Mnrrsors] SATOTACEM. 13 



globose, few or 1-seeded, endooarp emstaceous. Seed ellipsoid, com- 

 pressed, albumen fleshy, cotyledons flat.— Species about 30, in the 

 t ropical regions of both hemispheres. 



M. hexandra, Rcxb. Cor. PI. i, 16, t. 15; Fl. Ind. i, 233; F. B. 1. Hi, 

 549; WattS, D. ; Kanjildl For. Fl. 219; Gamble Man. lnd.Timb. 450 ; 

 Cooke Fl. Ecmb. ii, 92; M. indica, A. DC; Brand For. Fl. 291; Ind- 

 Trees 425.— \ em. khirni. 



A handsome evergreen tree, £0-60 ft. high. Trunk erect, the branches 

 funning a large ehady head. Bark blackish-grey, deeply furrowed. 

 Leaves 2 4 in. long, ohovate or oblong, rounded <r emarginate at the 

 apex, cuneate at the base or occasionally rounded or sub-truncate, 

 coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces, dark-green and shining above- 

 paler beneath ; midrib impressed above, prominent beneath ; petiole 

 }•$ in., glabrous. Flowers white, axillary, solitary or in fascicles of 

 2-6 ; pedicels stout, J-J iD., glabrous (r nearly 60. 'Calyx-lcles usually 

 6, about £ in. long, ovate, sub-acute, reflexed, usually somewhat rusty- 

 pubescent outside and with ciliate maigins. Corolla $ in. L ng ; lobes 

 usually IS, in two series, the 6 inner ones oblanceolate, the 12 outer linear. 

 Italians 6 ;^ anthers acute, as leng as the filament;. Siaminode$ 6, 

 altercate with the stamens, more or less denticulate, glabrous. Ovary 

 12-celled, hairy. Berry h± in. long, olive-shaped, 1-seeded, reddish- 

 yellow when ripe. 



Forests in the Eheri district of N. Cudh, apparently wild (Duthie's 

 collector) ; also in Bundelkhand (Edgeworthj. Flowers in >'ov. and 

 Dec. Distrib. : Cent, and S. India and in the dry region of Ceylon. 

 It is largely cultivated in India, and as far north as Multan and Lahore 

 The wood is hard, tough and very durable, and is much used for < il 

 presses, hr use-building and in turnery. The lark is much sought after 

 for medicinal purposes, and trees are often greatly injured thereby. 

 The fruit is eaten, and an oil is extracted from the seeds. 



M. Elexgi, Linn. Sp. PI. 349; Boxb. ; Fl. Ind. ii, 236 ; Boyle III. 263; 

 Brand For. Fl 293 ; Ind. Trees 425; F. B. I. Hi, 548; Watt E. D. 

 Gamble Man. Ind.Timh. 449 ; Kaniilal For. Fl. 219 ; Cooke Fl. Bomb. 

 . 92 ; Prain Beng. PI. 649. Vern. Multdri — A large very ornamental 

 glabrous evergreen tree with rough dark-grey lark. It is found wild 

 in S. India, Ceylon, Burma, Martaban, on the Shan Hills and in the 

 Andaman Islands. It is also cultivated at many places within the 

 area, and throughout the hotter parts of India. It differs from M. 

 hexandra chiefly in having 8 calyx segments and 8 stamens. The 

 small fragrant star-shaped flowers appear durinp MaTch and April. 

 These are collected after they have fallen on the ground and are 

 made into garlands : they are also used in native perfumery. The 

 wood is like tl at of M. hexandra, and is used for similar purposes. 

 The bark is much employed in native medicine. The f rnit is eaten 

 and from the seeds an oil is extracted. 



