STERCULIACE.E. ■ G21 



t f 1 1 '^('■ds nicmeroux, icuiged aloiiy tlicir iijiprr cud, inclosed in a trood;/ large 

 follicle [Ptenjijota). 



S. ALATA, Koxl). T. From Chittagong to Tonas^orim and the Andaraans. 



' Boodh's cocoa-nut' (ifason). 



Leaves entLre, glabrous, 5-ncrvcd at base. Follicles as large as the fist. 



The genus Sferculia is not a particularly useful one. Several species produce 

 a gum, having some of the appearance of tragacauth, and the seeds arc edible, and 

 much relished, when roasted, by the Burmese. The bark of some species yields a 

 good fibre, but the timber is worthless. In addition to the above, Kurz records two 

 other species, whii-h he appi^irs not to have seen. 



>S. i.iNGi-iFoi.rA, 'Mart. Tavoy (Parish). 



S. ExsiFOLiA, Mart. Mergui (Griflilh). 



And S. uvrosTicTA, Micj., from Kamorta. 



** Anthers 5, in a ring. Carpels indchiscenf. 

 IIiiRiTiEKA, Alton. 



Floicers unisexual. Cah/x 4-7- (usually 5-) cleft. Petals none. Staminal 

 column slender, bearing a ring of .5 anthers. Anther-cells jiarallel. Ofv/cy-carpels 

 usually 5, nearly distinct, with a single ovule in each. Style short, with 5 rather 

 thick stigmas. />-M(^carpels woody, indehiscent, keeled, or almost winged on the 

 back. Albumen none. Trees, with simple leaves, silvery-scaly beneath. Flowers 

 small on axillary panicles. 



* Carpels glossy or at least smooth, broirn. Leaves shortly petioled. 



II. LiTTOUALis, Dry. E.T. Tidal forests and sea shores from Chittagong to 



Balanopteris tothila, Gat'rtn. Teuasscrira, the Andamaus, and Nicobars. 



Pyn-leh-ka-na-zo. 



Leaves usually cordate or rounded at base. Carpels strong-crustaceous, oblicjuely 

 ovoid, with a sharp keel pointed at the summit. 



H. MixoK, Lam. E.T. Same distribution as the last. 



U. funcs, Buch. 



I'yn-leh-ka-na-zo. 



Leaves narrowed at liase. Carpels filu'ous-woody under the thin bladdery e])icarp, 

 oblicpiely and broadly de])rcssed, the keel at the summit broad and almost wing-like. 



Wood dark reddish-brown, strong, tough, and durable, ()(! lbs. to the cubic foot. 

 Kurz gives the breaking weight of tliis wood at 11 .'i^ lbs., tlie mean of Teak being 

 given by Kurz at 240 lbs. only. It is one of the toughest and strongest woods known, 

 and yet but little employed save for firewood. In Calcutta, however, it is used for 

 carriage shafts from its great toughness and strength. 



** Carpels sea-green or grey, rough and corky-tuhercled. Leaves long-j)etioled. 

 Carpels obliepcely ocoid, keel indistinct, at the extremity produced into a thick narrow 

 iving-like appendage. 



II. 3rACR0i'UVi.LA, Wall. 7,'. 7". Upper Teiuisserim, near Tmkla. 



IIFA.ICTERIE.r.. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite. Petals deciduous. Anthers .5-l.j, sessile or on short 

 Jilaments, situated on the margin of the cup-like dilated summit of the column and usually 

 alternating tcith staminodes. 



Helictekes, Zinnaus. 



Anther-cells divaricate or confluent iuto one. Fruit a capsule, sometimes twisted. 

 Seeds not winged. 



