Appendices XII Appendix 1 List of plants encountered by life forms Ill the Khecheopalri lake watershed Habit/ Species Vernacular Family *Life- name forms Climbers Bryonia laciniosa Linn. Cucurbitaceae Ph Cissus repanda Vahl. ' Pani !ahara' Vitaceae Ph Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. ' Indreni' Cucurbitaceae Ph Hodgsonia heteroclita Hook. f. & Th. Cucurbitaceae Ph Piper boehmeriaejolia Wall. 'Pi pia' Piperaceae Ph Piper longum Linn. ' Pi pia' Piperaceae Ph Pathos scandens Linn. ' Money plant' Araceae Ph Rhaphidophora glauca Schott ' Kanchirna' Araceae Ph Smilax aspera Linn. 'Kurkurdainay' Sm il acaceae Ph Epiphytes Vaccinium vacciniaceum Sleumer Ericaceae . Ph Herbs Achyranthes aspera Linn. ' Datiwan' Amaranthaceae Th Ageratum conyzoides Linn. '!Iamay' Asteraceae Ch Alocasia sp. 'Ban pindalu' Araceae Cr __.l Anaphalis contorta Hook. f. 'Booki phool' Asteraceae Th Arisaema intermedium Blume. ' Laruwa' Araceae Cr Bidens pilosa Linn. ' Kuro' Asteraceae Th Brachiaria eruciformis Griseb 'Bonso ghans' Poaceae Cr Centella asiatica (Linn) Urb. Apiaceae He Colocasia sp. 'Ban pindalu' Araceae Cr Commelina paludosa Blume ' Kanay' Commelinaceae' Ch Cyanotis vaga Schultes & Schultes f Commelinaceae Ch Cynodon dactylon Linn. Poaceae He Cyperus rotundus Miq. Cyperaceae He XIII Cyperus sp. Cyperaceae He Diplazium umbrosum Willd. 'Ningro' Ath yriaceae He Drymaria cordata Willd. ' Abij alo' Caryophyllaceae Ch Dryopteris sp. ' Un yo' Dryopteridaceae He Elatostema platyphyllum Wedd. ' Chi pl ay' Urticaceae The Eupatorium cannabinum Linn. ' Ban mara' Asteraceae The Fragaria nubicola Lindley ex Lacaita Rosaceae He Galium sp. Rubiaceae Th Gnaphalium hypoleucum DC. Asteraceae Th Gynura nepalensis DC. Asteraceae Th Hedychium ellipticum Smith. ' Jhankri phool ' Zingiberaceae Cr Hemiphragma heterophyllum Wall. Scrophul ariaceae Th -- Hydrocotyle javanica Thunb. 'Golpata' Apiaceae He Impatiens stenantha Hook. f. Balsam inaceae Th Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle)Wedd. ' Chipley' Urticaceae Th Lindenbergia sp. Scroph u lariaceae Cr Lycopodium sp. 'Nagbeli' Lycopodiaceae He Mazus surculosus D. Don Scroph u lariaceae Th Nasturtium officinale R. Br. ' Sim rayo' Brassicaceae Th Oenanthe thomsoni Clarke Apiaceae Ch Osbeckia stellata Buch. Ham ex. D. Don ' Chulesee' Melastomataceae Ph Oxalis corniculata Linn. ' Amilo' Oxalidaceae Ch Persicaria capitata Gross. ' Ratnaulo' Polygonaceae Th Pilea scripta Wedd. ' Chipley' Urticaceae Th Pilea umbrosa Wedd. ' Chipley' Urticaceae Th Plantago erosa Wall. Plantaginaceae Cr Plantago major Linn. Plantaginaceae Cr Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae Cr Polygonum plebejum Br. Polygonaceae Cr Potentilla peduncularis D. Don Rosaceae Cr ' Rumex nepalensis Spreng ' Halhalay' Pol ygonaceae Th Selaginella sp. Th Tupistra nutans Wall. 