TREES & SHRUBS OF LONAVLA & KARL A GROVES. 285 



Tatnarindus indica, Linn. Amli ; Chinch, ; Tamarind. 



A few small trees at Karla. Flowers appear with the leaves ; buds 

 on some trees pink, on others white. 



Entada scandens, Bth. Garambi. 



An enormous climber, stem attaining 3 feet in girth. Flowers 

 yellow, minute, absurdly out of proportion to the pods which are often 

 3 feet loDg by 8 inches or more broad. 



Acacia concinna, B.C. Sikukai. 



A large climbing shrub ; flowers minute in innumerable round heads. 

 Fruits used as soap. 



Albizzia stipulata, Boiv. Uduli. 



A fine large deciduous tree, reaching 70 feet in height, stem clear for 

 20 or more feet, girth 8| to 10 feet. The profusion of rosy flower heads 

 and delicate foliage combine to render this one of the most gracefully 

 beautiful of trees. 



CoMBRETACE^E. 



Terminal ia belerica, Roxb. Beheda. 



Tree 50 to 70 feet high, stem clear for 10 or more feet, with a girth 

 of 5 to 13 feet. The young foliage is red. In the mornings the flowers 

 exhale a nauseous odour which taints the air for some distance. 



Terminalia Chebula, Retz. Hirda. 



A tree as large as the foregoing. Fruit smooth, ribbed, constituting 

 the myrobolans of commerce. 



Calycopteris floribunda, Lam. Ahshi. 



A climbing shrub with large panicles of small greenish flowers. 



The calyx becomes greatly enlarged in fruit. It is yellowish, 

 developing to ruddy brown in colour, so that the plant is very conspi- 

 cuous while in fruit. It is very common along the railway below 

 Khandala. 



Combretum ovalifolium, Roxb. Madbel. 



Combretum extensum, Roxb. Piloka. 



These are sometimes very large climbing shrubs bearing, with or be- 

 fore the young leaves, an abundance of small, yellow flowers which are 

 succeeded by brown fruits with papery wings. 



Myrtace^:. 



Psidium Gruyava, Linn. Peru ; Guava. 



This is a naturalized denizen of the area. I have never seen it pro- 

 duce good fruit in this wild condition. It sheds its bark almost as 

 freely as Eucalyptus. 



