Dolichandfone.] BIGNONIACEJE, 277 



Ibs. 



B 2545. Burma (1862) 32 



B 2252. Andaman Islands (1866) . 39 



No. 18. Ceylon Collection 23 



5. HETEROPHRAGMA, DC. 



Wood soft, no heartwood. Pores moderate-sized. Medullary rays 

 fine, the distance between the rays being 1 equal to the transverse dia- 

 meter of the pores. No distinct concentric bands. 



1. H. Roxburgh!!, DC.; Beddome clxix. Spathodea Roxlurghii, 

 Spreugel ; Brandis 350. Bignonia quadrilocularis, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 

 107. Vern. Baro-kala-gorUj Tarn.; Bondgu, Tel.; Pullung ) warraSj 

 Mar. 



A large tree. Bark \ inch thick, dark brown, exfoliating in small 

 angular scales. Wood grey, rough, moderately hard. No heartwood, 

 no annual rings. Pores moderate -sized, uniformly distributed. Medul- 

 lary rays fine, visible ou a radial section as long narrow plates. 



Ghanda District, Godavari Forests and Western Coast. 



Growth moderate, 7 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 40 Ibs. per cubic foot. 

 Flowers rose-coloured. 



Ibs. 

 C. 1106. Ahiri Eeserve, Central Provinces 40 



2. H. adenophylla, Seem.; Bth. and Hook. f. Gen. PI. ii. 104-7; 

 Kurz ii. 236. Vern. PcMan, Burm. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Wood yellowish white, moderately 

 hard. Pores moderate-sized, often subdivided, uniformly distributed. 

 Medullary rays fine, numerous. 



Burma and Andaman Islands. 



Weight, 41 Ibs. per cubic foot. Flowers large, dull brown, 



Ibs. 

 B 1421. Tharrawaddy, Burma . 42 



3. H. sulfurea, Kurz ii. 235. Vern. Thitlinda, Burm. 



A deciduous tree. Wood dark grey, soft, even-grained, in structure 

 resembling that of //. Roxburghii. 



Burma, chiefly in Prorne District. 



Brandis' Burma List, 1862, No. 78, gives weight, 63 Ibs.; the specimen now 

 weighs 42 Ibs. Flowers yellow. 



Ibs. 



B 2547. Burma (1862) 42 



6. STEREOSPERMUM, Chamisso. 



Contains 5 to 6 species. 8. amanum, Benth. and Hook. f. (SpatJiodea amtrjia, 

 A. DC ; Brandis 349. Radermachera amana, Seem. ; Kurz ii. 232) is a tree introduced 

 from the Mauritius, but wild inAva; it is cultivated in gardens. 8. nciirtiHthum, 

 Kurz ii. 230. Vern. Thanday, with pale lilac flowers, is found in the forests of the 

 PeguYoma; the wood weighs 33 to 36 Ibs. and is reddish brown, close-grained, but 

 little used. 



Wood rough. Heartwood small, brown, sometimes wanting. Pores 

 moderate-sized, often joined by concentric bands or lines of soft texture, 

 which are sometimes interrupted. Medullary rays fine ; the distance 

 between the rays equal to the transverse diameter of the pores. 