'Nakima' Liliaceae Ch Urtica dioica Linn. ' Sisnoo' Urticaceae The XIV ~-- Viola canescens Wall. V iolaceae Th Shrubs Brassaiopsis mitis C.B. Clarke ' Chuletro' Araliaceae Ph Dichroafebrifuga Lour. Hydrangiaceae Ph Hydrangea aspera D. Don Hydrangiaceae Ph Maesa rugosa Clarke ' Bilaune' Myrsinaceae Ph Mussaendajrondosa Wall. ' Dhobi' Rubiaceae Ph Sambucus adnata Wallich ex. DC. Sambucaceae Ph Trees Acer campbellii Hook. f. & Th. ' Kapasey' Aceraceae Ph ~ ~ Acer oblongum Wall. ' Kapasey' Aceraceae Ph Aporosa dioica Muell. Arg. ' Barkaun le ' Euphorbiaceae Ph Alnus nepalensis D. Don ' Uttis· Betulaceae Ph Andromeda elliptica Sieb. & Zucc. ' Angeri' Ericaceae Ph Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb. ' Badar' Moraceae Ph Beilschmiedia sikkimensis King. ' Thulo tarsin g' Lauraceae Ph Castanopsis hystrix A. DC. ' Katus' Fagaceae Ph Castanopsis tribuloides A. DC. ' Moosrey katus' Fagaceae Ph Cedrela toona Roxb. ' Tunee· Meliaceae Ph Cinnamomum obtusifolium Nees. 'Sinkuali ' Lauraceae Ph / Cl)ptomeriajaponica (L. f.) D. Don 'Dhupee' Taxodiaceae Ph Edgeworthia gardneri Meissn 'Argyale ' Thymeli aceae Ph Engelhardtia spicata Bl. ' Mahuwa' Malpighiaceae Ph ~ - Eurya acuminata Royle ' Jhingu ni ' Theaceae Ph Evodia jraxinifolia Hk. f 'Khanakpa ' Rutaceae Ph Ficus nemoralis Wall. 'Nebhara' Moraceae Ph Juglans regia Linn. 'Okhar' J uglandaceae Ph Macaranga pustulata King. ' Malara' Euphorbiaceae Ph Machilus edulis King. 'Phunsey' Lauraceae Ph Machilus odoratissima Kosterm . 'Kawlo' Lauraceae Ph Machilus sp. 'Bha isay kawlo' Lauraceae Ph Magnolia campbellii Hk. f. & Th. Gogay champ' Magnoli aceae Ph Michelia champaca Linn. 'Rani champ' Magnoli aceae Ph XV -- Michelia lanuginosa Wall. 'Phusrey champ' Magnoliaceae Ph Morus laevigata Wall. ' Kimboo' Moraceae Ph Prunus cerasoides D. Don ' Painyu' Rosaceae Ph Quercus lamellosa Smith. ' Bajrat' Fagaceae Ph Rhododendron arboreum Sm . ' Lali gurans' Eri caceae Ph Rhus succedanea Linn. ' Bakhimlo' An acardiaceae Ph Schima wallichii Chois ' Chil auney' Theaceae Ph Spondias axillaris Roxb. ' Lapsi' An acardiaceae Ph Symingtonia populnea R. Br. ' Pipli. Ham amel idaceae Ph Symplocos theifolia Don . ' Kh arane' Sympl ocaceae Ph Trevesia palmata Vis . ' Chul erro' Araliaceae Ph Viburnum cordifolium Wall. ' Asa re' Sambucaceae Ph Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC. ' Tim boor' Rurac eae Ph Under shrubs Aconogonum molle (D . Don) Hara 'Thotney' Pol ygonaceae Ph Agapetes serpens (Wi ght) Sleumer ' Sandre Vacc iniaceae Ph kh orsaney' Cynoglossum glochidiatum Wall. Borag inaceae Th Daphne involucrata Wall. ' Syano argyali' Thyme liaceae Ph Girardinia dicursifolia (Link) Fris. ' Bh angre sisnoo' Ut1icaceae Ph Gleichenia volubilis Jungh. ' Bha lu unyo' Gl eicheniaceae Ph Laportea axillaris Wight. ' Bhangre sisnoo ' U11i caceae Th Melastoma normale D. Don ' Sindure' Melasromataceae Ph Rubus ellipticus Sm. ' Aise lo· Rubi aceae Ph ,_1_ Rubus paniculatus Sm. ' Ai se lo ' Rubi aceae Ph Vaccinium nummularia C.B. Clarke Ericaceae Ph *(Ph = phanerophyte, Th = therophyte, Ch chaemephyte, He = hemicryptophyte, Cr = cryptophyte) XVI - ~ Appendix 2 List of plants encountered by life forms in the Khecheopalri Peatland Habit/Species Vernacular Family *Life- name forms Climbers Smilax aspera Linn. 'Kukurdaney' Smilacaceae Ph Smilax rigida Wallich ex Kunth Smilacaceae Ph Epiphytes Bulbophyllum sp. Orchi daceae Ph Rhaphidophora glauca Schott ' Kanchirna' Araceae Ph ~ Herbs Aeschynanthus sikkimensis Stapf. Gesneriaceae Ph Ageratum conyzoides Linn. ' !Iamay' Asteraceae Th Amaranthus sp. ' Saag' Amaranthaceae Th Anaphalis contorta Hook.f. ' Bukiphool' Asteraceae Th Arisaema intermedium Blume 'Laru wa' Araceae Cr Arisaema costatum Martius ex. Schott. ' Bari ko' Araceae Cr Bidens pilosa Linn. 