64 SIMARUBE^;. [ Ailanthu* 



Wood white, soft (moderately hard in Balanites) ; no heartwood. 

 Pores moderate-sized. Medullary rays moderately broad to very broad. 



1. AILANTHUS, Desf. 



Besides the two species described, A. glandulosa, Desf., is a lofty tree, indigenous 

 in Japan, but occasionally planted both in Europe and in Northern India. It grows 

 rapidly, throwing up abundant root suckers, and has for that reason been employed in 

 plantations made to clothe barren stony hills in the south of France. It is also often 

 employed as an avenue tree, and is cultivated in gardens. 



1. A. malabarica, DC. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 518 ; Beddome t. 122 ; 

 Brandis 58 ; Kurz i. 200. Vern. Peru, Tarn., Tel. ; Dhup, baga-dh&p, 

 gogul-dhup, Kan.; Mattipdl, Anamalais; Kambalu, walbiling, Cingh. 



A large deciduous tree, with thick, rough bark. Wood white, very 

 soft and spongy. Pores large, scanty, subdivided. Medullary rays 

 short, moderately broad, the distance between the rays being larger 

 than the transverse diameter of the pores. 



"Western Ghats, rare in Pegu. Often planted in South India for ornament. 

 Weight, 23 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood not used. The tree gives a gum resin 

 which is used medicinally, especially in dysentery. For Mr. Broughton's report on 

 an analysis of it see Beddome t. 122. 



Ibs. 



W 746. South Kanara 23 



2. A. excelsa, DC.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 518 ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 450; 

 Beddome xlix ; Brandis 58. Vern. Ariuua, Meywar; Maha rukh, Hind., 

 Mar. ; Peru, pee, Tarn. ; Pedu, pey^ pedda, Tel. ; Gormi-kawat f Uriya. 



A large tree. Wood soft, white. Structure similar to that of A. 

 malabarica. 



Central and Southern India. Often planted. 



Weight, 28 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood used to make floats for fishing, sword handles, 

 spear sheaths and catamarans. The bark is aromatic and is used as a febrifuge and 



tonic. 



Ibs. 



C 2784. Melghat, Berar 



No. 4. Salem Collection 28 



2. SAMADERA, Gaertn. 



2. S. indica, Gaertn.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 519 ; Thwaites Enum. 70; 

 Beddome xlix; Kurz i. 200. Vern. Samadara y Cingh. ; Kathai, Burm. 



A small tree. Wood light yellow, soft, no heartwood. Pores small ; 

 scanty. Medullary rays very fine, uniform, closely packed. 



South India and Ceylon. 



Weight, 26 Ibs. per cubic foot. The bark is used as a febrifuge. 



No. 76. Ceylon Collection 26 



3. PICRASMA, Bl. 



B 1977. collected by Kurz in the Andamans in 1866 and marked 

 P.javanica,'B\. Vern. Th ityooben, Burm., has a soft, white wood. Pores 

 small, uniformly distributed, joined by fine, concentric lines. Medullary 

 rays short and fine. Weight, 27 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Besides this species, P. nepalcnsis, Bonn, is a small tree of Nepal and the Khasia 

 Hills, and P. quassioides, Benn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i, 520 ; Brandis 69, Vern. Tuthai, 



