228 RUBIACE*). [ Gardenia. 



10. GARDENIA, Linn. 



Contains 12 to 15 Indian species of shrubs or trees. G. gummifera, Linn. ; Roxb. 

 Fl. Ind. i. 708; Beddome cxxxiv. 1; Brandis 270. Vern. DekdmAli, kamarri, Hind.; 

 Chitta matt a, chitnityal, gaqgaru, Tel. ; Chitta, bikfce, kambi, Kan., is a large shrub 

 of Central and South India, with a white hard wood, and giving a yellow gum resin. 

 G. montana, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 709. Vera. Teliga, tella kakisha, Tel., is a small 

 tree of South India. G. coronaria, Ham. ; Kurz ii. 43, is a tree of Chittagong and 

 Burma, with a heavy, close-grained wood. G. sessiliflora, Wall. ; Kurz ii. 40. Vern. 

 Majeebouk, Burin., is a tree of the hills of Burma. Kurz describes several other 

 Chittagong and Burma species of less importance. G.florida, Linn., of Indian gardens, 

 is an introduction from China. 



Wood smooth, close-grained, hard. Pores small to extremely small, 

 numerous, uniformly distributed. Medullary rays very fine to moder- 

 ately broad. 



1. G. turgida, Roxb. PL Ind. i. 711 ; Beddome cxxxiv. 1. ; Brandis 

 270; Kurz ii. 41. Vern. Thanella, khurrur, khuriari, ghurga, mhaner, 

 Hind.; Karhdr, Banda; Paitjra, pendra, Gondi; Phurpata, Kurku; Khur- 

 phendra, pendi i, phanda,phetra, Mar. ; Phetrak, Bhil ; Bamemia, Uriya ; 

 Manjnnda, telel, Tel. ; Bongeri, Kan. ; T/iamengsanee, Burm. 



A small deciduous tree. Bark smooth, bluish grey, ^ inch thick, 

 compact. Wood close-grained, hard, white with a purplish tinge, uo 

 heartwood. Annual rings indistinct. Pores very small. Medullary 

 rays fine and very fine, very numerous. 



Sub-Himalayan tract from Nepal to the Jumna, ascending to 4,000 feet ; Rajputana, 

 Burma, Central and South India. 



Growth slow, 13 rings per inch of radius. Weight, according to R. Thompson 

 56'5 Ibs. per cubic foot; our specimens give 541bs. Wood good, but splits and cracks 

 in seasoning. 



Ibs. 



O 541. Dehra Dun 



O 1377. Gonda, Oudh 60 



O 1463. Bahraich, Oudh .... 



O 1489. Kheri, Oudh 



C 826. Bairagarh Reserve, Berar . 



C 2779. Melghat, Berar . 



C 1142. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 



W 993. North Kanara . 



50 

 54 

 58 

 54 



48 



Nos. C 1248 and C 1309 (61 and 63 Ibs.) sent from Gumsiir under the name 

 Gorahadu, have the same structure as, and probably are, this species. 



2, Gr. lucida, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 707 ; Beddome cxxxiv. ; Brandis 271. 

 G. resinifera, B/oth. ; Kurz ii. 42. Vern. Dikamali, Hind., Guz. ; 

 Konda manga, kokkita, tetta manga, C.P. ; Papar, Bijeragogarh j Karinga, 

 karaingi, tella-manga, Tel. ; Kumbi, Tarn. 



A small deciduous tree. Bark J inch thick, greenish grey, exfoliat- 

 ing in irregular flakes. Wood yellowish white, close-grained, hard, no 

 heartwood, no annual rings. Pores extremely small. Medullary rays 

 very fine. 



Central and South India, Chittagong. 



Weight, 39 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood useful for turning ; it is made into combs. 

 It gives a gum resin from wounds in the bark. This gum is hard, opaque, yellow, 

 ^iv.-nish or brown, with a strong smell, and is used in the treatment of cutaneous 

 diseases and to keep off flies and worms. 



IbR. 



C 1185. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 



