244 SAPOTACE^J. [ ~Baxsi a. 



flowers are usually eaten mixed with sal seeds or leaves of other plants. Full 

 description of the collection in Palamow is given by Mr. L. R. Forbes quoted at 

 page 243 of the same Volume. In that description he says that in the Palamow 

 Sub-division there are nearly 114,000 mahwa bearing trees. He says the average 

 yield of a tree is about 2^ maunds, and that the flowers sell at about 12 annas 

 per maund. The fruit, ripe or unripe, is eaten ; it has two envelopes, the 

 outer two of which are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable, and the inner one is 

 dried and ground into meal. From the kernel a greenish yellow oil is obtained, 

 which is eaten by the Gonds and other Central Indian tribes, and is used to adulterate 

 ghee and in soap-making. It solidifies at a low temperature, but melts at a temperature 

 of 110 ; and though it keeps well in a cold climate, in a hot one it soon becomes 

 rancid and separates into two parts, a clear fluid oil above, and a thick brown substance 

 below. One seer of oil is obtained from 4 seers of kernels. 



266. Garhwal (1868) .60 



O 1493. Kheri, Oudh ........ 65 



H 2969. Kumaun, 5,000 feet .... 66 





C 827. Bairagarh Reserve, Berar 



C 2771. Melghat, Berar 



C 1116. Ah iri Reserve, Central Provinces 



C 2731. Moharli Reserve, Central Provinces (young) 



C 1243. Gnmsur, Madras 



69 



60 

 52 

 63 



2. B, longifolia, Willd. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 523 ; Beddome t. 42 ; 

 Brandis 290. Vern. Kat illupi, ehipa, Tarn. ; Ippi, yeppa, pinna, Tel. ; 

 Hippe, Kan. ; Ellupij Mai. ; Mee, Cingh. 



A large evergreen tree. Heartwood red, moderately hard, close- 

 grained. Pores moderate-sized, prominent on a vertical section, in short 

 radial lines between the uniform, equidistant, numerous, fine medullary 

 rays which are joined by fine transverse bars. 



South India and Ceylon. 



Weight, according to Skinner, No. 23, 60 Ibs. ; Adrian Mendis 61 Ibs. Skinner, 

 gives P = 730, Mendis 724. Beddome says it is very flexible and durable ; that it 

 is valued for ship's keels, for trenails and for planking below the water line ; and that 

 it is used for carts, furniture and bridge construction. The flowers are eaten in the 

 same way as those of B. latifolia, and an oil is expressed from the ripe fruit, which is 

 yellow, semi-solid and used for burning, for soap, and to adulterate ghee. It is also 

 used medicinally, as well as the leaves, bark and the juice of the bark and young fruit. 



Ibs. 

 No. 53. Ceylon Collection 61 



3. B. butyracea, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 527 ; Brandis 290 ; Gamble 53. 

 Vern. Ckiura, chaiura, phulel, Kumaun ; Cheuli, Oudh ; Phalwara, 

 Hind.; Churi, Nep.; Yel,yelpote, Lepcha. 



A deciduous tree. Bark i inch thick, dark grey, wood light brown, 

 hard. Annual rings marked by a dark line. Pores moderate-sized, 

 somewhat smaller than those of B. lati/olia, in radial lines of different 

 length between the numerous equidistant, fine medullary rays, which 

 are joined by fine transverse bars. 



Sub-Himalayan tract from Kumaun to Bhutan, between 1,500 and 4,500 feet. 



Growth fast, 3 to 4 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 62 Ibs. per cubic foot. The 

 pulp of the fruit is eaten, and from the seeds a vegetable butter is extracted, of the 

 consistence of fine lard and of a white colour. It does not melt under 120 ami keeps 

 a long time without deteriorating. It makes good soap, and is useful for eaiulles 

 as it is said to burn without smoke or unpleasant smell. When jicrfiuned, it is \\<^\ 

 as an ointment and as an external application for rheumatism. The (lowers are not 

 eaten. The bark is used in Sikkim i<> poison lish. 



Ibs. 



E 622. Bamunpokri, Darjeeling o'J 



