Clerodendron.} VEIIBKNACE.E. 299 



and southern dry zones. C. infortunatum, Linn. ; Beddome clxxiii. ; Brandis 363 ; 

 Kurz ii. 267; Gamble 62 (Volkameria infortunata, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 59) Vern. 

 JBhdnt, bhat, Hind. ; Chiiu, Ncp. ; Kadung, Lepcha ; tukunah, Mechi ; Khaoung-gyee, 

 Burm., is a pinkish-white-flowered shrub common in undergrowth of forests, especially 

 of sal, and in waste places in the greater part of India and Burma. C. inerme, 

 Gaertn. ; Koxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 58 ; Beddome clxxiv. ; Brandis 363 ; Kurz ii. 266. Vern. 

 Ban-jamat, batraj, Beng., i.s an evergreen shrub with white flowers, common in tidal 

 forests in Bengal, Burma and the Amhmmns. C. serratum, Spreng. ; Brandis 364; 

 Knr/ ii. 267; Gamble 61 (Volkameria scrrata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 62) Vern. Barangi, 

 ]Iind. ; Chua, Nep. ; Yi, Lepcha ; Rel>i/a, laikyo, Burm., is a blue-flowered shrub 

 common in the SuD-Himalayan tract and outer Himalaya from the Sutlej eastwards, 

 the Khasia Hills, South India and Burma. C. Siphonanthus, R. Br. ; Brandis 364; 

 Gamble 62 {Siphonanthus indie a, Linn. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 67) Vern. Barangi, Hind. ; 

 Bamauhatti, Beng., is a large shrub with red calyx, white flowers and blue berries, 

 found in Kuinaun, Bengal and South India. Home says the wood is tied round the neck 

 by Bengalis and used as a charm against various ailments, in the Sundarbans. 

 C. nutans, Wall. ; Kurz ii. 268. ; Gamble 62. Vern. Baickua, Nep. ; Tongsor, Lepcha, 

 is a white-flowered shrub of evergreen forests in Northern and Eastern Bengal. 

 C. bracteatum, Wall. ; Gamble 62. Vern. Chitu, Nep. ; Kadung, Lepcha, is a small 

 tree of the Sikkim Hills. C. villosum, Bl. ; Kurz ii. 268, is an evergreen shrub of the 

 Martaban Hills, chiefly found in deserted toungyas. 



1. C. Colebrookianum, Walp. ; Gamble 62. Vern. Kadungbi, 

 Lepcha. 



A small evergreen tree with silvery grey bark. Wood grey, soft. 

 Pores large and moderate-sized, often subdivided, the large pores arranged 

 in interrupted concentric lines, and all pores, especially the smaller 

 ones, joined by irregular concentric bands of softer tissue. Medullary 

 rays moderately broad and fine, irregularly distributed. 



Sikkim and Khasia Hills, 3,000 to 6,000 feet. 



Weight, 29 Ibs. per cubic foot. The whole % plant has a strong disagreeable smell ; 

 the young leaves are eaten by Lepchas. 



Ibs. 



E 2401. Tukdah Forest, Darjeeling, 5,000 feet 29 



7. CARYOPTERIS, Bunge. 



1. C. Wallichiana, Schauer; Brandis 370; Gamble 62. Vern. 

 Moni, mohaniy Kumaun ; Shechin, Nep. ; Malet, Lepcha. 



A large shrub with thin grey papery bark, peeling off in vertical 

 strips. Wood dark grey, moderately hard, with the scent of cherry 

 wood. Pores very small, often in groups, uniformly distributed. 

 Medullary rays moderately broad, the distance between them much 

 greater than the transverse diameter of the pores. 



Outer Himalaya, from the Indus to Bhutan, ascending to 3,000 feet. 

 Growth rapid, 5 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 44 Ibs. per cubic foot. Has 

 handsome lilac flowers. 



Ibs. 

 E 2402. Chunbati, Darjeeling, 2,000 feet 44 



8. AVICENNIA, Linn. 



1. A. officinalis, Linn. ; Beddome clxxiv. ; Brandis 371 ; Kurz ii. 275. 

 Vern. JBani, Beng.; Mada, nalla mada, Tel.; Tftame, Burm. 



A shrub or small tree. Wood grey, with a darker heartwood, hard, 

 heavy, consisting of numerous, narrow, well-marked, concentric layers; 

 the inner portion of each layer is firm, with, moderate-sized pores which 



