186 COM BRET ACEJ:. [ AnogeixsHS. 



Dinduga, dindln, lejalu, dindal, Kan. ; Arma, yerma, Gondi ; Dhawa, 

 Baigao ; Dhaundak, Bhil; Dhaura, Kurku ; Daawoo, Cingh. 



A large tree with smooth, whitish grey bark, J inch thick, with 

 shallow, irregular depressions, caused by exfoliation. Wood grey, hard, 

 shining, smooth, with a small purplish brown, irregularly shaped, 

 extremely hard heart wood. Sapwood in young trees and branches yellow. 

 Annual rings marked by darker lines. Pores small, very numerous, 

 uniformly distributed, often subdivided. Medullary rays very fine, 

 extremely numerous, uniform, equidistant, distinctly visible on a radial 

 section, often giving the wood a mottled appearance. The transverse 

 diameter of the pores equal to the distance between the medullary rays. 



Sub-Himalayan tract from the Eavi eastwards ascending to 3,000 feet, Central and 

 South India. 



Growth moderate, 7 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 65 Ibs. (Puckle and 

 Skinner, No. 51); 61 (R. Thompson); 64 (Central Provinces List) ; 75 to 80 Ibs. 

 when green ; our specimens give an average of 62 Ibs. Skinner gives P = 1220, while 

 French of the Madras Eailway gives 752 and Puckle from 3 experiments with bars 

 2' X 1" X F, 870. The wood is highly valued on account of its great strength and 

 toughness, but it splits in seasoning and unless kept dry is not very durable. It is 

 used for axe handles, poles for carrying loads, axles in the construction of furniture, 

 agricultural implements [and in ship-building. It has been recommended for 

 sleepers. Out of 18 sleepers which had lain 7 to 8 years on the Mysore State 

 Railway there were found, when taken up, 4 good, 10 still serviceable and 4 bad. 

 It gives a good fuel and an excellent charcoal. It gives a gum which is extensively 

 sold for use in cloth-printing. The leaves are used for tanning. 



Ibs. 



P 446. Ajmere ... 



O 233. Qarhwal (1868) . . 68 



O 2997. (1874) 



O 531. Dehra Dun 



394. Oudh 



C 2776. Melghat, Berar 



C 190. Mandla, Central Provinces (1870) 



64 

 62 

 62 

 59 

 58 



C 1121. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces .65 



C 2744. Moharli Reserve, Central Provinces 55 



C 1244. Gumsiir, Madras 66 



D 1282. . Anamalai Hills, Madras 56 



No. 21. Salem Collection 69 



2. A. acuminata, Wall.; Hook. FL Ind. ii. 450; Beddome t. 16; 

 Braudis 228 ; Kurz i. 466. Conocarpns acuminata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 

 443. Vern. Chalcwa, Beng. ; Panchi, past, Uriya; Numma, Tarn.; 

 Pdchi manu, panchman, paunchman, bucha karum, pashi, pansi, Tel. ; 

 P/ids, Mar. ; Saikamehhia, thekri napay, Magh ; Yung, sehoong, Arracan ; 

 Yungben, Burm. ; Phassi, Mar. 



A large deciduous tree. Bark \ inch thick, dark grey, rough, 

 granulated when old. Wood grey, sometimes yellowish grey with a 

 greenish tinge, shining, in structure moderately hard, resembling that of 

 Anogeissus latifolia, but the pores considerably larger and the trans- 

 verse diameter of the pores greater than the distance between two rays. 



Chanda District, South India, Chittagong and Burma. 



Weight, according to Skinner, No. 50, 59 Ibs., 53 Ibs. (Brandis 1 Burma List, 1862, 

 No. 61). Our specimen gave 57 Ibs. Skinner gives P = 880. The wood warps and 

 <-r:icks in seasoning, and is not very durable especially when- exposed to water. Used 

 in Burma and in Madras for building. Roxburgh says it is durable it' kept dry, but 

 ttoon decays if exposed to wet. The 1 'ise-1 for tanning in 



