368 EUPHORBIACE^E. \_Exccecaria. 



5. E. Agallpcha, Willd. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 686; Beddome ccxv. ; 

 Brandis 442 ; Kurz ii. 414. Vern. G angina, geor y uguru, geria, Beng. ; 

 Tayan, kayan, Burrn. ; Yekin, Burm. in the Andamans. 



A small evergreen tree which exudes poisonous milk. Wood very 

 soft, spongy. Pores small, scanty, sometimes in radial lines. Medullary 

 rays very numerous, extremely fine. 



Coast and tidal forests of India, Burma and the Andaman Islands. 



Weight, 261bs. per cubic foot. Home in his Sundarbans List of 1874 says : " Grows 

 occasionally to 5 feet in girth and 40 feet in height, though generally cut for posts 

 when of small girth. It is a useful wood for general carpentering purposes, such as 

 toys, bedsteads, tables, &c., a white timber'; the juice which exudes from the bark when 

 green is very poisonous." Roxburgh says it is only used for charcoal and firewood. 



Ibs. 



E 396. Sundarbans 24 



B 2477. Andaman Islands (Kurz, 1866) 28 



23. EUPHORBIA, Linn. 



About 11 species of Indian small trees or shrubs usually with thick, fleshy, 

 angular branches and short gouty stems. E. sessiliflora, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 

 471 ; Kurz ii. 415, is a fleshy undershrub of Pegu. E. neriifolia, Linn. ; Beddome 

 ccxvi.; Brandis 439; Kurz ii. 416; Gamble ^72 (E. ligularia, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 

 ii. 465). "Vern. Mausa sij, Beng. ; G-angichu, Pb. ; Thor, Bombay ; Shasoung, 

 Burm., is a small tree with cylindric stem and 5-angled, spirally twisted stem, 

 cultivated near villages in most parts of India. It is considered a sacred tree by 

 the Mechis of the Sikkim Terai and Bhutan Diiars, and is consequently often 

 found on deserted village sites. The milk is used in native medicine and the root to 

 cure snake-bite. E. Nivulia, Ham. ; Beddome ccxvi. ; Brandis 439 ; Kurz ii. 417 (-E'. 

 neriifolia, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 467) Vern. Sij, Beng. ; Newrang, Mar. ; Ska soung, 

 Burin., is a shrub of dry and rocky sites in Garhwal, Sind, the Dekkan and Burma, 

 with round branches. E. ant i quorum, Linn. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 468; Beddome ccxvi. ; 

 Brandis 438; Kurz ii. 416. Vern. Narasij, teJcata sij, Beng. ; Tidhara, Hind. ; Shidit, 

 Mechi; Shasoung-pya-thal, Burm. ; Daliik, Cingh., is a shrub with 3-angled branches, 

 common on dry hills in Bengal and the Peninsula, E. trigona, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 468 ; 

 Beddome ccxvi ; Brandis 438, is a small tree with 3-angled steins found on arid hills in 

 Coimbatore. E. tortilis, Rottler; Beddome ccxvi.; Brandis 439, is a small tree of dry 

 hills in South India, with 3-angled, spirally twisted branches. E. CaUimandoo, Elliot, 

 Beddome ccxvi. ; Brandis 438. Vern. JZatfi mandu, Tel., is a small tree with 5-angled 

 branches common in Vizagapatam district, and yielding a copious milk, which is used as 

 a cement. E. TirucalU, Linn. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 470; Beddome ccxvii. ; Brandis 439 ; 

 Kurz ii. 417. Vern. Lanka sij, Beng.; Sehnd, Hind. ; Tiru kalli, Mai. ; Sha-soung- 

 leknyo, Burm., is a small tree with round sterns and smooth green branches, cultivated 

 throughout India and used as hedges. The wood is strong and used for veneering 

 and toys; the milk is very acrid. Skinner, No. 69, gives the weight 36 Ibs., P= 618. 

 He says that twigs thrown into a tank when the water is low intoxicate and kill 

 the fish. E. epiphylloides, Kurz ii. 416, is a small tree of the Andamans. The well- 

 known E. pulcherrima, Willd. or Poinsettia pulchcrritna is a garden shrub with 

 large crimson floral leaves, introduced from Mexico, and cultivated in gardens in most 

 parts of India. 



1. E. Royleana, Boissier ; Brandis 438. E. pentagon*. Hoy IP. Vorn. 

 Thor } Punjab; Sali, Jhelam; Chula, Chenab; Chun, Ravi; C/u>, chunga, 

 surs, Beas ; Silro, tsni, Sutlej ; Sohund, Kuniuun. 



A large, milky shrub. Wood spongy. Pores small, subdivided, 

 scanty. Medullary rays extremely fine. 



North-Western 1 Iim;il;i v:i, :is cinling to fi.OOO feet. 



It reaches 15-16 feet in height, the stems having 2-3, and often even 5-6 IV. -t m 

 girth. 



