Dalbergia.] LEGUMINOSJ:. 129 



lb. 



C 1144. Ahiri Reserve, (Ynli ul Provinces. 



E 618. Champasari Forest, Darjeeling Tern* ..... 33 

 E 2346. Bamunpokri, Darjtvlin^ IVrai ...... 44 



6. D. paniculata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 227; Hook. 11. Inch ii. 

 230; Beddomc Ixxxviii.; BrandislSO; Kurz i. 345. Vern. Kalsirsa, 

 Oudh; Dhobcin, dhohein, pdssi, safjjitriu, Hind.; Patchalai,valange, 

 Tarn. ; Polrum, porilla, pat&urv, toper, Tel. ; Sondarra, sheodur, topia, 

 Mar. ; Hasur yuniri, pachari, Kan.; Piangani, Mai.; Tapoukben 3 Burm.; 

 Padri, Gondi, Bhil ; Phassi, Kurku. 



A large deciduous tree. Bark | inch thick, compact, grey, smooth, 

 with occasional horizontal cracks. Wood yellowish or greyish white, 

 soil, perishable; no heartwood. Structure most remarkable, entirely 

 different from that of other species of the genus: broad concentric 

 masses of wood alternate with narrow, dark coloured belts of a fibrous 

 substance, resembling the inner bark. Planks cut out of old trees fall to 

 pieces. Pores small, scanty. Medullary rays very fine, numerous. 

 Wavy, narrow, concentric bands of white tissue alternate with broader 

 bands of harder and darker substance. 



North- West Himalaya from the Jumna to Oudh, Central and South India. 

 (Quoted by Kurz from Burma, but identification doubtful.) 



Weight, according to Skinner, No. 55, and R. Thompson 48 Ibs. per cubic foot ; our 

 specimens give an average of 37 Ibs. Skinner gives P = 872. Wood not durable and 

 very subject to the attacks of insects. Beddome says it is used for building and other 

 purposes. 



Ibs. 

 C 1115. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces ...... 32 



C 2928. Seoui, Central Provinces ..... . .46 



7. D. nigrescens, Kurz i. 346. Vern. Thit8anweng t Burm. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Wood light grey, soft. Pores 

 scanty, large, subdivided. Medullary rays very fine, very numerous. 



Dry mixed forests of Upper Burma. 



Ibs. 



B 291. Burma (1867) ......... 38 



B 2522. (1862) ......... 39 



There is some doubt about the identification of this species, owing to the absence of 

 concentric bands. 



8. D. Stipulacea, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 233; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 237; 

 Kurz i. 346; Gamble 29. Vern. Tatebiri, Nep. ; Garodosal, Mechi; 

 Ton-nyok, Lepcha. 



A large climbing shrub. Wood soft, greenish grey, with a purplish 

 brown heartwood, porous. Pores numerous, of different sizes, small to 

 extremely large, in white, undulating, concentric bands running into each 

 other. Medullary rays white, fine, very numerous. 



Eastern Himalaya, ascending to 4,000 feet, Assam, Khasia Hills, Chittagong and 

 Burma. 



Weight, 48 Ibs. per cubic foot. Growth, about 9 rings per inch of radius. 



Ibs. 

 E 574. Khookloong Forest, Darjeeling Terai ........ 



E 2349. Sivoke ..... 48 



9. D. foliacea, Wall.; Hook, Fl. Ind, ii, 23:2; Kurzi. 317; Gamble 

 29. Vern. Talcbiii, Ncp. 



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