6. CiTBua.] 29. BXJTACEM. [8. Febonia. 



Often apparently wild in waste places especially on the Hazaribagb 

 plateau, not indigenous. 



The cultivated forms are numerous, but mostly of recent introduction 

 into the wilder parts of Chota Nagpur. They include the Citron, Lemon 

 and Limes, some of the latter without mamillate fruit. 



4. C decuman a. L. with leaves 6-9" long and very large globoae fruit, 

 is the Pamalo or Shaddock, also cultivated. 



7. J&le. Correa. 



1. A. Marmelos, Correa. Lohagasi, K. ; Sinjo, 8. ,- Bel, 



E. y Beng. ; The Bael tree. 



A small tree 30 ft. with strong spines 1 springing 1-2 

 together from the axils of the 3-foliolate leaves. Lflts. ovate- 

 lanceolate or elliptic 2-4" long crenate or nearly entire sessile 

 with rachis |-1" loug and petiole 1-2|" long. 



Wild on the hills throughout Chota Nagpur. 



Fl. May-June. Fr. May-June of the following year. Sub-deciduous in 

 April. 



Fls. 1" diam. greenish white in very numerous lateral and sub-terminal 

 simple panicles 1^-3" long appearing with the new leaves. Fr. 2-3" diam. 

 (wild form) globose or ovoid, many-celled and seeded. Rind almost 

 woody. Testa of seed wooly. A moat valuable tree, the properties of 

 which are well known. 



Var. a. A moderate-sized thornless tree. Lflts. broadly ovate, some- 

 times faintly crenate 2" by 1£" to 4" by 2£" shortly obtusely acuminate 

 puberulous both sides, lateral petiolules £". Ravines in the Santal P. east 

 of Narganj. 



8. Feronia, G»rtn. 



1. F. elephantum, Gorr. Kat-bel, Kochbel, 8. ; Katbel, 



H.; The wood-appie. 



A small spinous 1 tree with dark green impari-pinnate 

 leaves and opposite small sub-sessile entire leaflets. 



Manbhum, Campbell. Hazaribagh, near Topchanchi. Palamau (near 

 Japla). Fl. Feby. -April, Brand in. Fr. Nov.-Jany. "Deciduous." 



L. fascicled, about 3" long with 5-7 elliptic or obovate leaflets about 

 \"'V long. Margin notched at apex and with large marginal glands. Rachis 

 aarrowly winged. Fls. (not seen by me) £"-£" diam. dull-red. .Fr. 2|"-3'' 

 diam. 1-celled, many-seeded with a rough woody rind. 



The pulp of the fruit is edible. 



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