68 BURSERACE^:. [Bursera. 



lary rays fine, fed ; on a radial section distinctly visible as narrow dark 

 bands. 



Eastern moist zone, Bengal, Assam, Chittagong and Burma. 



Weight, 46 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood good for furniture. 



B 313. Burma (1867) 46 



B 2225. Andamans (similar in structure, but wood lighter and softer) 37 



5. CANARIUM, Linn. 



Contains 4 large resinous trees of Southern India, Eastern Bengal and Burma. 

 C. strictum, Roxb. ; Hook. PL Ind. i. 534; Beddome 1. 128, is the Black Dammer Tree, 

 Vern. Karapu kongiliam, Tarn. ; Manda dhup, Kan. ; Thelli, Mai., a tall tree of 

 Southern India, giving a brilliant black gum used medicinally and for other purposes 

 (for Mr. Broughton's analysis of it, see Beddome under t. 128). C. euphyllum, Kurz, 

 i. 208 and C. coccineo-bracteatum, Kurz, i. 209 are large trees of the Andaman Islands. 



1. C. bengalense, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 136; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 534; 

 Kurz i. 209; Gamble 15. Vern. Goguldhup, Nep. ; Natockpa, Lepclia ; 

 Tekreng, Garo; Bisjang, dhuna, Ass. 



A tall tree with straight cylindrical stem. Bark light coloured, 

 hard, thin, rough with horizontal wrinkles. Wood shining, white when 

 fresh cut, turning grey on exposure, soft, even-grained, does not warp, 

 but decays readily. Pores scanty, large, often oval and subdivided, 

 prominent on a vertical section. Medullary rays fine, white ; on a 

 radial section distinctly visible, giving the wood a mottled appearance. 



Eastern moist zone, eastern Himalaya, Bengal and Burma. 



Weight, 28 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood is much esteemed in Bengal for tea- 

 boxes, and it is also used for shingles. The tree yields a resin which is used as 

 incense ; it is clear, amber-coloured and brittle. 



Ibs. 



E 703. Great Rangit Valley, Darjeeling, 3,500 feet . . . .28 



6. FILICIUM, Thwaites. 



1. F. decipiens, Thwaites Enum. 59 ; Beddome t. 129; Hook. Fl. 

 Ind. i. 539. Vern. Katu puveras, Tarn.; Pehimbia, Cingh. 



A tree with elegant fern-like leaves. Heartwood red, moderately 

 hard. Pores small, in groups or short radial lines. Medullary rays fine, 

 numerous, at unequal distances. 



Western Ghats up to 4,500 feet, Ceylon. 



Weight, 68 Ibs. per cubic foot (A. Mendis). Wood strong, valuable for building. 



Ibs. 



No. 70, Ceylon Collection 68 



ORDER XXVII. MELIACE-E. 



An Order containing about 20 trees or shrubs, chiefly of the moist zones. 

 The Order is divided into 4 Tribes, viz. : 



Tribe I. Meliese Turrcea,Naregamia,Munronia t 



Melia and Cipadessa. 



II. Trichiliese Dysoxyhim, Chisocheton, Sando- 



ricum, Aalaia, Lansium, 

 Amoora, walsura, Heynea, 

 Beddomca, and Carapa. 



III. Swieteniece Soymida, Chickrassia, and 



Swietenia. 

 )t IV. Cedrele* Chloroxylon and Cvdrt-ht. 



