Jutropha.] KUPIIOKBIACE*;. 3G5 



1. J. Curcas, Linn.; Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii.v686; Brandis 442 ; Kurz ii. 

 403 ; Gamble 71. The Physic Nut. Vern. Bagberenda, safed md, Hind., 

 Beng. ; Kadam, Nep. ; Kaat-amunalt, Tarn. ; Nepalam, Tel. ; Mara- 

 narulle, marciharalu, Kan.; Kaak-avenako, Mai. ; Thinbav-kyefa*, Burm. 



A soft, wooded evergreen shrub. Bark greenish white, smooth, peel- 

 ing off in thin flakes. Wood white, very soft. Pores small, scanty; 

 oi'ten subdivided. Medullary rays extremely fine, very numerous. 



Indigenous in America, cultivated in most parts of India. 



Weight, 25 lb. per cubic foot Oi'ten used for hedges and planted near villages. 

 The juice of the leaves forms a lather like soap. The seeds give au oil which is used 

 foj burning, in medicine as a purgative and emetic, and as au application in cu- 

 taneous diseases. 



Ibs. 

 E 2427. Manjha, Durjeeling Terai 25 



19. GIVOTIA, Griff. 



1. G. rottleriformis, Griff.; Beddome t. 285 ; Brandis 442. Vern. 

 Vendale, butalli, bulali, Tarn.; Telia punk i, Tel. 



A middle-sized tree. Wood white, exceedingly light, very soft but 

 even-grained. Pores moderate-sized, scanty, very prominent on a vertical 

 section, often in concentric lines; annual rings marked by a line of larger, 

 more numerous pores. Medullary rays uniform, fine, short, the distance 

 between the rays greater than the transverse diameter of the pores. 



Dekkan, Mysore, Eastern Ghats and Ceylon. 



Growth very fast, our specimen shews 1^ rings per inch, but the annual rings are 

 somewhat doubtful. Weight, 14 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood is used to carve 

 figures, for toys, imitation fruit and other fancy articles, which are lacquered and 

 painted ; also for catamarans. The seed give an oil which is valuable for lubricat- 

 ing fine machinery. 



Ibs. 



D 3152. Cuddapah, Madras 14 



20. OSTODES, Bl. 



Three species. O. Zeylanicus, Mull. Arg. ; Beddonae t. 274. Vern. Soteye, Has- 

 san ; Walkakoona, Cingh., is a very large tree of the Western Ghats and Ceylon. O. 

 Helferi, Mull. Arg. Kurz ii. 401, is a tree of Upper Tenasserim, in the plains round 

 Moulmein. 



1. 0. paniculata, Bl.; Kurz ii. 404; Gamble 72. Vern. Bepari, 

 Nep.; Palok, Lepcha. 



A large evergreen tree. Bark light grey. Wood white, soft. Pores 

 scanty, small to large, subdivided. Medullary rays very fine, uniform, 

 closely packed. 



Forests of Sikkim from 2,000 to 6,000 feet, Khasia Hills and the Hills of 

 Martaban. 



Growth moderate, 8 to 9 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 26 Ibs. per cubic foot. 

 It gives a gum which is used as size in the manufacture of paper. 



iba. 

 E 3110. Darjeeling, 6,000 feet 20 



