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Fruit large, 60-75 mm. long, 50 mm. diameter, sub-globose 

 or ovate, slightly flattened at top, apple-green to black, 

 glabrous or nearly so ; fruiting calyx enlarged, flattened, 

 woody, intersegmental groove large, margins strongly 

 reflexed. (See pi. VI., fig. 8.) 



Seeds 4-10 in each fruit, 30 mm. long, 15 mm. wide, 5 mm. 

 thick, flattened and elliptical in shape ; testa brown, shining, 

 striated ; endosperm copious, horny, equable. (See pi. .VI., 

 fig. 9.) 



Seedlings epigeal, cotyledons detached early, epicotyle- 

 donary system enhanced in development and distinguish- 

 able in resting embryo (see pi. VI., fig. 6.) ; cotyledons white, 

 when mature measure 25 mm. long, 12 mm. wide, oblong- 

 ovate, blunt apex, squarish base, strong midrib ; hypocotyl 

 yellowish-green, rapidly turning black, glabrous or nearly 

 so, 90-100 mm. long, diameter 3 mm.; epicotyledonary stem 

 yellowish-red, 3 mm. long ; epicotyledonary leaves, first two 

 form an opposite pair at right angles to the plane of the 

 defunct cotyledons, 60 mm. long, 30 mm. wide ; traces 3 per 

 cotyledon, median abortive, xylem not much split ; epicotyle- 

 donary traces, one per leaf, probably continued into the root. 



Timber. The timber of this species calamander is con- 

 sidered to be one of the best for durability and ornamental 

 purposes. It would be difficult to find a prettier variegated 

 wood, though samples of D. Kurzii, received from the Conser- 

 vator of Forests, Andaman Islands, come a good second for 

 ornamental value. 



The timber is very scarce ; the total amount exported from 

 Ceylon during the last five years being 20 pieces only ; these 

 were sold in Colombo for Rs. 150. The specimens were in the 

 form of planks, slabs, and small round pieces, the latter 

 measuring 3 to 4 feet in length and 16 inches in circum- 

 ference. 



The heartwood, when present, is usually of a deep brown 

 colour streaked with black. There is however, considerable 

 uncertainty as to the presence and abundance of coloured 



