A Contribution to the Flora of Mirzapur-II

The paper gives an account of collection of plant specimens from the Mirzapur district in south-eastern Uttar Pradesh. The collection from the Vindhyan plateau as well as from the plains and southern hilly areas of the district yielded about 800 collection Nos. of which 460 species are incorporated in this list; including more than 40 species of grasses and a few interesting Pteridophytes. The paper, in addition, gives an account of the general vegetational pattern of the district in relation to topography. Some of the common and interesting plants, showing characteristic concentrations in different areas of the district, have also been pointed out. A general account of cultivation, common road-side plants, parasitic members and aquatic vegetation is given in brief. Crotalaria quinquefolia Linn, and Hibiscus beddomei Rakshit et Kundu and Habenaria graveolens Duthie are given here as new records for the Upper Gangetic Plain and Aristolochia indica Linn., Passifiora foetida Linn, and Acanthospermum hispidum DC. are reported as new for the district.