110 ANACARDIACE^J. [Buchanania. 



245. Garhwal (1868) 35 



C 1124. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 29 



C 2751. Moharli 36 



C 2763. Melghat, Berar 



C 1249. Gumsiir, Madras 32 



8, MELANORRHCEA, Wall. 



Contains 2 species : that here described and M. glabra, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 

 25 ; Kurz i. 317. Vern. Thitseeben, Burm., a tree of Tenasserim. 



1. M. usitata, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 25; Kurz i. 318. The 

 Varnish Tree of Burma. Vern. Kheu, Manipur ; Thitseeben, Burm. ; 

 Soothan, Talcing; KiaAonp, Karen. 



A deciduous tree, with dark -grey bark. Wood dark red with yellow- 

 ish streaks^ turning very dark after long exposure; very hard/ Pores 

 moderate-sized, not numerous, often subdivided. Each pore or group of 

 pores enclosed in a small patch of light tissue. Medullary rays very 

 fine, wavy, numerous. Numerous white, undulating, concentric lines 

 of softer tissue, unequally distributed in the wood. 



Munipur and Burma. 



The following experiments have been made to determine the weight and transverse 

 strength : 



Weight. Value of P. 

 Benson, in Burma, with hars 3' X T4' 7 X T4". . found 61 Ibs. 526 



Skinner, in 1862, No. 91, 61 514 



Brandis' Burma List, 1862, No. 44 . . . . 54 



Smythies found the average of our two specimens . . 59 

 The wood is used for tool handles, anchor stocks, and has lately been recommended 

 for building, railway sleepers, gun-stocks and other purposes. It gives a black 

 varnish, used to cover buckets to make them watertight. This varnish is used by the 

 Burmese in lacquer work, as size in gilding, for writing in palm-leaf books, and for 

 many other purposes. It has been used in medicine as an anthelmintic with great success. 



Ibs. 

 B 551. Moulmein, Burma ........ 56 



B 2518. Burma (1862) 62 



9. ODINA, Roxb. 



1. 0. Wodier, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 293; Hook. PI. Ind. ii. 29; 

 Beddome t. 123; Brandis 123; Kurz i. 321; Gamble 24. Vern. 

 Kiamilj kimul, kamldij kashmala, jhingan, mowen, mohin, moyen, 

 ginyan, Hind. ; Garja, Bijeragogarh ; Bara dabdabbi, halloray, Nep. ; 

 Jiyal,loharbhadi, 1 &Qiig.; Gob, Ajmere; Wodier, wude, Tarn.; Gumpini, 

 gumpna, dumpini, dumpri, dumper, Tel. ; Kaikra, gumpri, gharri, Gondi ; 

 Kekeda, Kurku ; Shimti, punil, gojal, Kan. ; Moi, moja, moyc, Mar. ; 

 Hneingpyoing, Magh; Nabhay, Burm. 



A moderate-sized or large deciduous tree with few branches. Bark J- 

 inch thick, compact, grey, smooth, exfoliating in small irregular plates. 

 Sapwood large ; heartwood light red when fresh cut, turning reddish 

 brown on exposure, moderately hard, close-grained, seasons well and does 

 not warp, not very durable. Pores moderate-sized, uniformly distributed, 

 often subdivided. Medullary rays fine, numerous, short, bent where they 

 touch the pores. 



Suli-lI'mwLiyan tract from the Indus eastwards, ascending to 4,000 feet. For, 

 nl' Iii'li;) and Burma. 



