According to the brochure
issued by the Forest Department in 1975, there are more than 400 species of trees and other plants that can be identified
in the sacred Grove at Mawphlang. Of these, 222 are trees species. I give below about 109 species of trees and plants that
can be identified in Khasi :-
Botanical name Khasi vernacular name
1. Anemone rivularis
Buch Bat soh plia.
Ham ex Dc.
2. Clematis grewiseflora
Dc. Mei-si-ing, mei-iong
3. Thalictrum foliolosum
Dc. Pupum
4. Monglietia eaveame
La-iej-kynthei
5. Manglietia insignis
Dieng-rhi-basaw or Dieng-rhi-balieh
6. Schizandra propinqua
Soh-mijarain
7. Geniothalamus sesquipedalia
Soh-um-Synreng, Skum-synsar
8. Cocculus mollis
Jyrmi-nailum
9. Holboellia Latifolis
Wall Soh-Lyngkait, Mi-Rang K'sa
10. Mohonia Pyonophylla
Dieng-phuh-rnong, Dieng-
(fedde) takeda niangmat.
11. Casearia Kurzii
Dieng-bai-shynrang
12. Flacourtia jangomas
Dieng-soh-mluh
13. Pittosporum pedecarpum
Dieng-thyllong, dieng-synsar-Gangep um, Dieng-shiring- synrang, Dieng -
soh- tylluh.
14. Polygala arillate
Buch-Ham Diengsoh-tyngka, dieng-ja-kyba
15. Hypericum hockoria-num
La-synbeh or Mat-iar-stem.
16. Hypericum patulum
La-synrit diengtiew shanam
17. Suarauia Punduana
Dieng-ja-la-ngap
18. Camellia caduca
brandis Dieng-tyrnem, dieng-jlih-balieh
19. Camellia kissi
wall Dieng-tyrmem bhoi
20. Eurya acuminate
Dc Dieng-shit, dieng-pyrshit-heh
21. Eurya Japonica
thumb Dieng-pyrsit
22. Schima Wallichii
Dieng-ngan
23. Urena Iobata L.
Soh-byrthit
24. Elaeocarpts Lancifelius
Dieng-soh-khyllam
25. Erythroxylum Kunthianum Dieng-pylleng-tham, Dieng- pain-khar
Kurz
26. Toddalia asuatica
Shia-sien-um, sia-soh-sat
27. Zanthodylum evalifoliumwt.
Dieng-siniah, tiew-klong
28. Brucea Mollis Dieng-ia-kasein-khlaw(Synt)
29. Schoepfia fragrans
Dieng-khao-kharai, Dieng-soh-shlong-khlaw
30. Ilex excelsa wall
ex hook f. Dieng-soh-syrtet, diengsoh-tyrlang, dieng lali
31. Tlex venulosa Dieng
Shyieng
32. Ilex griffihii
Kynja-jakrai
33. Celastrus stylosus
wall Mai-jen-dtu
34. Euonymus grandiflorus
wall Si-san, soh-iong-trong-kynthei
Dieng-sit-um
35. Eunymus hamiltonionus
wall Diengsot-sat-khlaw, Mamin- reiakhar
36. Berchomia floribunda(wall) Tiew-ri-lang-mei-rantom brong
37. Tetrastigma serrulatum
Meisoh-mynjirieng
38. Vitas planicualis
Soh-lar-pung
39. Sabia purpurea
hook Jermi-neirang, chaii, Dieng-
f & thoms jermei
40. Rhus chinensis
Mill Dieng-soh-ma
Crotalaria Capitate
Bench
Crotalaria Occulta
benth
41. Eriosema Chinese
Doh-pen or Pen
42. Docynia Indica
Soh-phoh Khasi
43. Pyrus Naccata Soh-Shur-um
44. Pyrus Khasiana
Soh-shur
45. Pyrus Pashia Soh-shur
46. Viburnum footidum
wall Diengsoh-lang, Sohlang ksew
47. Hedyotis Scandess
Jyrmi-skie
48. Hedyotis Uncinella
Shed-rit-arong
49. Luculia Pinceana
Soh-khli, Diengtiew-khohir
50. Paederia foetida
Mei-in-tung, Meisoh-masew
51. Psychotria adenophylla
Dieng-la-tyllong-khlaw
52. Rubia Cordifolia
Doh-mi-em
53. Wendlandia Wallichii
Diengsai-moit, dieng-ja-saw,
Dieng-cha-kaba
54. Valeriana Jatamansii
Jones Jatung
55. Eupatarium Nodiflorum
Kynbat-nongrim
