BIGNONIACE2E, 279 



Ibs. 



O 243. Garhwal (1868) 41 



O 341. Gorakhpur (1868) ...:.... 49 



C 197. Mandla, Central Provinces (1869) 40 



C 1114. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces 46 



C 2745. Moharli 50 



C 832. Bairagarh Reserve, Bcrar ' ... 



E 1959. Chittagong 51 



B 307. Burma (1867) 44 



3. S. xylocarpum, Bth. and Hook. f. Gen. PI. ii. 1047. Spathodea 

 yylocarpa, T . And. ; Brandis 3I<9. Bignonia xylocarpa, Uoxb. PI. Ind. 

 iii. 108 ; Beddome t. 70. Vern. Kharslng, her singe, Mar. ; fai-mangal, 

 sondar-padal, Mandla; DJiota mara, dholte, Gondi; TelOj Kurku ; 

 Vadencarni, Tarn. ; Ghansing, Kan. 



A deciduous tree. Bark J inch thick, light grey. Sap wood large, 

 grey; heartwood very hard, brown. Annual rings marked by an 

 irregular belt of numerous pores. Pores small and moderate-sized, often 

 subdivided, each pore or group of pores in a small patch of soft tissue ; 

 these patches are frequently grouped in zig-zag and more or less concen- 

 tric lines. In the heartwood the pores are generally filled with a yellow 

 substance. Medullary rays short, fine. 



Satpura Range, Khandeish and South India. 



Growth moderate, 7 to 8 rings per inch of raxlius. Weight, 47 Ibs. per cubic foot. 

 Wood tough and elastic, close-grained ; used for cabinet work. 



Ibs. 



C 2810. Melghat, Berar (sapwood) 36 



C 958. Guzerat 47 



W 996. Sahyadri Ghats, Ahmednagar 47 



4. S. fimbriatlim, DC. ; Kurz ii. 231. Vern. Thanthat, Burm. 



A deciduous tree. Heartwood small, dark brown. Sapwood light 

 brown. Wood very hard in structure similar to that of S. suaveolens. 



Martaban and Tenasserim in Burma. 

 Weight, 54 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



B 2696. Tavoy (Wallich, 1828) 54 



Nos. E 719 (52 Ibs.) from Chittagong; D. 1284 (54 Ibs.) from the Anamalai Hills ; 

 B. 2355 (52 Ibs.) and B. 2234 (56 Ibs.), from the Andamans, probably belong to this 

 genus. 



Wood rough, yellowish grey, moderately hard, with a small heart- 

 wood; in structure resembling S. suaveolens. 



7. PAJANELIA, DC. 



1. P. aaultijuga, DC. ; Kurz ii. 237. Vern. Kyoungdonk, lingalun, 

 Burm. ; Kauhonda, And. 



A large evergreen tree. Bark inch thick, dark grey, rough. 

 Wood orange-brown, very hard, close-grained. Pores large, occasionally 

 filled with yellow resin ; each pore surrounded by a narrow ring of soft 

 tissue, uniformly distributed. Medullary rays fine, very numerous, 



