Svnueratia.] i. \TUKAI.; 205 



5. SONNERATIA, Linn. f. 



Contain* 4 Indian trees found in the coast forests of Sind, Bengal, Malabar, 

 Arractin, l. J egu, IVnasm-riiu and the Andaniaus. Besides the two described : S, alba. 

 Sin.; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 580; Kurz i. 52(5, is found in the shore forests of the Anda- 

 inans and S, Griffithii, Kurz i. 527. Vern. Tapyoo, in those of Burma. 



1. S. acida, Linn, f.; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 579; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 506^; 

 Beddome cxviii. ; Bnindis 242 ; Kurz i. 520. Veru. Orc&a, archakd, 

 Bung. ; Tapoo, tamoo, Burm. 



A small evergreen tree. Wood grey, soft, even-grained. Pores 

 small, oval and subdivided, very numerous, uniformly distributed. 

 Medullary rays very fine, very numerous. 



Tidal creeks and littoral forests of India, Burma, and the Andamans. 

 Weight, 31 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood is said by Beddome to be used for models, 

 and in Ceylon to be a good substitute for coal in steamers. The fruit is eaten in the 

 Sundarbans. 



Ibs. 

 E 395. Sundarbans 31 



2. S. apetala, Buch.; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 579; Roxb.Fl. Ind. ii. 506; 

 Beddome cxviii. ; Kurz i. 527. Vern. Keowra, Beng. ; Kanpala, Burm. 



A moderate-sized evergreen tree. Sapwood grey ; heartwood reddish 

 brown, moderately hard. Pores small, numerous, oval and subdivided. 

 Medullary rays fine, very numerous. 



Tidal creeks and littoral forests of Bengal and Burma. 



Weight, 44 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood is said by Kurz to be good for house-build- 

 ing, packing-boxes, etc. 



Ibs. 

 E 399. Sundarbans 44 



6. PUNICA, Linn. 



1. P. Granatum, Linn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 581; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 

 499 ; Beddome cxix. ; Brandis 241 ; Kurz i. 528 ; Gamble 42. The 

 Pomegranate. Vern. Andr y ddriin, damu, Hindi; DdUm y Kumaun; 

 Dalimde, Kan. ; Thale, Burm. 



A shrub or small tree. Wood light yellow, with a small, darker 

 coloured, irregularly shaped heartwood, compact and close-grained. 

 Pores very small, uniformly distributed. Medullary rays fine, very 

 numerous. Medullary patches common. 



Wild in the Suliman Range, between 3,500 and 6,000 feet, Salt Range and North- 

 West Himalaya. Cultivated in many parts of India and Burma. 



Growth slow, 18 rings per inch of radius (Brandis). Weight, Mathieu Fl. For., p. 

 169, gives 52 to 63 Ibs. ; one specimen weighs 57 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood not used, 

 but might be tried as a substitute for boxwood. The fruit is generally eaten, but the 

 best kinds come from Afghanistan. The flowers are very handsome, bright scarlet, 

 and give a light-red dye ; the bark and the rind of the fruit are used for tanning and 

 for dyeing morocco leather, and the root-bark is an effectual authelmintic. 



Ibs. 



P 106. Sutlej Valley, Punjab 57 



ORDER XLIX. SAMYDACEJE, 



Contains two genera, Casearia and Homalium. 



