106 ANACARDIACE^l. [RhllS. 



6, R. Wallichii, Hook. f. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 11. R. vernicifera, DC. ; 

 Brandis 120. Vern. Kambal, gadumbal, rikhali, arkhar, arkol, lohdsa, 

 harkii, Punjab ; Akoria, kaunki, bhaliun, N.-W. P. ; Bhdlaio, chosi, Nep. 



A small or moderate-sized tree, exuding, from between the bark and 

 the wood, a black acrid varnish, which draws blisters. Sap wood white, 

 soft ; heartwood reddish brown, yellow when dry (Brandis) . Structure 

 similar to that of R. semialata. 



N.-W. Himalaya, from 2,000 to 7,000 feet. 



The wood is used in the Sutlej Valley for saw frames and axe handles. The juice 

 of the leaves is corrosive and blisters the skin. 



H 3078. Annandale, Simla, 6,000 feet. 



7. R. SUCCedanea, Linn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 12 ; Koxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 

 98; Brandis 131. R. acuminata, DC. ; Gamble 24. Vern. Tatri, arkol, 

 litar, lakhar, rikhul, shash, hurku, Pb. ; Raniwalai, Nep. ; Serhnyok, 

 Lepcha ; Dingkain, Khasia. 



A small deciduous tree, with thin bark. Wood white, shining, soft, 

 with a small darker-coloured heartwood. Structure similar to that of 

 R. semialata. 



Himalaya, from the Jhelum to Assam, Khasia Hills, from 2,000 to 8,000 feet. 

 The wood is not used. The juice is acrid and causes blisters, the seeds give a good 

 wax, and the tree is planted in Japan along roads and regularly worked for this wax, 

 which is of a snow-white colour and is made into candles, 



Ibs. 



H 2907. Nagkanda, Simla, 7,000 feet 32 



H 3167. DuDgagaUi, Hazara 



2. PISTACIA, Linn. 



Contains only one Indian species. The pistachio nuts (pista), which are imported 

 into India from Afghanistan, are the produce of Pistacia vera, Linn., a small 

 tree of Western Asia, cultivated in South Europe. P. Lentiscus, Linn., a shrub of 

 the Mediterranean region, is the true Mastic of Chios. P. Terebinthus, Linn., the 

 Terebinth Tree, gives the Chio or Cyprus turpentine, and the galls found on it are 

 used in tanning. 



1. P. integerrima, J. L. Stewart ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 13; Brandis 

 122. Vern. Kaka, kakkar, kakrangche, kakring, hangar, tungu, Pb. ; 

 Kakar singi, Kumaon ; Shue, sarawan } masua, Afg. 



A deciduous tree, with rough grey bark. Sapwood white ; heartwood 

 yellowish brown, beautifully mottled with yellow and dark veins, very 

 hard. Annual rings marked by a belt of closely packed pores. Pores 

 of two classes : those in the spring wood moderate-sized, while those in the 

 greater portion of the wood are very small, forming interrupted, wavy 

 lines, and grouped in irregular, narrow patches, which are frequently 

 arranged in zigzag lines. Medullary rays fine, very numerous. 



Suliman and Salt Eanges, outer North-West Himalaya, ascending to 6,500 feet and 

 extending east as far as Kumaon. 



Growth moderate, 8 to 9 rings per inch of radius. AWight, 54 Ibs. per cubic foot. 

 The wood is u^ed for furniture, carvings and all kinds of ornamental work. It is 

 iiMially sold in the hill bazars and particularly at Simla, in the form of thick short 

 planks. The leaves are lopped for fodder for buil'alocs and camels, and the galls are 

 used in native medicine. 



