310 LAURACE-E. [Tetranlhera* 



land. In Assam the leaves are used to feed the silkworms which produce the " muga " 

 silk (Antheraa Assamd). T. grandis, Wall. ; Kurzii. 299, is an evergreen tree of the 

 forests of Burma, having, according to Kurz, a handsome yellow wood with a fine 

 lustre. T. Wightiana, Wall. ; Beddome t. 293. Vern. Keyngee, Burghers'; Ham- 

 madi, Kan. is a tree of the forests of the Western Ghats from 2,000 to 8,000 feet, 

 having a handsome yellow wood, which is used for huilding. T. glauca, Wall. ; 

 Kurz ii. 300 ; Gamble 65. Vern. Sempat, Nep. ; Diglilati, Mechi ; Diglotti, Ass., is 

 an evergreen tree of the outer Eastern Himalaya and Eastern Bengal on the leaves of 

 which in Assam the Muga silkworms are sometimes fed. 



1. T. laarifolia, Jacq. ; Brandis 379 ; Kurz ii. 297 ; Gamble 65. T. 

 apeiala, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 819. Vern. Maida, meda, gwd, ridn,cAandra, 

 Pb. ; Garbijaur, singraiif, medh, menda, Hind. ; Suppatnyok, Lepcha ; 

 KuMr chita, Beng. ; Narra alagi, Tel. ; Hug clung, Burm. 



A moderate-sized evergreen tree. Bark 1 inch thick. Wood greyish 

 brown or olive grey, moderately hard, shining, close and even-grained, 

 seasons well, durable, is not attacked by insects. Annual rings indis- 

 tinctly marked by a white line. Pores small and moderate-sized, often 

 subdivided, uniformly distributed. Medullary rays fine and moderately 

 broad. 



Kumaun, Garhwal, Bengal, Burma, Central and South India. 

 Growth moderate, 6-7 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 47 Ibs. per cubic foot 

 A fine wood worth notice. The bark is used medicinally for external application 

 bruised and mixed with goat's milk, for sprains and bruises. 



Ibs. 



O 253. Garhwal (1868) 48 



O 1378. Gonda, Oudh 45 



O 1484. Kheri 48 



D 1087. Madura, Madras 46 



B 2286. Andaman Islands (1866) 47 



2. T. monopetala, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 821; Brandis 380; Kurzii. 

 299 ; Gamble 65. Vern. Meda, gwa, singraf, sangran, marda, kat 

 marra, kakuri, kerauli, patoia, katmoria, papria, katmedh, kari, rand- 

 kari, Hind. ; Mendah, kari, kjera, toska, leja, Gondi ; Leinja, Kurku ; 

 Ratmanti, kadmero, Nep. ; Suphut, Lepcha; But, mogasong, Mechi; Sualu, 

 Ass. ; Huara, Cachar; Bolbek, Garo; Ranamba, Mar. ; Ungdung, Burm. 



A moderate-sized evergreen tree. Bark dark grey, smooth, when 

 old exfoliating in corky scales. Wood olive grey, soft, not durable, 

 is readily attacked by insects. Annual rings indistinct. Pores moderate- 

 sized, uniformly distributed, often oval and subdivided. Medullary rays 

 short, fine. The wood is very similar to that of T. launfolia t but is 

 softer, not durable, and the annual rings are not well marked. 



Sub- Himalayan tract from the Eavi eastwards, Kumaun, Garhwal, Bengal, Burma, 

 Central and South India. 



Growth moderate to fast, 2 to 6 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 38 Ibs. per cubic 

 foot. The wood is used for agricultural implements. The leaves are used in Assam 

 to feed the " muga" silkworms Anthercea Assama ; they have a cinnamon-like smell 



when bruised. 



iba. 



246. Garhw&l (1868) 38 



1367. Gonda, Oudh 38 



3. T. tomentosa, Roxb., Kurz ii. 297 ; Gamble 65. Vern. Phusri, 

 Nep.; Phane, Lepcha. 



A tree. Bark light brown, thin. Wood soft greyish-yellow \viih 



