 161A (?), Khasi Hills and Brahmaputra plains

E

Khasi Hills (Location not specified).

Indo-Burma

Pyrenaria cherrapunjeana Mir

Theaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 02245 (15.v.2017) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

NE

Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Sohrarim.

Meghalaya

Thelypteris didymochlaenoides (Ching) Ching*

Thelypteridaceae

H

Specimen not seen

NE

Locality not known

Meghalaya

Aquilaria khasiana Hallier f.

Thymelaeaceae

T

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90340 (21.ix.2016) Mawkasain, East Khasi Hills.

E

Mawsynram, Umsaw,

Indo-Burma

Daphne involucrata Wall.

Thymelaeaceae

Sh

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90376 (04.ii.2015) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills

E

Mawsynram, Cherrapunjee, Mawkyrwat, Mawmluh, Lynshing.

Indo-Burma

Daphne sureil W.W. Smith & Cave*

Thymelaeaceae

Sh

ASSAM, U. Kanjilal 2373 (01.viii.1913), Upper Shillong, Khasi Hills

E

Jarain, Jowai, Garampani, Ummulong, Mynso, Mawsynram, Lawbah, Mawsmai

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Ulmus lanceifolia Roxb. ex Wall.*

Ulmaceae

T

ASSAM, R.N. De 19979 (10.xii.1940) Rangengree, Garo Hills

E

Lailad, Umling

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Elatostemma sikkimensis Clarke.

Urticaceae

H

ASSAM, G.K. Deka 3316 (04.vi.1963) Near Crinoline, Khasi Hills

E

Cherrapunjee, Jowai, Jarain, Mawkyrwat, Mawsynram

Indo-Burma

Clerodendrum hastatum (Roxb.) Lindl.

Verbenaceae

Sh

ASSAM, B. Singh, 118413 (03.ii.2009) 118233A, Garo Hills

E

Umling, Nokrek, Umsemlem, Nokrek

Indo-Burma

Leea compactiflora Kurz

Vitaceae

T

ASSAM, B. Singh, 114900 (07.x.2007) Rongsinggri, Garo Hills

E

Tura, Rongsinggri

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Tetrastigma obovatum Gagnep.

Vitaceae

Cl

ASSAM, A.H. Mir, 90386 (23.viii.2016) Umtong, East Khasi Hills

E

Khnongshnong to Raliang, Lynshing, Lyngiong, Cherrapunjee, Mawsynram, Laitsohum, Mairang, Pynndengnongbri, Mawkyrwat, Nongstoin

Indo-Burma

Amomum jainii S. Tripathi & V. Prakash

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, D.K. Roy 125556 (26.iv.2012) Balpakram, Garo Hills

E

Baghmara Reserve forest

Northeastern India

Amomum deorianum D.P.Dam & N.Dam*

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, N.C. Deori & D. P. Dam 51766, East of Dwaki, Jaintia Hills

NE

Dawki

Meghalaya

Amomum garoense S.Tripathi & V.Prakash*

Zingiberaceae

Sh

CAL, S. Tripathi 20834 (14.v.1997), Baghmara, Garo Hills

NE

Baghmara Reserve forest

Meghalaya.

Amomum vermanum S.Tripathi & V.Prakash*

Zingiberaceae

H

CAL, S. Tripathi 20835 (10.v.1997), Baghmara, Garo Hills

NE

Cherrapunjee

Meghalaya.

Boesenbergia hamiltonii Mood, S.Dey & L.M.Prince*

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, Dey NU53 (?.vii.2009), Nongpoh, RiBhoi District

NE

Nongpoh, Balphakram

Meghalaya

Boesenbergia meghalayensis 

Aishwarya & M. Sabu*

Zingiberaceae

H

CAL, Sanoj E. 95637 (18.viii.2004), Nortiang, Khasi Hills

NE

Nartiang

Meghalaya

Caulokaempferia linearis (Wall.) K.Larsen

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90320 (28.vii.2016) Mawmluh, East Khasi Hills.

E

Mawmluh, Mawsmai, Pynrsula

Northeastern India

Caulokaempferia secunda (Wall.) K. Larsen

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, AH Mir, 00765 (05.v.2016) Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills

E

Nokrek, Balphakram

Eastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Curcuma prakasha S.Tripathi

Zingiberaceae

H

S. Tripathi, 2001. Nord. J. Bot. 21: 549.550.

NE

GaroHills-Baghmara

Meghalaya

Globba multiflora Wall.

ex Baker in J.D.Hooker*

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, G.K.Deka 21981 (22.viii.1946), Umsaw, Ribhoi

E

Jowai, Tura Peak, Umsaw

Northeastern India, Indo-Burma

Hedychium forrestii Diels*

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM,  N.P. Balakrishnan 46119 (16.viii.1996), Ummulong, Jowai

E

Mynso, Jarain, Jowai, Garampani, Raliang, Ummulong

Indo-Burma

Hedychium hookeri C.B.Clarke ex Baker*

Zingiberaceae

H

K (image!), K000640479, s.coll. 1350 (27.vi.1850) Kalapani, Khasia Hills

E

Kala Panee, Ri-Bhoi

Northeastern India

Hedychium calcaratum

A.S.Rao & D.M. Verma

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM,  G.K.Deka 10134 B.C (27.vii.1957), Jowai (60 miles from Shillong), Meghalaya

NE

Jowai

Meghalaya

Hedychium elwesii Baker

Zingiberaceae

H

K (image!), K000640501  H.J.Elwes, 44675, (08.ix.1886), Shillong

NE

Bishop falls- Shillong

Meghalaya

Hemiorchis rhodorrhachis K. Schum.*

Zingiberaceae

H

K (image!), K000640564, s. coll. (?.iii.1888), Khasi Hills

E

Tharia, Nokrek.

Eastern Himalaya, Burma and Bangladesh

Zingiber bipinianum

D.K. Roy, D.Verma, Talukdar & Dutta Choud.

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, DK Roy 130318 (11.vi.2014) Balpakram, Garo Hills

NE

Balphakram 

Meghalaya

Zingiber roseum (Roxb.) Roscoe

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, AH Mir, 90381 (05.v.2016) Laitkynsew, East Khasi Hills

E

Umsaw

Indo-Burma.

Zingiber meghalayense Kumar, Mood, Singh & Sinha*

Zingiberaceae

H

ASSAM, R. Kumar, 104078 (26.iii.2011), Nokrek

NE

Tura Peak

Meghalaya

 

Legend: T—tree | Sh—shrub | Cl—climber | P—parasite | H—herb | E—Endemic | NE—Narrowly Endemic | species marked with asterisk (*) could not be collected during the survey and have been included based on secondary sources; Specimen not seen- voucher specimens that we could not locate in the herbaria at Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong and Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University and in digital form.