386 CUPULIFER*. [Quercu*. 



Ibs. 



E 595. Khookloong Forest, Darjeeling Terai 56 



E 1444. Mishmi Hills (Griffith, 1836) 59 



E 1445. ( ) 55 



B 545. Martaban Hills ....;.... 63 



Q. turbinata, Roxb. PI. Ind. iii. 636 (Q. Thomsoni, Miq. ; Kurz ii. 486) from 

 Chittagong (Vern. Bansua batana) is probably only a narrow-leaved variety of this. 



10. Q. pachyphylla, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, vol. xliv. 197, 

 1875 ; Gamble 78. Vern, Bara kalus, Nep. ; Hlosiri, Lepcha. 



A large evergreen tree. Wood grey, very hard, seasons well, does 

 not warp or split, is more durable under exposure to damp than that of 

 Q. lamellosa and annulata. Annual rings faintly marked by concentric 

 lines. Pores moderate-sized, isolated or in short, irregular, radial, oblique 

 and branching belts. Medullary rays very tine, numerous, uniform and 

 equidistant. Numerous, wavy, interrupted, concentric bands of soft tissue. 

 Medullary rays very prominent on a radial section as numerous, long, 

 narrow bands, the groups of pores also prominent, giving the wood a 

 beautifully mottled appearance. 



Higher ranges of the Sikkim Himalaya, above 7,000 feet, the common oak of the 

 forests between 8,000 and 10,000 feet. 



Growth apparently moderate, but the annual rings are not clearly distinguishable. 

 Weight, 501bs. per cubic foot. The wood is largely used in Darjeeling for planking, 

 palings, shingles and other purposes. The leaves are smooth, longacuminate, greyish 

 green, and the acorns large, deeply-bedded in scaly cups, generally in compact masses, 

 containing each 3 nuts. 



ibs. 



E 364. Kangbiil Forest, Darjeeling, 7,500 feet 51 



E 2454. 48 



E 2455. Ranginim 51 



11. Q. lappacea, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 637 ; Brandis 489 ; Kurz ii. 484. 

 Vern. Oolu chakma, Beng. ; Thitcha, Burm. 



An evergreen tree. Sapwood light brown or yellow. Heartwood 

 very hard, reddish. Pores large, uniform, isolated, sometimes arranged 

 in radial groups. Medullary rays very tine, very numerous, uniform, 

 equidistant, with innumerable, fine, transverse bars across the rays. 



Khasia Hills, Eastern Bengal and Tenasserim. 



Weight, Wallich gives 51, our specimens 56 Ibs. per cubic foot. The acorns have a 

 cup composed of imbricate, soft tomentose scales. 



Ibs. 



B 553. Upper Tenasserim 56 



B 2715. Brought by Wallich from Tavoy in 1828, has a structure most 



resembling this species ....... 45 



12. Q. acuminata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 636; Kurz ii. 484; Gamble 

 78. Vern. Sanu arkaula, Nep. ; Kanta gola batana, Chittagong. 



An evergreen tree. Bark thin, grey to greyish black, smooth. Wood 

 light red, very hard. Pores scanty, moderate-sized, arranged in short 

 irregular branching lines, which rarely go beyond the spring wood. 

 Annual rings marked by the larger pores in the spring wood. Medul- 

 lary rays of two classes : numerous, uniform and equidistant very fine 

 rays and very few broad ones. 



IviMcm Himalaya, Khasia Hills and down to Chittagong, ascending to 6,000 feet. 



( Jrowth iiist, \\\ rings per inch of radius. Weight of our specimen, 43 to 55 Ibs. per 



cubic foot, Imtthisis probably low. The tree coppices well and is very good for firewood. 



DM, 



E 2456. Tukdah Forest, Darjeeling, 5,500 feet 43 



K 3333. Circh Hill Park, Darjeeling, 6,500 feet 55 



