6. LAUJRACH^J. [3. Lusaka* 



1. L. sebifera, Pers. €hiur, Kharw. Medh, menda, H. 



A small tree "with tomentose shoots, narrowly to broadly 

 elliptic rarely ovate leaves quickly glabrescent except some- 

 times on the nerves, slender petiole,, umbels "with pedicels 

 J-J" long usually corymbose on slender peduncles, sometimes 

 few on short peduncles. Fruit black shining globose J* diam. 

 on the slightly enlarged perianth tube. 



In valleys throughout the area but nQwhere common, also on the cool 

 aspects of hills. PI. June-July. Fr. ripe Oct.-Nov. Evergreen. New shoots 

 appear in May. 



L. 3£'' by If" to 8£" by 4'' pale beneath usually acuminate, sometimes 

 obtuse, base usually cuneate ; sec. n. 8-10 prs. rather strong with numerous 

 very fine cross-nervules Petioles f-2." Receptacle and filaments densely 

 softly hairy or villous. St. 12-15. This laurel is often scarcely aromatic 

 and the glands very inconspicuous. 



There are two forms or varieties :— 



Var. a L. under 6'' quickly glabrous beneath, peduncles of the 

 corymbs J-J* only with few umbels (sometimes only 1 or 2). Manbhum 

 and Hazaribagh. 



Var. /3. glabraria, J. D. H. Leaves attaining 8^'' more or less tomen- 

 tose beneath until the fruit is ripe. Peduncles attain lfc" often with numer- 

 ous umbels. 



The usual form in Singbhum. 



The wood is said to be durable and not attacked by insects but the tree 

 in ,C. N. is usually too small to yield timber. 



2. L. polyantha, Juss. Ppjo, S., K, ; Kukur chita, Beng.; 

 Baglal, Mai Paharia. 



A. small tree with brown- pubescent branchlets, 'strongly- 

 nerved ell.-or oblanceo.-oblong obtuse or sub-acute leaves 

 4§ ' by 2" to 9" by 4" and tomentose stout-pedicelled umbels 

 clustered alorjg the branchlets and axillary. Fr. ellipsoid or 

 ovoid J- J" long, seated on the shallow saucer-shaped 

 perianth base which is £-£ " diam. 



In valleys chiefly along streams, throughout the area but nowhere 

 common. 



Fl. April-May. Fr. July~Aug. Evergreen. The leaves are renewed 

 in May. 



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