76 WELTACE^E. [Soymida. 



8. SOYMIDA, Adr. Juss. 



1. S. febrifuga, Adr. Juss.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 567; Beddorae t. 

 8 ; Brandis 71 ; Kurz i. 228. Swietenia febrifuga, Willd. ; Koxb. Fl. Ind. 

 ii. 398. Indian Red Wood. Vern. Rohan, Hind.; floAina, Beng. ; Shem, 

 wond, Tarn. ; Sumi, Tel.; Sohan t Uri}^a; Soimi, Gondi ; Royta, Bbil. 



A large deciduous tree. Bark J to ^ inch thick, bluish grey or 

 dark brown. Sapwood small, whitish ; heartwood extremely hard and 

 close-grained, reddish black, very durable. Pores moderate-sized, 

 scanty. Medullary rays moderately broad, distinctly visible on a radial 

 section as dark, shining, horizontal plates. Numerous fine, concentric 

 lines of lighter colour, often closely packed and forming broader bands. 



Central India and Dekkan. 



Weight, according to Skinner, No. 117, and Fowke, 661bs- ; E. Thompson gives 71, 

 and Bombay specimens gave 76 ; Wallich (Swietenia febrifuga) 551bs. ; onr specimens 

 give an average of 73'5 Ibs. According to Skinner's experiments, the value of Pis 1024, 

 Fowke gives 626. The wood is durable. Skinner says that a piece taken out of the 

 workshop at Fort Saint George, which had been erected in 1803 and pulled down in 185&, 

 stood 1,232 Ibs. without breaking a scantling 3' X l^X 1$." It is not much attacked 

 by white ants. It is used for construction, well-work, ploughshares and oil-mills. 

 The bark is bitter, and is used as a febrifuge and in diarrhoea and dysentery. 



Ibs. 

 C 194. Mandla, Central Provinces, 1871 ...... 73 



C 1123. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 72 



C 1240. Gumsiir, Madras 74 



D 2113. Mysore 75 



9. CHICKRASSIA, Adr. Juss. 



Besides these species, Kurz describes C. velutina, Roemer. Vern. Yimmah, as 

 occurring in Pegu. 



1. C. tabularis, Adr. Juss. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 568; Beddome t. 9; 

 Brandis 73 ; Kurz i. 227. Swietenia Chickrassa, Roxb. FL Ind. ii. 399. 

 Chittagoug Wood. Vern. Chikrassi, Beng. ; Boga poma, Ass.; Aglay, 

 agal, eleutharay, Tarn. ; Madagari vembu, Tel. ; Gauti malle, Salem ; Dal- 

 mara, Kan. ; Pabba, Mar. ; Main, Hyderabad ; Saiphra, sev barasi, Magh; 

 Qhegarasi Chakma; Yimmah, yengma, Burm. ; Arrodah, And. 



A large tree. Bark reddish brown, deeply cracked. Heartwood 

 hard, varying from yellowish brown to reddish brown, with a beautiful 

 satin lustre, seasons and works well; sapwood of a lighter colour. Pores 

 moderate-sized, often oval and subdivided, isolated, uniformly distributed. 

 Medullary rays fine, uniform, mostly equidistant, slightly undulating; 

 the distance between the rays generally equal to the transverse diameter 

 of the pores. Annual rings distinctly marked by a sharp line. 



Eastern Bengal, Assam, Chittagong, Burma and South India. 



Growth, moderate, 8'6 rings JXT inch of radius. Weight, according to Skinner, 

 No. 46, 42 Ibs.; our specimens give an average of 45'5 Ibs. Skinner's experiment! 

 give P=614. The wood is used for furniture and for carving. The bark is a 

 powerful astringent, and the flowers give a red or vellow dye. 



E 1260. Tezpiir, Assam 40 



E 2197. Nowgcmg, Assam 45 



E 1401. Chittagong 49 



W 764. South Kanara 43 



W1218. North K;m:.r;i 44 



B 2516. Burma (1862) 53 



