242 SAPOTACK-fi. [ Chry&oplniUum. 



in gardens in India as far north as Saharanpur for its fine, good-flavoured fruit. 

 Isonandra Wightiana, DC. ; Beddome cxli., is a common tree of the Western Ghats 

 and Ceylon. /. obovata, Griff. ; Kurz ii. 120 (probably Dichopsis), is an evergreen 

 tree of Tenasserim yielding a sort of gutta-percha (B 2687, Tavoy, from Wallich, 

 1828, is perhaps this). 



The Argan tree of Morocco which is found growing gregariously in forests in the 

 Atlas Mountains is Argania Sideroxylon, R. S. Its leaves and fruit are used for 

 fodder and an oil resembling olive oil is extracted from the seeds. 



Wood hard, smooth, dura ble. Heartwood dark-coloured, generally 

 red. Pores small and moderate-sized, in short, wavy, radial lines, which 

 are frequently oblique. Medullary rays numerous, fine, equidistant, 

 joined by fine, transverse bars or concentric lines of softer texture. 



1. CHRYSOPHYLLUM, Linn. 



1. C. Roxburgh!!, G. Don; Beddome t. 286; Thwaites Enum. 174; 

 Kurz ii. 118. C. acuminatum, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 599. The Star Apple. 

 Vern. Petakara, Beng. ; PithogarJch, Ass. ; Hali, Kan. ; Tarsi, Mar. ; 

 Lawiiluj Cingh. ; Thankya, Burm. 



An evergreen tree. Wood white, close-grained, moderately hard. 

 Pores small, in short radial lines between the numerous, very fine 

 medullary rays. 



Bengal, Burma, Western Ghats and Ceylon. 



Weight, according to A. Mendis, 39 Ibs, per cubic foot ; Kyd gives weight 40'o Ibs. 

 and P = 710. Wood used for building. Fruit edible. 



Ibs. 

 No. 48. Ceylon Collection (called Sideroxylon sp.) . . , .39 



2. SARCOSPERMA, Hook. f. 



Two trees of the Eastern Himalaya : 8. Crriffithii, Hook, f., and 8. arborea 

 Hook. f. (Sideroxylon arboreum, Ham. ; Kurz in Trans. As. Soc. Beng. xlvi. ii. 

 229 ; Gamble 53). Vern. Pahar lampati, Nep. ; Kulyatzo, Lepcha, a large tree of 

 the Eastern Himalaya which is used in Sikkirn to make canoes. 



No. E 3316 from Chenga Forest, Darjeeling Terai, is probably this. Bark light- 

 reddish brown, thin ; wood pink, moderately bard, rather light (30'5 Ibs. per cubic 

 foot). Pores moderate-sized, in long wavy, radial lines. Medullary rays very numer- 

 ous, fine, equidistant, the distance between two rays much less than the diameter of the 

 pores. Concentric lines very indistinct. 



3. DICHOPSIS, Thw. 



About 3 species : D. elliptica, Benth. and Hook. f. (Bassia elliptica, Dalz. ; 

 Beddome t. 43). Vern. Panchoti pala, Tarn. ; Panchonta, Kan., is a very large tree of 

 the Western Ghats, affording a good timber and an inferior description of gatta-peroha. 

 D. caloneura, Bth. and Hook. f. (Isonandra caloneura, Kurz ii. 119), is a tree of the 

 Andaman Islands. D. Gutta, Bth. and Hook.f. (Isonandra Gutta,Hook.), is th< 

 which yields the " Gutta-Percha" of commerce, of which large quantities are export i-d t.> 

 Europe from Singapore and the Malay Archipelago, where the tree is indigenous. 



1. D. polyantha, Benth. and Hook. f. in Gen. Plant, ii. 

 Bassia polyantha, Walk Isonandra poti/unlha, Kurz ii. 119. Vern. Tali, 

 Beng.; Sill-kurta, Cachar ; Thainban, i\l;i^li. 



A moderate-sized evergreen tree. Wood red, hard. Pores moderate- 



gized, in wuvy radial lines, sometimes slightly ol>li<|ui'. Medullary i 



very fine, not prominent. Fine, wavy, parallel and equidistant <-'>n- 

 centric lines. 



