72 MELIACEJB. [Dysoxylum. 



often oval and subdivided, prominent on a vertical section. Medullarv 

 rays fine, numerous, wavy, not prominent; the distance between the 

 rays generally equal to the transverse diameter of the pores. 

 Assam, Khasia Hills and Cachar to Pegu and Tenasserim. 



Kyd (G-uarea Golara, Ham.) gives weight 47 Ibs., P = 617 ; our specimens weigh 

 from 37 to 40 Ibs. It is a handsome wood, well deserving of more extensive notice. 

 It is said by Hamilton to be used for canoes. 



Ibs. 



E 631. Eastern Diiars 40 



E 1434. Assam . 37 



B 2484 (44 Ibs.), B 2250 (40 Ibs.) and B 2255 (31 Ibs.) from the Andaman Islands 

 (1866) have been put under this species on account of their structure, although Dysoxy- 

 lum has not been described from the Andamans. 



3. D. Hamilton!!, Hiern; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 548; Gamble 16. 

 Vern. Bauriphal, Nep. ; Genddli poma, bosuniya poma (Wall.), Ass.; 

 J$olaskin t Garo. 



A large evergreen tree. Wood red, hard, close-grained. Pores 

 moderate-sized, subdivided. Medullary rays fine, uniform and equidis- 

 tant ; the distance between the rays greater than the transverse diameter 

 of the pores. 



Darjeeling Terai, Assam and Sylhet. 



Growth moderate, 6 rings per inch of radius. Kyd (Guarea Alliaria, Ham.) 

 gives weight 40'51bs., P = 523; our specimens average 40 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood 

 used in Assam for boats and planks, said not to be durable. 



Hamilton says it is used for canoes. 



E 1259. Tezpur, Assam 47 



E 2189. Nowgong, Assam 36 



3. SANDORICUM, Cav. 



1. S. indicum, Cav.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 553; Roxb. Fl.-Ind. ii. 392; 

 Beddome Iv. ; Kurz i. 217. Vern. Thitto, Burm. 



An evergreen tree with grey, not very rough, bark. Sapwood grey ; 

 heartwood red, moderately hard, close-grained, takes a beautiful polish. 

 Pores small, oval and subdivided. Medullary rays fine, undulating, not 

 prominent ; marked on a radial section as long narrow bands, giving the 

 wood a beautifully mottled appearance. 



Burma, introduced in Southern India. 



Weight, our specimen gives 36 Ibs. per cubic foot; Wallich, No. 175, gave 28 Ibs. 

 Used for carts and boat-building. 



Ibs. 



B 804. Burma 36 



4. AMOORA, Roxb. 



Besi<l( .- tin- three we have described below: A. Chittagonga, Hiern ; Hook. Fl. 

 Ind. i. 559 (Afftaia Chittagonga, Miq. ; Kurz i. 218) Vern. Thilptixainci, Magh; 

 is a large tree of the North-Eust Himalaya and Ka-trm Bengal do wn to Chittagon* and 

 Arracan, whose wood is largely used in Chittagonff; A. Lcticii, Bth. and Hook. f. 

 Beddome t. 133. Vern. Burumb, Bombay, is a live ot the IJoiuhay and Kanara (iliats; 

 A. decandra, Ilii-rn ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 562; datable 16, ia a tree of Sikkim and NYpal, 

 from 2,000 to 6,000 ft. ; and A. ruminant, Btli. and Hook, f., a tree of the Western 

 ' 



Wood hard, close-grained, red, with a darker coloured heartwood. 

 Pores small to large, often subdivided, visible or prominent on a vertical 

 section. In. A. Rohituka the pores are joined by wavy concentric bands 

 of soft texture. 



