Ufacaranga.] I-TNIOH ni \CK.I:. 



;!/. (n,,,r,it,,*,i. II. Wight ; Hi-dd-Mii.- t. 287. Veiui. P/fe to?*/, Tarn. ; Upligi, 

 upalkai, kanchupranthi, Kzn. ; Chentkakanni t jAjtQrQ\ ('/>//</,'. l!..,iil>:iv ; l\<im'ln, 

 (Hugh., isa rapid growing small live of <h<; W.-stcrn (Jhiii.s, usually o oil clearings ; 

 it gives a gum which is used medicinally and i'<>r taking impressions. 



Wood soft, spongy. Pores moderate-sized to large. Medullary rays 

 uniform, very fine, closely packed. 



1. M. indica, Wight; Beddome ccxi.; Kurz ii. 887; Gamble 71- 

 Vcrn. Dagdakti, Mechi j Lai mallafa, Nep. ; Laikezau, Meehi ; J3oura> 

 Beng. ; Modala, Ass. (M.pndica of Mr. Mann's list is probably this.) 



A small evergreen tree. Bark grey, thin, smooth. Wood gn 

 red, 'moderately hard. Pores moderate-sized to large, oval, elongated 

 and subdivided. Medullary rays faint, uniform, very fine, very numer- 

 ous, equidistant. 



Sikkim up to 3,000 feet, Khasia Hills, Western Ghats and Andaman Islands. 

 Growth very fast. Weight, 331bs. per cubic foot. It gives a red resin. 



Ibs 



E 2424. Chunbati, Darjeeling, 2,000 feet ...... 33 



B 2475. Andaman Islands (Kurz, 1874) ......... 



2. M. denticulata, Miill. Arg. ; Kurz ii. 387 ; Gamble 71. Vern. 

 Mallatcij Nep.; Numro, Lepcha ; Toung-hpek-wan, Burin. 



A small tree, often gregarious. Bark grey, smooth. Wood soft, 

 greyish red, structure similar to that of M. indica. 



Sikkim Hills, from 3,000 to 6,000 feet, chiefly on old clearings, Burma 



Growth fast, our specimen shewed 2 rings per inch of radius ; Gamble says it 



reaches in 10 years a height of 40 feet with a girth of 3 feet. Weight, 29 Ibs. per 



cubic foot. It is much used for fencing and temporary huts. It gives a gum, but 



scanty. The botanical determination of this and the next species is not quite certain. 



Ibs. 

 E 2425. Tukdah Forest, Darjeeling, 5,000 feet ..... 29 



3. M. gummiflua, Miill. Arg.; Gamble 70. Vern. Jogi mallata, 

 Nep.; Chakro, Garo; Burua, Chittagong; Paivaing, Magh. 



A small tree, often gregarious. Bark grey, smooth. Wood greyish 

 red, soft, in structure similar to that of M. indica. 



Sikkim, from 3,000 to 6,000 feet, Eastern Bengal. 



Growth fast, our specimen shewed 3 rings per inch of radiue. Weight, 22 Ibs. per 

 cubic foot. Wood used for similar purposes to that of M. denticulata. 



]})S. 



E 2426. Pugraiugbong, Darjeeliug, 5,000 feet ..... 22 



16. RICINUS, Linn. 



1. R. COmmunis, Linn.; Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 689; Brandis ]]:,; 

 Kurz ii. 400 ; Gamble 71. The Castor Oil Plant. or Palm a Christi. Vern. 

 Rand, arand, arendi, lud, Hind, ; Anern, Chenab ; Ilarnauli, Salt Range; 

 Ind-rendi, Kurnaun; Orer, Nep.; Haklop, Lepcha ; Si/la t/n/it iik, Tain.; 

 Amadum, arndi, sittamindi, Tel. ; Nerinda, Gondi ; Ilaraln, Kan. ; Kyeksn t 

 Burrn. 



A large shrub or small tree. Bark thin, light greyish brown. Wood 

 white, soft, light, with large central pith. Fores moderate-sized, scant v. 

 uniformly distributed, often subdivided. Medullary rays numerous, fine 

 to moderately broad. 