56. Inula Cappa Ding-ia-lia
(Synt)
57. Agapetes obovata
Soh-pylleng, Diengsoh-pydong
58. Linonia ovalifolia
Dieng-la-samiang, Jara-hap
59. Pentaptorygium
Rugosum Soh-pydung-shynrang
60. Rhododendron arboreum
Tiewasaw, Dieng-tiew-thuin
61. Rhododendron formoeum
Tielalih, dieng-tiewlieh,
Shillong-phuh miet, Diengsoh- tiw-khlong
62. Vaccinium Griffthianum
wt. Soh-ryngkham
63. Vaccinium Sprengelii
(G.Don) Dieng-joing, Diengsoh-Balak-ryngkham
64. Vaccinium Vaccinia-ceum-
Soh-pydung, diengsoh-lardi
(Rexb) Sleum
65. Embelia floribunda
wall Ja-buit, jyrmi-jajew
66. Maesa indica wall
Diengsoh-jala-tyrkai
67. Symplocos chinensis
Dieng-iong, jam-iang, dieng-lang
68. Symplocos theifolis
Dieng-pei, diengtiew-diengpei
69. Symplocos Glomerate
Kynja-dieng-pei, tiew-dingpei-iong
70. Symplocos Spicata
Kynja-dieng-japei, dieng-pei
71. Styrax Serrulatum
Diengsoh-papoh-iat, diengsoh-byklong
72. Jasminium Dispernum
Mei-tiew-lar-math, Jongdi
73. Ligustrum rebustum
Diengsoh-la-poh-jay, Diensoh-siang, Diengsoh-poh-iat
74. Lingustrum ludidum-Aiten
Sohpoh-iat, Diengsoh-la-pohiat
75. Meledinus Khasianus
Soh-brab-rit
76. Rauvolfia Densiflora
Dieng-la-kyrkai, Dieng-ja-soh-kor-blang
77. Cynoglossum furcatum
Ja-byrthit
78. Ehretia acuminats
Dieng-basier
79. Cuscuta refloxa
Jyrmi-uthri, Mei-tu-umar
80. Aeschynathes parasiticus
Tiew-ri-sein-rit
81. Callicarpa Osilpcalyx
Pylleng-tham, Diengsoh-si-um
82. Clerodendrum Wrillihii
Dieng-jul-koh, Mei-soh, randi
Narran-dieng, Jathang, ka-skei
83. Sarcandra glab
ra(thumb) Tiew-kibakhabor. 'tiew pathai khubor
Nakar
84. Beilschmiedia assamica
Dieng-kha-lang
85. Lindera pulcherrims
Dieng-tyrthia-shynrang
86. Neolitsea Pallens
Dieng-soh-tyrtait
87. Phoebe Lanceolata
Dieng-ja-long
88. Belicia nilagirica
Diengsoh-tyrtait, Dieng-ling-sim-rit
89. Daphne Bhaluabuch
Ka dieng-baiong
90. Wikstroemia canescens
Pan-jung-Masi, Ja-tyllu
91. Elacagnus conferta
Soh-shang, soh-khlur, Soh-Chang, misoh-sang, dieng-soh- shang
92. Pyrularia edulis
Dieng-soh-klong
93. Sarcecocca saligna
Tiew-dieng-pah
94. Baliospernum micranthum
Thylli-skei
95. Mallotus nepalenses
Dieng-la-khar
96. Breynia retuae
Soh-mat-iar-shynrang
97. Phyllanthus glaucus
wall Dieng-soh-matan
98. Ficus neriifolia
Dieng-syrmei-blang
99. Morus indica Soh-lyng-dykhur
100. Bochmeria platyphylla Labit-iong
101. Engelhardia spicata
Dieng-lyba
102. Myrica esculents
Buch-Ham Soh-phi
103. Castanopsis Kurzii
Dieng-rit, dieng-patlus,dieng-sning-rit
104. Lithocarpus dealbatus
Dieng-sai
105. Qurscus grifflthii
Diengwah
106. Quercus kamroopii
Dieng-kingim
107. Salix-psilostigma
Dieng-jia-mynrai
108. Pinus Kesiya Dieng-kseh
The following species
as obtained from the Lyngdoh, and the Myntris of Hima Mawphlang in a joint discussion on 17th June, 2001.
1. Sohkymphor Khasi
- Carica Papaya
2. Sohkhyllaw "
3. Soh khyllung " - Pyrus granulata
4. Sohphoh Khasi "
5. Sohphoh eit-jir
6. Soh brap khlaw
7. Soh-eit mut - Cactus
veskata
8. Diengstap
9. Sohphie-lia - Myrica
orange
10. Sohphie nam
11. Soh-pa-it
12. Sohshan
- Straw berry-gragaris vesca.
