BbhrneriaJ] URTICACEJE. 325 



A small tree. Wood red, moderately hard, even-grained, seasons 

 well. Pores scanty, moderate-sized, often subdivided. Medullary rays 

 fine to broad, short, the distance between the rays as large as or larger 

 than the transverse diameter of the pores. The medullary rays shew on 

 a radial section, giving the wood a mottled appearance. 



Garhwal, Kumaun, Nepal, Sikkiin and Bhutan. 



Growth fast, 2 to 5 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 41 Ibs. per cubic foot. It is 

 a nice wood, easy to cut and work, and is used in Kumaun and Nepal for making 

 bowls ; in Sikkim for milk pails, churns and other dairy utensils. The Lepchas make 

 cups, bowls and tobacco-boxes of it. 



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324. Garhwal (1868) 35 



300vj. (1874) 44 



E 600. Khookloong Forest, Darjeeling Terai 46 



E 2443. Mangwa, Tista Valley, Darjeeling, 3,000 feet ... 39 



2. B. platyphylla, Don; Brandis 403; Gamble 76. Vern. Gargela, 

 Hind. ; Kamli, Nep. This is var. rotundifolia, Wedd. 



A large shrub or small tree. Bark thin, greyish brown, longitudin- 

 nllv striated. Wood moderately hard, reddish-brown with occasional 

 concentric bands of darker and lighter colour. Pores moderate-sized, 

 scanty. Medullary rays moderately broad, the distance between them 

 greater than the transverse diameter of the pores. 



Outer Himalaya up to 7,000 feet, Khasia Hills, E. Bengal, S. India and Ceylon. 



E 3377. Darjeeling, 6,500 feet. 



2. POUZOLZIA, Gaudichaud. 



Includes several Indian herbs or undershrubs. 



1. P. viminea, Wedd.; Brandis 405; Kurz ii. 425; Gamble 77. 

 Vern. C/ihota kuail, Nep. ; Kyingbi, Lepcha. 



A shrub or small tree with thin, grey bark. Wood light reddish 

 brown, hard, apt to warp. Pores small and moderate-sized, often sub- 

 divided, uniformly distributed. Medullary rays moderately broad, 

 numerous, uniform and equidistant. 



Kuinaun, Nepal, Sikkim, Eastern Bengal, Assam, and Chittagong, ascending to 

 5,000 feet. 



Weight, 37 Ibs. per cubic foot. Growth very fast. The leaves are eaten by 

 Lepchas. The bark is used to make ropes. 



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E 2447. Latpanchor, Darjeeling, 4,500 feet 37 



3. VILLEBRUNEA, Gaudichaud. 



Three species. V. appendiculata, Wedd. ; Gamble 77 (Oreocnide acuminate, 

 Kurz ii. 427. Urtica acuminata, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 592) Vern. Lipic, lipiah, Nep. ; 

 Kaphitki, Lepcha ; Bun rJiea, Ass., is a small tree of the North-East Himalaya, 

 Khasia Hills and Chittagoug, whose fibre, which is brown in colour, strong and flexible, 

 is made, in Sikkim and Assam, into ropes, nets and coarse cloth. The tree is of quick 

 growth and coppices easily, and the fibre is likely to prove valuable. V. sylvatica> Bl. 

 ( Oreocnide sylvatica, Miq. ; Beddome ccxxv. ; Kurz ii. 427), is a small tree of the 

 Western Ghats, Ceylon and the Martaban Hills, chiefly in deserted clearings. 



1. V. fmtescens, Bl. ; Brandis 406 ; Gamble 77. Urtica f rut escens, 

 Thumb. ; Roxb. j?l. Ind. iii. 589. Vern. Gar tashidra, poidhaula, kagshi, 

 Kumaun ; Kirma, Nep. ; Takbret, Lepcha, 



