52 TiLiACKa:. [ Peutace. 



BrownlowiecB contains 3 species : B. elata, Roxb. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 381 ; Kurzi. 153 

 (Humea elata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 640.) Vern. Masjot, a lofty tree of the tidal 

 forests of Chitta^ong and Tenasserim (see p. 51, under Eriolana in SterculiacesB 

 No. E 1951) ; B. lanceolata, Bth. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 381, of the tidal forests of the 

 Sundarbans, Arracan and Tenasserim, and B. peltata,ftt\i. ; Kurz i. 153 of Tenasserim. 

 Columbia includes two shnibs of Burma. Erinocarpus Nimmoanus, Grah. ; Hook. 

 Fl. Ind. i. 394 ; Beddome t. 110. Vern. Chowra, jangli bendi, Kan., is a fibrous- 

 barked tree of the western coast, and Plagiopteron fragrans, Griff. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. 

 i. 399, a climbing shrub of Mergui. To the genus Corchorus belongs the Jute Plant, C. 

 capsularis, Linn. ; Vern. Pat, Beng., now extensively grown in and exported from 

 Bengal : and other species, all of which yield fibres. Several species of Triumfetta also 

 yield fibres, e. a., T. angulata, Lam. (T. rhomboidea, Jacq. ; Fl. Ind. i. 395) Vern. 

 Ckikti, Hind., of which fine specimens were sent from Berar to the Paris Exhibition 

 (C. 988. Bairagarh Reserve, Melghat). Tilia europcea, L., the Lime Tree or Linden 

 of Europe, belongs to this Order. 



The wood of Tiliacese is marked by numerous, uniformly distributed, 

 small or moderate-sized pores, and fine, equidistant, medullary rays. 



1. PENTACE, Hassk. 



1. P. burmanica, Kurz; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 381; Kurz i. 154. 

 Vern. Thilka, kathitka, Burm. 



A very large, tall tree. Wood yellowish red, shining 1 , soft, even- 

 grained, takes a good polish. Pores moderate-sized, often oval and 

 subdivided into compartments, numerous, uniformly distributed. 

 Medullary rays moderately broad, wavy, red, visible on a radial section, 

 equidistant ; the distance between the rays generally equal to the trans- 

 verse diameter of the pores. Annual rings visible. 



Burma. 



Growth rapid, 3 to 4 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 421bs. on an average. Now 

 very largely used in Burma for boats, boxes and other purposes for which a light wood 

 is required. Large quantities are annually exported, and though a few years ago the 

 wood was quite unknown, it is now well known, even in European markets. 



ibs. 



B 281. Burma (1867) 42 



B 802. Tharrawaddi, Burma 41 



B 815. Rangoon ........ 43 



B 1386. Moulmein . 41 



B 3119. Burma (1862) .... 42 



2. BERRYA, Roxb. 



1. B. Ammonilla, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 639; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 3S3; 

 Beddome t. 58; Kurzi. 155. The Trincomali Wood. Vern. Pdwoon, 

 Burra. ; Halmillila, Cingh. (whence the specific name). 



A large tree with thin bark. Heartwood dark red, very hard, close- 

 grained, but apt to split; it has, even when old, a smooth, rather damp 

 feel. Pores small, oval, subdivided, enclosed in white patches, which are 

 united by narrow undulating bands of soft tissue. Medullary rays 

 prominent, numerous, uniform and equidistant; the distance between the 

 rays equal to the transverse diameter of the pores. 



South India, Burma and Ceylon. 



