16 FLORA OF MADRAS. [ 



1. POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA, Hook. f. & Thorns. ; F. B. I. i. 62 

 Bedd. Fl. t. 38. Guatteria longifolia, Wall. ; W. & A. 10 

 Wt. Ic. t. 1 ; King Ann. Calc. iv. 72, t. 99. 



Cultivated in gardens and avenues and near temples, nativ< 

 of Ceylon. 



A handsome evergreen tree, easily recognized. Verii 

 Hind. Asok, Devidari ; Tarn. Assothi ; Mai. Choruna. 



2. POLYALTHIA FRAGRANS, Bedd. Ic. t. 54, and Fl. t. 74 ; F. B. I 

 i. 63 ; King Ann. Calc. iv. 72, t. 100A. 



Forests of the W. Ghats in S. Canara, Malabar, Aftamalaii 



.and Travancore, up to 4,000 ft. 



A tall, straight, handsome tree, the wood used on th< 



W. Coast for the masts of native craft. Yern. Tarn., Mai 



Nedunar. 



3. POLYALTHIA KORINTI, Hook. f. & Thorns.; F. B. I. i. 64 

 King Ann. Calc. iv. 79, t. 110A. Guatteria Korinti, Dunal 

 W. & A. 10 ; Wt. Ic. t. 398. 



Forests of the E. Ghats and hills from Vizagapatam south- 

 wards to Tinnevelly and Travancore. 

 A spreading shrub, scarce. 



4. POLYALTHIA COFFEOIDES, Hook. f. & Thorns. ; F. B. I. i. 62 : 

 King Ann. Calc. iv. 67, t. 91. 



Forests of the W. Ghats in S. Canara, Coorg, Malabar 

 Nilgiris and Travancore, up to 4,000 ft. 

 A handsome evergreen tree with straight trunk, con- 

 spicuously studded with the flower-tubercles, the leaves 

 coming out red at first. Vern. Tarn. Nedunarai; Mai. Villa, 



5. POLYALTHIA RUFESCENS, Hook. f. & Thorns. ; F. B. I. i. 66 ; 

 King Ann. Calc. iv. 83, t. 116 (tris). 



W. Coast forests in Cochin and Travancore. 

 A tree with tomentose branches, scarce. 



6. POLYALTHIA SUBEROSA, Hook. f. & Thorns. ; F. B. I. i. 65 ; 

 King Ann. Calc. iv. 64, t. 77B. Uvaria suberosa, Eoxb. 

 Cor. PI. i. t. 34. Guatteria suberosa, DC. ; W. & A. 10. 



Dry forests of the N. Circars and E. Ghats from Ganjam 

 southwards, also in the Deccan forests of Kurnool, Mysore 

 and Coimbatore, and occasionally on the W. Coast. 

 A small evergreen corky-barked tree or large shrub, very 

 common, except on the west side. Vern. Ur. Karadia ; 

 Tel. Chilka duduga. 



