MEIJACE^E. 585 



W. HTroi.DrrA, Xz. E.T. Tropipiil forests of the Andamans. 



Leaflets -uiiiformly gluucous beneath. Fikmicuts linear, densely imbesccnt. 

 Flowers larger. 



° ° Leaves thin chartuccous or almod inemhranoua, the net-venation iticonspicuous. 



"W. osYCARrA, Kz. £.T. Troincal forests of the AnJumans. 



Leaves acuminate, glaucous beneath. Young fruits acuminate, greyish velvety. 



W. pisciiUa, Roxb., apud iracClelland, is included by llason, but not by Kurz, 

 and it is probably therefore one of the above-mentioned species from Teuasserim. 

 Roxburgh's species is so named from tlie bark being used to stupify fish. The timber 

 of Wahura is strong and excellent, being termed ' male jyo,' jyo being that very 

 strong and admirable wood, Schleiehera trijuga. 



Sub-genus Hicyxea, Roxb. 



Berries dehiscing along the sutures, usually glabrous. 



AV. TRIJUGA, Roxb. var. a Upper Teuasserim. var. fi rare in the tropical 



W. quinquejuga, Roxb. forests of the Pegu Tomah, and in the Martaban 



Hills, up to 2000 feet elevation. 



Glabrous or pubescent. Leaflets in 3-6 pairs. Panicles long-peduncled. 



var. n genuina. All parts (also the panicle) quite glabrous, or only the young 

 shoots slightly pubescent. Leaflets in 3-6 pairs. 



var. ji pubcscens. All softer parts, inflorescence, and under surface of leaves, 

 softly pubescent. Leaflets usually in 4 pairs. 



B. Ovary-cells 3- to many-ovuled. Seeds usually winged. 



SJriETEyiE.^. 

 Stamens united into a tube. Albumen present or not. Leaves pinnate. 

 Carapa, Aublet. 

 Petals 4 or 5. Orarg-cells with 6-3 ovules. Capnule large, thick coriaceous, 

 opening loculicidally. Seeds very large, with corky testa, without arillus. 



C. MoLuccENSis, Lamk. £.T. Shores of the Andamans. Katchall. 



Granatum littoreum, Ruuiph. 

 Xrjloearpus granatum, Keen. 



Pyn-leh-ong. 



Leaflets more or less ovate. Flowers 5-morous, about 2 lines across. 



C. obovata, B1. E.T. Littoral and tidal forests from Chittagong 



Guarea obhmgifolia, GrifF. to Teuasserim and the Andamans. 



Wood reddish-brown, not very close-grained, strong. The fruits are used for 

 tanning, and the tree produces a gum (Kurz). This is an excellent wood, much 

 used for liouse building. It is easy to work, and looks like a pale and coarse 

 mahogany. Weight 44 lbs. 



SoYMlDA, A. Jussieu. 



Petals a. Staminal-tuhe cup-.shaped, 10-lobed, the lobes 2-toothed. Disk rather 

 broad. Seeds winged at both ends. Albumen none. 



S. (Swietenia) feruifuoa, Roxb. T. Prome (?). 



Chickrassia, a. Jussieu. 



Petals 4 or a. <S)'rt»H'H(?/-<i<J<! cylindrical, 10-crcnate. Bis/c iwnc. Seeds vringcd 

 below. Albumen none. 



C. TAuri.ARis, .\. Juss. var. a rare in the tropical forests of Chittagong, 



Yima or Yeng-ma (Kurz). f ^'S"' Teuasserim. and the Andamans. var. ^ 



frequent in the dry lorests of Promo and Pegu. 



