230 ia uiA( i [Plecff- 



12. PLECTRONIA, Linn. 



Contains 10 to 12 shrubs, part of which are found in South India and Ceylon, and 

 part in Burma and the Andamans. P. parviflora, Roxb. ; Beddome cxxxiv. 5 ; 

 (Canthium pawiftorum, Roxb. PI. Ind. i. 534) Vern. Balsu, Tel., is a thorny shrub of 

 South India, whose wood is hard and used for turning, and whose leaves are eaten in 

 curries. 



1. P, didyma, Bth. and Hook. f. ; Kurz ii. 35. Canthium didymum, 

 Gaertn. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i.535; Beddome t. 221 ; Brandis 276. Vern. 

 Tolan, Uriya ; Neckanie, nalla balsu, Tarn., Tel. ; Abalu, Kan. ; ArsiU, 

 Bombay ; Poruwa, Cingh. 



A large shrub, Wood grey, hard. Pores very small, numerous, 

 uniformly distributed. Medullary rays fine and very fine, numerous. 



South India, Ceylon and Tenasserim. 



Weight, 57 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood used for agricultural purposes. 



11)8. 



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13. IXORA, Linn. 



A large genus containing some 30 or more Indian and Burmese shrubs or small 

 trees. Beddome describes 7 species from South India, and Kurz 24 (excluding 

 Pavetta) from Burma, while many species come from Eastern Bengal and Assam. 

 I. coccinea, Linn. ; Roxb. FL Ind. i. 375; Beddome cxxxiv. 7 ; Kurz ii. 26 (/. jBandhuca, 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii, 376). Vern, Rangun, rajana, Beng. ; Bandhuka, Sans., is a well- 

 known scarlet-flowered shrub called the "Flame of the Woods," indigenous in South 

 India, Chittagong and Burma and cultivated in gardens all over India. I. stricta, 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 379 ; Kurz ii. 26, is another scarlet -flowered species from Tenasserim. 

 I. acuminata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 383 ; Gamble 48. Vern. Churipat, Nep., is a hand- 

 some shrub of Sikkim, Assam and Eastern Bengal with large, crowded coiynibs of 

 scented white flowers. I. undulata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 385; Gamble 48. Vern. Paluka- 

 jui, Beng. ; Pari, Nep. ; Takchirnyok, Lepcha, is a small tree of Bengal, and I. villosa, 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 383. Vern. Chunari, Beng., of Sylhet. I. barbata, Roxb., and 

 I.polyantha, Wight; Beddome cxxxiv. 7, are small trees of the Western Ghats. 



1. I. parviflora, Vahl. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 383; Beddome t. 222; 

 Brandis 275 ; Kurz ii. 21. The Torch Tree. Vern. Kota gandhal, Hind.; 

 Rang an, Beng. ; Disfi, Gondi ; Rural, lokandi, Mar. ; Shulundu kora, 

 Tarn. ; Karipal, kachipadel, tadda pallu, Tel. ; Kori, Gondi; Korgi, Kan.; 

 Tellu kurwan, Uriya; Maha ratambala, Cingh. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree. Bark \ inch thick, dark brown, 

 exfoliating in irregular rounded scales. Wood light brown, smooth, very 

 hard, close-grained. No heartwood. Annual rings indistinct. Pores 

 very small. Medullary rays very fine and very numerous. 



Bengal, Burma, Central and South India. 



Growth moderate, 10 rings per inch of radius. Weight according to Skinner, No. > 1 

 66 Ibs. ; our specimen gives 57 Ibs. Skinner gives P = 717. The wood is well suited 

 for turning and might do for engraving. Beddome says it is used for furniture and 

 building purposes. The green branches are used for torches. 



Ibs. 

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14. PAVETTA, Linn. 



Contains 6 to 8 species of Indian shrubs or small trees. P. /W/V<r, Linn. ; Bed- 

 doraacrxriv. 7; Braadii.275 (^rora Pat* Fl. Ind. i. 385; Kur/ii. IS.) Vern. 



