Grewia. ] TILIACE^I. 55 



The fruit is eaten and the inner bark made into cordage. Fine specimens of this were 

 sent from Berar for the Paris Exhibition of Ig78. (C. ( JS3. Baingarh lieserve, 

 Melghat.) 



Ibs. 



C 188. Mandla, Central Provinces (1871) 48 



1169. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces ..... 46 



C 2757. Moliarli Krscrve, Central Provinces 53 



C 2766. Melghat, Berar 



C 1253. Gumsur, Madras 49 



No. 17. Ceylon Collection 44 



4. G. salvifolia, Heyiie ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 386 ; Beddome xxxvii ; 

 Brandis 43. Vern. Bather, nikki-bekkar, gar gas, Pb. ; Saras, Ajmere ; 

 Jdra, Circars. 



A small tree, with dark-coloured bark. Wood yellow, heartwood 

 orange-brown, bard, close-drained, structure similar to that of G. 

 tilicefolia, but medullary rays more numerous and pores smaller. Annual 

 rings well marked by a line of larger pores. 



Punjab, Sind, Central Provinces and Southern India. 

 Growth slow. Fruit small, edible. 



P 3227. Nagpahar, Ajmere ............ 



P 3237. Goran Hills, Ajmere 



5. Gr. vestita, Wall. ; Brandis 40; Gamble 12. G. elastica, Royle ; 

 Kurz i. 160. G. asiatica, Linn. var. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 387. Vern. 

 Farri, phalwa, dhamman, Pb. ; PAarsia, dhamun, bimla, Hind. ; Poto 

 dhamun, Palamow; Sealposra, Nep. ; Kunsung, Lepcha ; Piniayau, Burm. 



A small tree, with grey or brown bark. Wood greyish white, hard 

 and close-grained. Annual rings wavy. Pores moderate-sized. Medul- 

 lary rays fine and moderately broad> numerous, prominently marked on a 

 radial section, and giving the wood a beautiful silver grain. 



Sub-Himalayan tract from the Indus eastwards, Bengal, Central India and 

 Burma. 



Growth moderately slow, 5 to 7 rings per inch of radius. Weight, our specimens 

 give an average of 48 Ibs. per cubic foot ; Brandis says 50 Ibs. Wood tough and elastic, 

 used for shoulder poles, bows, spear handles, &c. Splits well, and is sometimes used 

 for shingles. The branches are lopped for fodder. 



Ibs. 



E 651. Bamunpokri, Darjeeling Terai 43 



E 2325. 61 



B 3120. Burma (1862) 51 



6. Gr. asiatica, Linn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 386; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 586; 

 Beddome xxxvii.; Brandis 40; Kurz i. 161. Vern. Phalsa, Hind. ; 

 D/iamni, Ajmere. 



A small tree. Bark rough, grey. Wood yellowish white, structure 

 similar to that of G. veslita. 



Wild in Central India and Rajputana. Cultivated throughout India for its fruit. 

 Bark used in rope-making. 



P 470. Ajmere . 



P 3218. Nagpahar, Ajmere 



P 3235. Goran Hills, Ajmere 



7. G. multiflora, Juss., Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 388; Gamble 12. G. sepi- 

 aria, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 589.; Brandis 42. Vern. Pansaura, Hind., 

 Beng. ; Nilay, Nep. 



A shrub or small tree. Bark brown. Wood white, soft, similar in 

 structure to that of G. oppositifulia, but with smaller pores. 



