Oittnamomum.] LAUIUCL.I . 305 



marked in most species cither by a sharp line, or by a firmer belt of wood 

 in the outer portion of the ring. 



1. C1NNAMOMUM, Burman. 



According to Mcissncr this genus contains 16 Indian species, 5 of which from 

 South India Beddomc considers should only be varieties of one species. It contains 2 

 sections : Malabatlirum with 3 to 5 -nerved leaves, and Camphora usually with penni- 

 vcined leaves. The first section contains 10 species. G. Wightii, Meissn. ; Beddome t. 

 262, is a tree of the Nilgiri Hills and Ceylon. C. sulphuratum, Nees ; Kurz ii. 288, is a 

 species with yellow pubescent leaves, from the Western Ghats and Tenasserinu C. iners, 

 Kwdt. ; Brandis 375 ; Kurz ii. 287. Vern. Looleng-kyau, Burra., is a tree of Eastern 

 Bengal, South India and Burma. C. Perrottetii, Meissn., is a Nilgiri tree. C. im- 

 pressinervium, Meissn. ; Gamble 64, is a large tree of Sikkim. C. caudatum, Nees ; 

 Kurz ii. 289 ; Gamble 63. Vern. Kharsoni, Nep. ; Ranging, Lepcha, is a round-leaved 

 l;u -(' tree of Nepal, Sikkim and Upper Burma. C. Zeylanicum, Breyn. ; Beddome 

 clxxxiv. ; Brandis 375 ; Kurz ii. 287. Vern. Dalchini, Hind. ; Karruwa, Tarn. ; 

 Sanalinga, Tel. ; Bassu Mrundu, Cingh. ; Loolenykyau, Burm., is the true Cinnamon. 

 The cinnamon is the bark of the tree, the leaves also are aromatic, giving oil of clove. 

 The root yields camphor and the liber oil of cinnamon. The tree is indigenous in the 

 Ceylon forests up to 8,000 feet, and is largely grown in that island in coppice woods. 



To the second section belong C. inunctum, Meissn., and C. Parthenoxylon, 

 Meissn. ; Kurz ii. 289, of South Tenasserim, the latter being said by Kurz to be the 

 Martaban Camphor Wood. C. pseudo- Sassafras, Meissn., is a tree ofMergui. C. Ceci- 

 dodaphne, Meissn. Vern. Buddai Soom, Ass., is a tree of Sylhet. C. Camphora, 

 Nees and Eberm. ; Brandis 376, is the Japan Camphor Tree, from whose wood 

 camphor is obtained. 



Wood soft, seasons well, and does not warp or crack. Pores well 

 marked on a longitudinal section. Medullary rays uniform and equi- 

 distant. The leaves and bark, as well as the wood of many species, are 

 aromatic. 



1. C. obtusifolmm, Nees ; Brandis 375; Kurz ii. 287; Gamble 63. 

 Laurus oltusifolia, Roxb. FJ. Ind. ii. 302. Vern. Tezpat, ramtezpat, 

 Union, Beng. ; Bara slngolij Nep. ; Nupsor, Lepcha ; Paticha*da s Ass. ; 

 Dupatti, Mechi ; Krowai, Magh ; Loolengkyau, Burm. 



An evergreen tree, with grey aromatic bark inch thick. Wood 

 reddish grey, moderately hard, shining, mottled on a vertical section by 

 the medullary rays, the pores containing a gummy substance which ex- 

 udes copiously on the wood being wetted. Annual rings very indis- 

 tinctly marked. Pores moderate-sized, often subdivided, uniformly 

 distributed in frequently grouped oblique lines. Medullary rays moder- 

 ately broad, slightly undulating, prominent on a radial section as long 

 narrow plates. The wood has a kind of lustre, and the bark of the roots 

 is highly aromatic. 



Outer North-East Himalaya to 7,000 feet, Eastern Bengal, Burma, and Andaman 



Islands. 



Growth moderate, our specimens shew 10 to 12 rings per inch of radius ; a tree 



examined by Mr. McDonell near Darjeeling gave 15| rings per inch of radius. 



Weight, 41 Ibs. per cubic foot. The leaves are aromatic, and the bark, especially that 



of the roots, resembles cinnamon. The "Muga" silkworm (Anthcrcea Assama) 



sometimes feeds on its leaves. 



Ibs. 



E 498. Sukna Forest, Darjeeling Terai 44 



E 693. Sepoydura Forest, Darjeeling, 5,500 feet .... 38 



2, C. pauciflorum, Nees. Vern. Dinglatterdop, Khasia. 



2 p 



