Records of the Botanical survey of India vol III No 1 the vegetation of the district of Minbu in Upper Burma

These are :— I.—A mountainous zone roughly forming the western third of district and comprising the eastern flanks of the Arracan Yotnahs a very distinct narrow range of low hills running from north to so of the district closely parallel with and a few miles to the east of6 THE VEGETATION OF THE DISTRICT OF It flows mainly in a north-easterly direction joining the Ira-wad:el just north of Minbu [...] the south by the Man river on the east by the part of the lrawaildy alluvial belt between the Man and Mon rivers ; on the north. [...] the south by the Man river on the east by the part of the lrawaildy alluvial belt between the Man and Mon rivers ; on the north. [...] There can be no questi that the difference between the flora of the Arracan-Nwamadaur zone and that of the desert zone is entirely natural and dependent the difference of altitude of and the different climatic conditioi prevailing in the two zones. [...] It if nceivable that the Indo-African element in the Minbu desert zone but the remnant of a flora„ once common to both Peninsulas and rica but driven northwards by the breaking up of land surfaces ir Eastern Peninsula and the consequent change of climate from dry moist in the southern half of the BurmMalaya Peninsula.18 THE VEGETATION OF THE DISTRICT OF This however is mere speculation but