WOODS. 



N. O. 115. CINCHONACE^E. CINCHONADS. 

 Morinda citrifolia. Linn. Broad-leaved Morinda. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 

 AL. BARTONDIE. 



Vernacular. See " Dyes." 



Remarks. Found about villages in the Deccan, and used fur door 

 shutters, &c. 



Nauclea ccrdifolia. W. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 

 HEDOO. 



Vernacular. Keli-kudum, Beng. Iledoo, By. Hedde, Can. Manja- 

 cadamba, Tarn. Dadaga, Tel. 



Remarks. Found in the coast forests. The wood is very inferior, and 

 used for packing-boxes for opium. 



Nauclea parviflora. W. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 

 KUDDUM. 



Vernacular. Kuddum, By. Bota-Kudumee, Tel. 

 Remarks. Found in the coast forests, and used for gun-stalks. The 

 Kuddum of Bengal is N. Cadumba, Rox. Guettarda spedosa produces the 

 ZEBRA-WOOD of the West Indies. 



N. 0.133. EBENACE.E. EBENADS. 

 Diospyros melanoxylon. Rox. 



Linn. Syst. Polygamia Dicecia. 

 EBONY. ABNOOS. 



Vernacular. Kakindoo, Sans. Kiew, Kendoo, Beng. Tiuduo, Hind. 



Abnoos, By. Tambali, Tarn. Tumida, Tel. 

 Habitat. India, Ceylon. 



Remarks. Found in this Presidency, only in North Canara. It is 

 one of the trees which produce EBONY. This plant is figured Rox. 

 Cor. fig. 40'. The wood is black, and variegated. The other species 

 producing EBONY are D. Ebenum, Retz. (Hebenaster, Rumph. Amb. 3 

 fig. 6 ?) of Ceylon, and the Moluccas, the wood of which is perfectly 

 black: D. Ebenaster, Retz. said to be found about Calcutta, and 

 probably the same species as I). Ebenum; D. tomentosa, Poir. (non 

 Rox.; ; and probably others. The tree which produces African Ebony is 

 unknown. Ebony is mentioned bv Ezekiel, with ivory as the merchandize 

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