Terminalia. decandria monogynia. 431 



shorter than the leaves. Flowers numerous, small, dull- 

 whitish colour. Bractes minute, falling. 



Male flowers most numerous, scattered profusely 

 over every part of the raceme, above the hermaphrodite. 

 Calyx, &c. as in the genus. 



Hermaphrodite flowers afewbelow the male ones. 

 Drupe oval, compressed, smooth, having the margin ele- 

 vated with a groove on each side ; when ripe, of a yel- 

 lowish colour, nut oblong, with a rough surface. Nucleus 

 linear-oblong. 



The kernels are fully as palatable as the best filberts, 

 or even almonds, and I have every reason to think they are 

 equally wholesome, and nutritive. The tree is highly or- 

 namental, few surpassing it in elegance and beauty. 

 The wood is also useful. 



3, T. belerica. Corom. pi. 2. N. 198. 

 • Leaves crowded about the extremities of the branch - 

 lets, long-petioled, oval, with smooth glands on the pe- 

 tioles. Spikes axillary, simple. Calyx campanulate. 

 Drupe oval, downy. 



Sans. Vihhituka. 



Beng. Bwhira. 



Arab. Be-ley-luj. 



Pers. Be-ley-leh. 



Tarn. Tandra marum. 



Tani. Rlieed. Mai 4. 1. 10. 



Teling. Toandee. 



Myrobalana. Belerica. Gcert. sent 2. 90. t. 97. M. M. b)C, 



It is a native of the mountainous parts of the Circars, 

 growing to be one of the largest trees, with an erect trunk, 

 and a very large spreading head. Flowering time the 

 beginning of the hot season. 



Leaves crowded about the extremities of the branches, 

 petioled, oval, entire, firm, smooth ; six or seven inches 

 long, and two and a half broad. Petioles round, from 