'Kuro' Asteraceae Th Commelina pajudosa Blume ' Kanay' Comm elinaceae Ch Corydalis juncea Wallich Papaveraceae Th Cyanotis vaga Schuttes & Schuttes Commelinaceae Ch Cynoglossum glochidiatum Wall. Boraginaceae Th Cyperus rotundus Miq. Cyperaceae He __l Drymaria cordata Willd. 'Abijalo' Caryophyll aceae Ch Elatostema platyphyllum Wedd . 'Chiplay' Urticaceae Ch Eupatorium cannabinum Linn. ' Banmara' Asteraceae Th Eurya acuminata Royle 'Jhinguni ' Theaceae Ph Fimbristylis sp. Cyperaceae Th Fragaria nubicola Lacaita Rosaceae He - ' Gnaphalium hyp oleucwn DC. Asteraceae Th Gynura nepalensis DC. Asteraceae Th Hedychium ellipticum Smith 'Jhankriphool' Z in giberaceae Cr Hemiphragma heterophyllum Wall. Scrophulariaceae Ch - XVII Hydrocotyle javanica Thunb. 'Golpata' Apiaceae He Hypericumjaponicum Thunb. Hypericaceae Th Impatiens stenantha Hook. f. Balsaminaceae Th ]uncus sp. Juncaceae Th Lindenbergia sp. Scrophulariaceae Ph Lonicera glabrata Wall. Caprifo l iaceae Ph Lycopodium cernuum 'Nagbeli ' Lycopodiaceae He Mazus surculotus D. Don ' Kukur phool' Scroph ulariaceae Th Nasturtium officinale R. Br. 'Simrayo' Brassicaceae Th Oenanthe thomsoni Clarke Apiaceae Ch Pilea scripta Wedd. 'Chipley' Urticaceae Th Plantago erosa Wall. Plantagi naceae Th ~ Persicaria capitata Gross ' Ratnaul o' Polygonaceae Th Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae Th Potentilla peduncularis D. Don Rosaceae Th Rumex nepalensis Spreng ' Ha lh alay' Polygonaceae Th Saccharum sp. Poaceae Th Stellaria sp. Caryophy ll aceae Ch Tupistra nutans Wall. 'Nakim a' Liliaceae Ch Viola canescens Wall. Violaceae Th Hydrophytes Aponogeton monostachyon Linn. Naiadaceae Cr Mo_nochoria vagina/is C. Pres!. Pontedc:riaceae Th Schirpus sp. Cyperaceae Th Ceratophyllum sp. Ceratophyll aceae __1 _ Semi-hydrophytes Alocasia sp. ' Ban Pi nd alu ' Araceae Cr Brachiaria eruciformis Griseb. ' Bonso ghans' PoaceJe He Sphagnum nepalense H. Suzuki. Sphagnaceae Ch Sphagnum palustre Linn. Sphagnaceae Ch Oxalis corniculata Linn. ' Amilo' Oxalidaceae -, Ch Acarus calamus Linn. ' Bojho' Araceae Cr Shrubs Arundo donax Benth. 'Narkat' Poaceae Ph Berberis wallichiana DC. 'Chutro · Berbc:ridaceae Ph ---- XVIII Hydrangea aspera D. Don Hydrangeaceae Ph Mussaenda frondosa Wall. 'Dhabi' Rubiaceae Ph Rhododendron lindleyi T. Moore 'Gurans' Ericaceae Ph Sambucus adnata Walich ex DC. Sambucaceae Ph Viburnum cordifolium Wall. 'Asare' Sambucaceae Ph Trees Alnus nepalensis D. Don 'Uttis' Betulaceae Ph Andromeda elliptica Sieb & Zucc. 'Angeri' Ericaceae . Ph Artocarpus /akoocha Roxb. 'Badar Moraceae Ph Beilschmiedia sikkimensis King. 'Thulotarshing' Lauraceae Ph Castanopsis tribuloides A. DC. 'Musray btns' Ph Ficus benjamina Linn. 'Kabra' Moraceae Ph Lyonia ova/ifolia (Wallich) Drude Ericaceae Ph Machilus edulis King. 'Phunsey' Lauraceae Ph Magnolia campbellii Hook. f & Th. 'Gogey champ' Mag1ioliaceae Ph Symingtonia populnea R. Br. 'Pipli' Hamamelidaceae Ph Under shrubs Aconogonum molle (D. Don) Hara 'Thotney' Polygonaceae Ph Agapetes serpens Sleumer 'Sandre Yacciniceae Ph . -~ Khorsaney' Diplazium um~rosum Willd. 'Ningro' Athyriaceae He Dryopteris