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12. CELTIS, Tournefort. 



Contains about 8 species, which are very difficult to distinguish, cf. Brandis, 

 429. A rough key to the general characters of the leaves is, however, given ; it may 

 useful in ascertaining the species. 

 Leaves evergreen, entire ....... C. Wightii. 



Leaves semi-deciduous, serrate ...... C. cinnamomea. 



Leaves deciduous, serrate 



Leaves lanceolate, long-acuminate .... C. eriocarpa. 



Leaves oblong, lanceolate, cuspidate .... C. Hanniltonii. 



Leaves ovate or ovate-oblong 

 Leaves penniveined 



Leaves of perigonium obtuse . . C. australls. 

 Leaves of perigonium acute . . C. tetrandra. 

 Leaves with 3 nerves 



Leaves sub-cordate at base . . C. Roxburghii . 

 Leaves rhomboid ....(?. caucasica. 



C. cinnamomea, Ldl. ; Kurz ii. 472 is a tree of Northern and Eastern Bengal, 

 Chittagong and Burma, the leaves semi-deciduous at the time of flowering. C. eriocar- 

 pa, Dene. ; Brandis 429. Vern. Tagha, Af$. ; Batkar, bat-taman, Pb. ; Akata, katdia, 

 Hind., is a tree of the Punjab Hills, Kumaun, Oudh and Nepal. C.Hamiltonii, Planch. ; 

 Kurz ii. 472, is a tree of the Khasia Hills and Tenasserim. C. Boxburqhii, Beddome 

 ccxviii. t. 312 ; Brandis 429 (C. trinervia, Roxb. PL Ind. ii. 65 ; Gamble 72). Vern. 

 Kharak, batkar, brumaj, brundu, Pb.; Cherichara, kathuniar, C.P. ; Sedongtagla, 

 Lepcha, is a tree of Eastern Bengal, Central and South India. 



Wood light-coloured, moderately hard, no heartwood, seasons well. 

 Annual rings in the species of Europe, Northern India and Bengal, distinct- 

 ly marked by belts of large pores. The pores in the outer portion of the 

 annual ring small, and generally arranged in groups or oblique tails. 



1. C. Wightii, Planchon; Beddome ccxviii; Wight Ic. t. 1969. 

 Solenostigma wightii, Bl. ; Kurz ii. 471. Vern. Felfa-tAorasay, Tarn.; 

 Tella-kdkd-mushti, Tel. 



A small evergreen tree. Wood greyish white, very hard, close- 

 grained. Annual rings indistinctly marked by a narrow belt without 

 pores. Pores small, enclosed in narrow, undulating, concentric, interrupted 

 lines of soft tissue. Medullary rays fine, numerous, uniform and equidis- 

 tant. 



Mountains of South India, Andaman Islands. 

 Weight, 53 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Iba. 



D 1089. Madura, Madras ........ 53 



2, C. australis, Linn. ; Brandis 428. Vern. Kharak, Simla, 

 Kumaun ; Tagho, takhum, Afg. ; 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark bluish grey. Wood grey or 

 yellowish grey, with irregular streaks of darker colour. Annual rings 

 marked by an irregular belt of moderate-sized and large pores. Pores 

 moderate-sized and large, gradually getting smaller towards the outer 

 limit of each annual ring, where they are very small and arranged in 

 wavy, interrupted, concentric lines. Medullary rays moderately broad 

 and fine. 



Suliman and Salt Ranges, Himalaya from the Indus to Bhutan ascending to 

 8,500 feet, Khasia Hills. 



Growth moderate, 8 to 9 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 47 Ibs. per cubic foot ; 

 Mathieu Fl. For., p. 257, gives 37 to 50 lb*. The wood is tough and strong, and is 



