76 BIGNONIACEJE. [Dolichaiidfone. 



4. DOLICHANDRONE, Feuzl. 



Contains 5 Indian trees. D. arcuata, Hook.f. and Bth. Gen. Plant, ii. 1046 (Spat- 

 hodea arcuata, Wight; Beddome clxix.) Vern. JRan~palai, Tarn. ; Mersinghi, Mar., is a 

 tree of the Palghat and Coimbatore forests. D. crispa, Seem. (Spathodea crispa, Wall. ; 

 Beddome clxviii. ; Brandis 350. Bignonia crispa, Buch. ; Roxb. PI. Ind. iii. 103) Vern . 

 Pumbadri, Tarn., is a handsome, white-flowered tree of South India, especially Cud- 

 dapah and North Arcot, and probably the Central Provinces. 



D. falcata and D. Rheedii have white, soft wood, without heartwood. 

 Medullary rays very fine. Concentric bands of soft tissue very numerous. 

 D. stipulate has hard, orange-coloured heartwood, and no concentric 

 bands. 



1. D. stipulata, Seem. ; Bth. and Hook. f. Gen. Plant, ii. 1046. 

 Spathodea atipulata, Wall. ; Kurz ii. 23 i. Bignonia slipulata, Roxb. PI. 

 Ind. iii. 108. Vern. Petthan, malwa, Burm. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Heartwood orange-red, beautifully 

 mottled, hard, close-grained. Pores numerous, small, enclosed in round 

 patches of soft tissue which are often arranged in wavy, concentric Hues. 

 Medullary rays prominent, very fine, very numerous, generally filled 

 with a yellow substance. 



Burma and Andaman Islands. 



Weight, Brandis' Burma List, 1862, No. 77, gives 48 Ibs. ; Skinner, No. 26, gives 

 weight 64 Ibs., P = 1386; our specimens give 56 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood used for 

 bows, spear handles, oars and paddles. Major Ford says it is a durable wood for 

 house-posts and makes good furniture. Flowers orange-yellow. 



Ibs. 



B 2544. Burma (1862) v ... 58 



B 2261. Andaman Islands (1866) 54 



2. D. falcata, Seem.; Benth. and Hook. f. Gen. Plant, ii. 1046. 

 Spathodea falcata, Wall.; Beddome t. 71; Brandis 350. Bignonia 

 xpalhacea, Roxb. l r l. Ind. iii. 103. Vern. lldivar, Oudh ; Kanseri, 

 Mey war ; Mendal, manehingi, Banswara ; Mersingi, Mar.; Udda, wodi, 

 Tel.; Mersingh, Bhil ; Karanjelo, Kurku ; Nir pongilam, Mai. 



A small deciduous tree. Bark i inch thick, bluish grey, exfoliating in 

 irregular woody scales. Wood whitish, hard, close and even-grained, 

 seasons well, shining and glossy ; no heartwood. Annual rings indistinct. 

 Pores small, oval and subdivided, arranged in wavy, narrow, concentric 

 bands. Medullary rays very fine, very numerous. 



Oudh, Rajpulana, Central and South India. 



Growth moderate, 7 to 8 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 42 to 43 Ibs. per cubic 

 foot. Wood used for building and agricultural purposes. Flowers white, leaves small. 



Ibs. 



C 1139. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 42 



W 995. Sahyadri Ghats, Ahmednagar 43 



3. D. Rheedii, Seem.; Bth. and Hook. f. Gen. PI. ii. 1046. 

 Spathodea Rheedii, Wall.; Beddome clxviii.; Kurz ii. 234. Vern. Deya- 

 danga, Cingh. ; Thakootma, Burm. 



Wood white, soft. Structure similar to that of D. falcata, but 

 medullary rays very prominent on a vertical section. 



Burma, Malabar, Ceylon and the Andamans. 



Growth moderate, 7 to 13 rings per inch of radius. Weigh 1, '23 Ibs. (Adrian Momlis) ; 

 our specimens give 32 to 39 Ibs. ; JJrandis' Umma List, 1862, No. 79, gives 35 Ibs. 

 Flowers white. 



