CASEARIA 



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Casearia tomeniosa : coppice measurements, Goraklipur, TTiiited Provinces. 



The following measurements were recorded in 1886 by Mr. A. F. Broun 

 in coppice coupes at Bullawala, Dehra Dun : 



Casearia tcnnentosa : coppice measurements, Bullawala, Dehra Dun. 



2. Casearia glonierala, Roxb. Syn. C. graveole,ns, Dalz. Yern. Chilla, 

 nara, Hind. ; Giridi, Uriya ; Bokhada, Mar. ; Barkholi, Nep. 



A small to moderate-sized deciduous tree, sometimes a mere shrub, with 

 long spreading branches and leaves which turn a deep coppery red in the cold 

 season. Brandis unites C. glomerata, Roxb., and C. graveolens, Dalz. Gamble 

 {Man. Ind. Timbers) describes the former as a large evergreen tree of the 

 eastern Himalaya, Khasi hills, Sylhet, and hills of Upper Burma. Manson,^ 

 describing the eastern Himalayan tree, notes that it is often found in second 

 growth forest, perhaps most commonly on warm sunny aspects ; seedlings are 

 plentiful and do well with plenty of light while thriving also under cover, and 

 the tree is a capital nurse for restocking blanks. 



The tree is common in mixed forests throughout the greater part of India 

 and in Burma, where it is frequent in the lower mixed forests. The wood is 

 little used. 



2. HOMALIUM, Jacq. 



Honialium toinentosum, Benth. Vern. Myaukchaw, Burm. 



A large deciduous tree with thin very smooth whitish bark, found in 

 deciduous forests throughout Burma except in the drier parts of the dry zone. 

 Also in Chittagong and the Northern Circars (Gamble). This is one of the 

 most characteristic trees of the mixed deciduous forests of Burma, its smooth 

 clean white bole rendering it very conspicuous. It attains large dimensions ; 

 Fig. 231 shows a tree 12 ft. in girth and 120 ft. in height. It is abundant in 

 the upper mixed forests with teak, Xylia dolabriformis, and their associates 

 (see Fig. 232), It is also common in the better drained portions of the lower 

 mixed forests, but not in areas which are water-logged for part of the year. 

 Generally speaking, its presence appears to be an indication of good di-ainage. 



1 Working Plan for the Darjeeling Forests, 1893. 



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