EBENACEJ:. 251 



6. D. Ebenum, Konig; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 529; Beddorae t. 65; 

 Brandis 296 ; Tbwailes Enum. 179. Ebony. Vern. Mans, abnus, 

 tendu, Hind.; Kendhu, Uriya ; Acha, tumbi, shengutan, kaka-tati, tai, 

 Turn.; Tukiy Tel.; Karemara, Kail. ; Tai, tendu, abnus, Mar. ; Mallali, 

 Manjarabad ; Kaluwara, ding. 



A large tree. Wood grey, with irregularly-sbaped masses of jet- 

 black ebony near tbe centre, frequently witli ligbter-coloured streaks. 

 Structure of the wood similar to that of D. Melanoxylon, but pores 

 sligbtly larger, oval and subdivided, not in radial lines. The structure 

 of the ebony is exceedingly indistinct. 



South India and Ceylon. 



Weight, according to Beddorae 811bs.; Adrian Mendis, 71 Ibs.; our specimens 

 give 61 to 70 Ibs. ; A. Mendis gives P = 720. The wood is used for inlaying and 

 ornamental turnery, but the demand for it is not very great. 



Ibs. 



W 731. South Kanara 61 



W 750. 70 



No. 13. Ceylon Collection (marked Diospyros sp.) . . . .71 



7. D. montana, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 538; Beddome cxliii. ; Brandis 

 296. Vern. Bireti, keindu, temru, pasendu, Pb. ; Tendu, dasdnndu, 

 lohari, bistend, Hind. ; Hakar-tendl, Banda; Passnd, Bhurtpur ; Temru, 

 Meywar; Ambia, Banswara; Hddru, Panch Mebals ; Kanchan, kadal, 

 pattewar, patwan, C.P. ; Muchi tanki, yerragoda, micha-tummiirra, Tel.; 



Tiniruy timburni, Mar. ; Goindu, kala goindu, balkuniki, jagalagante, 

 Kan. 



A moderate-sized tree, with thin, pinkish grey, smooth bark, when old 

 exfoliating in thick irregular flakes. Wood yellowish grey, soft, no 

 heartwood, no annual rings. Pores numerous, small, in radial lines 

 between the closely-packed medullary rays, which are very fine, and on 

 a radial section distinctly visible as horizontal plates. White streaks 

 parallel to t the medullary rays. 



Most parts of India except Siiidh, the Northern Punjab and Burma. 



Weight, 45*5 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood is durable and would be good for 



furniture. 



Ibs. 



C 192. Mandla, Central Provinces (1870) 47 



C 1167. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 44 



8. D. cordifolia, Willd. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 538 ; Beddome cxliii. ; 

 Kurz ii. 130. D. montana, Roxb. (part) ; Braudis 296. Vern. Ban- 

 gab, Beng. ; Vackana, kaka ulimera, Tel. ; Gyutbeng, Burm. 



Wood reddish, moderately hard. Pores small, often oval and sub- 

 divided. Medullary rays very fine and very numerous, with fine, wavy, 

 transverse lines across. 



Bengal, South India and Burma. 



Weight, 47 Ibs. per cubic foot ; Kurz (evidently quoting Brandis' List of 1862, 

 No. 74) gives 49 Ibs. ; Skinner, No. 60, gives 70 Ibs. P = 1017, but this may be a 

 mistake for some other species. 

 Wood useful for cabinet-work. 



Ibs. 



E 715. Chittagong (^foishkanda, Bong.; Chapraka, Magh) . . '15 

 B 2541. Burma (18(52) 4'J 



