SAI'OTACl-:.?:. MYR.SIXE.E. 3G3 



M. LiTTORALis, K/. £.T. IViiasscrim ami the Amlainans. Katcliall. 



II. Indica, Kz., And. Eoport. 



Kap-pa-li'u (Kurz). Bullet-wood. 



Leaves rounded or retuso. Flowci-s solitary, rather small. Anthers blunt (?). 

 Beriies the size and sliapo of a wood-apple, 5-6seeded. 

 "Wood close-grained, strong and durable. 



* M. KLKNGi, L. Tropical forests of Tenasseriui, S.iuth .Vndainan 



Khou-}-a. Kha-ya-"-unn-. ""^^ Katehall, and cultivated all over Hurnia. 



Leaves bluntish acuminate or apiculate. Flowers clustered, conspicuous. Anthers 

 very acuminate. Berries oval, usually 1 -seeded. 



The most valuable tree of this Order in Burma is Jliiiiitsops littoralis, which 

 yields an excellent and durable timber. The genus Bauia, which embraces the 

 trees which yield the so-called vegetable Initters, also belongs to this Urder, of 

 which the African B. Piirkii, which yields the Shea butter, is best known. 

 In the Himalayas, B. hutri/acea yields a solid expressed oil from its kernels, 

 of a pure wlute, and the consistency of hard tallow. It is an extremely bland 

 oil, not readily turning rancid, and would probably prove vahialile in Indian 

 medicine, as not subject to the objections which natives entertain for animal iats, 

 and is moreover an elegant material. It is common in the Alraora bazaar. B. lafifolia, 

 tlie ilowa of Bengal, is another valuable tree, which would probably (if introduced) 

 thrive in Northern Promo. The fleshy calices are rich in saccharine matters ami 

 are eaten fresh, or dried, when they somewhat resemble ' sun raisins,' and yield by 

 distillation a good ' arrack,' with a flavour almost as nauseous (to the uninitiated) 

 as whisky, and doubtless as wholesome. The flowers of Mimusops elengi yield a 

 fragrant essence, the seeds an oil, and the bark, in common with that of Acliras 

 and Burmrlia. is astringent and febrifuge. The valuable substance Guttapercha 

 is furnished by a Malayan tree, Isonandra gutfa, which would probably thrive if 

 introduced into Southern Tenasserim. 



PRIMULALES. 

 Corolla regular, hypogynous, rarely epigynous ; mono-, rarely poly-petalous. 

 Stamens equalling the corolla-lobes and opposite to them, or if more, one series 

 always opposite to them ; hypogynous or epipetalous. Onn-i/ 1 -celled, with free 

 local placentation. Leaves rarely opposite, exstipulate. Herbs or shrubs, rarely 

 trees. 



Order IIYBSIXEJE. 



Flowers regular, hermaphrodite, polygamous or dioecious. Calyx 5-, or rarely 

 4- or 6-lobed or toothed, free, or rarely aduate to the ovary, the lobes contorted or 

 very rarely valvate in bud. Corolla tubidar, bell-shaped, or rotate, more or less 

 divided into as many lobes, or rarely distinct petals, as there are divisions to the 

 calyx, usually imbricate, and often contorted. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes, 

 and opposite to them, all fi^rtile, or rarely alternating with as many staminodes. 

 FUamenfs usually very short, free, or rarely connate. Aniliers 2-cclled, the cells 

 opening by longitudinal slits, or rarely on the summit, sometimes chambered. Oranj 

 free, or adnate to the calyx, 1-celled, the cells with several (usually ovoid or 

 turbinate) ovules, attached to or immersed in a central jilacenta, which is usually 

 quite free, thick, and globular. Style simple, with a simple capitate or rarely lobcil 

 stigma. Fruit an iudchiscent berry or drupe, or very rarely splitting lengthwise 

 on one side. Seeds several or usuallj- solitaiy, with a thin testa. Albumen liornj- 

 or almost fleshy, or rarely none. Emh-ijo flliforni, usually curved, the radicle longer 

 than the semi-convex cotyledons. Trees or shrubs, rarely under shrubs, sometimes 

 scandent, the soft jiarts often marked with resinous dots, with alternate simple leaves. 

 Stipules none. Flowers small, in axillary clusters, racemes, or panicles, or rarelj- 

 iu terminal panicles. 



