278 BIGNONIACE^:. [Stet'eospermum. 



1. S. chelonoides, DC.; Beddome t. 72; Brandis 352; Kurz ii. 

 230; Gamble 58. Bignonia chelonoides, Linn.; Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 106. 

 Veru. Pader, padri, parral, Hind.; Parari, Nep. ; Singyen, Lepcha; 

 Sirpang, Mechi ; Bolzel, Garo ; Parolli, Ass. ; Pareya-auwal, Cachar ; 

 Dharmara, atcapali, Beng. ; Tsaingtsa, Magh ; Padri, pon-padira, pathiri, 

 vela-padri, Tarn. ; Tagada, thagu, kala goru, moka-yapa, pistil, Tel. ; 

 Taitu, Berar; Pamphunia, Uriya; Kirsel, tuatuka,padul, Mar. ; Padurni, 

 Bhil ; Nai-udi, mallali, Coorg ; Kall-udi, Kan. ; Lunu-madala, Cingh. ; 

 Thakooppo, Burm. 



A large deciduous tree. Bark brown, varying in thickness up to i 

 inch, outer bark corky. Wood hard, grey, no heartwood. Pores moder- 

 ate-sized and large, joined by narrow, irregular, wavy, interrupted belts 

 and lines of soft tissue. Pores frequently filled with a white substance of 

 a resinous nature, which is prominent on a vertical section. Medullary 

 rays short, wavy, moderately broad, numerous, prominent on a radial 

 section as long, narrow, horizontal bands. 



Bengal, Burma, Central and South India. 



Growth moderate, about 7 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 45 Ibs. (Kyd) ; 42'5 

 Ibs. (Wallich) ; 48 Ibs. (Skinner, No. 25) ; our specimens give 47 Ibs. Kyd gives 

 P = 710 ; Skinner 642. The wood is moderately durable, elastic, easy to work ; it is 

 used for building and is good for furniture. It is used for canoes and building in 

 Assam, and for tea-boxes in Cachar. The roots, leaves and flowers are used medicinally. 



Ibs. 



C 1164. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 40 



C 1172. 38 



C 1411. Moharli 46 



C 833. Bairagarh Reserve, Berar . 



E 659. Khookloong Forest, Darjeeling Terai 51 



E 673. Bamunpokri Forest 48 



E 632. Eastern Diiars, Assam 40 



E 1398. Chittagong 59 



D 1070. North Arcot 50 



B 2546. Burma (1862) 52 



2. S. Sliaveolens, DC.; Beddome clxix. ; Brandis 351 ; Kurz ii. 231 ; 

 Gamble 59. Bignonia suaveolens, tioxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 104*. Vern. Paral 

 padal, padidla, padaria, parur, Hind.; Pandri, C.P. ; Phalgataitu, 

 Melghdt; Parari, Nep.; Singyen, Lepcha; Par id, Beng.; Patnli, 

 Uriya; Padri, Tarn.;^ Kala-goru, knberakashi, padari, patali, Tel.; 

 llooday, billa, Kan. ; Unt katar,padar } Gondi ; Padar, Kurku; Pandan, 

 Bhil ; Parul, kalagori, Mar. 



A large deciduous tree. Bark J inch thick, grey, exfoliating in 

 large, irregularly shaped, flat scales. Sapwood large, grey, hard. Heart- 

 wood small, yellowish brown, beautifully mottled with darker streaks, 

 very hard, seasons and polishes well. Pores moderate-sized, enclosed in 

 long, wavy, concentric, interrupted bands of softer tissue. The pores are 

 frequently filled with a white shining substance, which becomes yellow 

 in the heartwood. Medullary rays fine, sharply defined, numerous, wavy, 

 ((jiiidistant, prominent on a radial section. 



Sub-Himalayan tract from the Jhelum eastwards, ascending to 4,000 feet, Bengal, 

 Burma, Central and South India. 



\\Vight, 44 Ibs. per cubic foot (Brandis) ; our specimens .,'ive 46 Ibs. The wood is 

 fairly durable, and easy to work; it is much valued Tor building and makes excellent 

 rhurcoal. The root and bark are used in native medicine. 



