Ginnamomnm.'] LAURACEJB. 307 



5. C. sp. (perhaps C. Parilienoxylon y Meissn. ; Kurz ii. 289, or 

 Aperula Neesiana, Bl. ; see Brandis 383). Vern. Karaway, Burra. 



Wood orange-brown, scented, moderately bard, oily to the touch. 

 Pores moderate-sized aad large, often subdivided, filled with resin, the 

 transverse diameter often equal to, or slightly larger than, the distance 

 between the fine, prominent, medullary rays. It resembles the wood of 

 C. glanduliferum in structure. 



South Tenasserim. 



Weight, 43 to 46 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood durable, used for house-building and 

 shingles. ^ 



B 1945. Tavoy 43 



B 2483. 46 



6. C. sp. Vern. Hmanthin, Burm. 



Wood white with a pink tinge, shining, moderately hard, highly 

 scented. Pores moderate-sized, often subdivided, frequently filled with 

 resin, their transverse diameter generally equal to the distance between 

 the short, fine, prominent medullary rays. In structure the wood most 

 resembles that of C. oltusifolium. 



South Tenasserim. 



Weight, 36 to 43 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood is plentiful at Tavoy and Mergui, 

 where it is used for building. 



Ibs. 



B 1946. Tavoy 43 



B 2482. 36 



7. C. sp. Vern. Sinkozi, Burm. 



Wood red, soft, strongly scented. Pores moderate-sized, often sub- 

 divided, their transverse diameter generally equal to, or less than, the 

 distance between the short and fine medullary rays. Somewhat resembles 

 in structure the wood of C. jvarviflorum. 



South Tenassserim. 



Weight, 41 Ibs. Found by the late Mr. Lee in Mergui, but rather scarce. 



Ibs. 



B 1387. Tavoy ; 41 



Nos. B 298, Burma (1867), 24 Ibs.; B 2691 (40 Ibs.) ; B 2695 (39 Ibs.) ; B 2719 

 (36 Ibs.), Tavoy (Wallich, 1828), are all evidently LauracesB and probably Clnnamomum. 

 They have a light, soft, aromatic wood. Pores moderate-sized, generally subdivided. 

 Medullary rays fine, equidistant, numerous. 



a. ALSEODAPHNE, Nees. 



A. semecarpifolia, Nees ; Beddome t. 297. Vern. Wiwarana, Cingh., is a large tree 

 of the Western Ghats and Ceylon, where it is known as a valuable timber of a yellow 

 colour, which resists the attacks of "teredo" and is used for building and boats. A. 

 grandis, Nees ; Kurz ii. 293, is an evergreen tree of Burma with a yellowish wood. 



1. A. sp. Vern. Dowki poma, Assam. 



Wood soft, red, even-grained. Pores small, in radial lines. Medul- 

 lary rays fine, red, equidistant, visible on a radial section. 

 Assam. 

 Weight, 32 Ibs. per cubic foot. Used for boats, furniture and building. 



E 633. Eastern Duars, Assam 32 



