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EUPHORBIACE^:. 



\_Phyllanlhus. 



Brandis 454 ; Gamble 6H. Cicca Emblica, Kurz ii. 352. Vern. Ambal, 

 ambli, Pb. ; Daula^ amla, amlika, aura, aola, aunra, Hind. ; Aunla, 

 Nep.; Suom, Lepcha; Amla, ambolati, amidati, Beng. ; Ambari, Garo ; 

 Amlukiy Ass. ; Aid thanda, Cuttack ; Nilli, milli, nalli, avnri, nsir, 

 lalla, Gondi; Aunre, Kurku ; Nelli, nellekai, Tarn.; Osirka, usri, asereki, 

 Tel. ; Nelli, nilika, Kan. ; Ohalu } gondhona, Uriya ; Aonli, Mar. ; Nelli, 

 Ciugh. ; Shabju, tasha, Burm. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark somewhat less than J inch 

 thick, grey, exfoliating in small irregular patches, inner substance red. 

 Wood red, hard, close-grained, warps and splits in seasoning. No heart- 

 wood, annual rings not distinct. Pores small and moderate-sized, uni- 

 formly distributed, often subdivided or in short radial lines. Medullary 

 rays moderately broad and broad, the distance between two rays generally 

 greater than the transverse diameter of the pores. Medullary rays 

 very prominent on a radial section, giving the wood a handsome mottled 

 appearance. 



Dry forests of India and Burma. 



The annual rings are not sufficiently distinct in our specimens for counting. Aikin 

 in Wallich's list gives 2'7 rings per inch of radius. 



The weight and transverse strength have been determined by the following experi- 

 ments : 



The wood is durable under water, and is used for well- work ; also for agricultural 

 implements, building and furniture. 



The bark is used for tanning and in medicine ; chips of the wood are said to clear 

 muddy water. The fruit is the Emblic Myrobolam, and is used as a medicine, for 

 dyeing, tanning, and for food and preserves. It gives a gum, which is not used. 



2. P. Thomson!, Mull. Arg. ; Gamble 68. Vern. Laiikat, Nep. 

 A small tree. Wood red, structure the same as that of P. Enib/ica. 



