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283. Vern. Phusera, gogsa, tfind., is a large shrub of the outer Himalaya, in 

 Kumaun and Nepal. M. macrophylla, Wall. ; Gamble 52. Vern. Phusera, Kumaun ; 

 Bogoti, Nep. ; Tufjom, Lepcha, is a common small tree of the North-East Himalaya, 

 especially in second-growth forest. M. ramentacea, Wall. ; Kurz ii. 99. Vern. Mai- 

 ;/////v//^,Syllict, is ;i small tree of Eastern J5cnir;il, Chittagong, Burma and the Anda- 

 mans, also of second-growth forest, and said by Kurz to have a brown, heavy, close- 

 grained, brittle wood. 



1. M. montana, A. DC. ; under M. indica, A. DC. in Brandis 283 ; 

 Gamble 52. Vern. Bilauni, Nep. ; Purmo, Lepcha. 



An evergreen, gregarious shrub or small tree. Bark thin, reddish 

 brown. Wood soft. Pores small, scanty, uniformly distributed. Medul- 

 lary rays moderately broad, numerous. 



North-East Himalaya from Nepal eastwards, Eastern Bengal and Burma (var. 

 1$. elonqata = M. paniculata, A. DC. ; Kurz ii. 99) often forming coppice-like denae 

 second-growth forests at elevations from 3,000 to 6,000 feet on the Sikkim and Bhutan 

 Hills. 



Growth rather fast, 6 rings per inch of radius ; used only for fuel and rough 

 house-posts. 



E 2389. Tukdah Forest, Darjeeling, 6,000 feet. 



2. MYRSINE, Linn. 



Contains 3 to 5 species. M. capitellata, Wall. ; Beddome t. 234 ; Brandis 286 

 (M. avenis, DC. ; Kurz ii. 105), is a small tree of Eastern Bengal, South India, Ceylon 

 and Burma, said by Beddome to have a hard and durable timber. Weight, 22 Ibs. 

 (Wallich). 



1. M. semiserrata, Wall.; Brandis 285; Kurz ii. 105; Gamble 52. 

 Vern. Parwana, kmgkung, gogsa, bamora, gaunta, Hind.; Chupra, 

 Kumaun; Bilsi, beresi, kalikatha,bilauni, Nep.; Tungcheong, Lepcha. 



A shrub, small or middling sized tree. Bark ash-coloured, dark, 

 nearly black, with prominent dots. Wood red, hard. Pores extremely 

 small, in small patches between the distant, broad medullary rays. 



Outer Himalaya from the Beas to Bhutan, from 3,000 to 9,000 feet, Nattoung 

 Hills of Martaban. 



Wallich says the wood is chocolate-coloured, heavy, hard, handsome and used in 

 Nepal for carpenters' work. It splits rather and is usually too small for anything 

 but firewood. 



Ibs. 



H 2830. The Glen, Simla, 6,000 feet 51 



E 3322. Darjeeling, 6,500 feet . . . . . ~ 



2. M. africana, Linn. ; Brandis 286. Vern. Bebrang, kaMum, 

 kokhuri, karnk, gugul, julru, chac/iri, pratshu, branchu, kkiishin, pdpri, 

 banddru, bin sin, atuljan, Pb. ; Guvaini, pakari cha, chiipra, North- 

 Western Provinces. 



A small, evergreen shrub. Wood white, moderately hard. Pores 

 extremely small, often in short radial lines, between the distant, fine 

 medullary rays. 



Afghanistan, Salt Range and Outer Himalaya as far as Nepal. 

 IVuit used as an anthelminthic, sold under the name of Bebrany, and often used 

 as a substitute for that of Samara Ribes. The shrub might be useful for hedges. 



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