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in the forests of the Ruby Mines district, Upper Burma, perhaps belongs to 

 this species. He describes it as occurring on fertile slopes along \\dth well- 

 grown teak, Xylia dolabriformis, Terminalia tomentosa, Pterocarpus macro- 

 carpus, Anogeissus acuminata, Pentacme suavis, and other species, as well as 

 various bamboos ; also in dry stunted forest on poor shallow soil with Diospyros 

 burmanica, Tenninalia Oliveri, and the species already mentioned, teak being 

 very scarce and of small size and the chief bamboo being Dendrocalamus 

 str ictus. 



Mr. G. R. Jeffery ^ refers to this tree in the same district in the following 

 words : ' Allied to teak and possessing many of the properties of teak, durable, 

 light (floating in fresh water), even-grained but rarely attains sufficient 

 dimensions or number to be worth extracting. Has a decided demand in 

 Mandalay, which would be much greater were a regular supply obtainable. 

 The tree has the appearance of a very slow growth and reproduction does 

 not seem good.' 



4. Vitex peduncularis, Wall. Syn. V. alata, Roxb. Vern. Boruna, Beng. ; 

 Osai, Ass. ; Kyetyo, pazin-nyo, Burm. 



A moderate -sized to large tree with trifoliate leaves, the petioles being 

 mnged in young plants and coppice-shoots. Wood hard, close-grained, used 

 for posts and beams, yokes, &c. A tree of the eastern sub-Himalayan tract, 

 Assam, Chota Nagpur, Orissa, and the Circars ; common in upper mixed and 

 tropical forests in many parts of Burma. Haines says that in Chota Nagpur 

 it occurs in Singhbhum and Gangpur, especially along streams, but also on 

 northern rocky slopes, and that in Manbhum and Hazaribagh it is very common 

 and attains large size on the northern slopes of Parasnath ; also in Koderma, 

 Palamau, and the Santal Parganas (frequent). Flowers, March-June ; fruits, 

 August-September. The fruit is a small drupe with a 3- or 4-celled stone. 

 Growth, according to Gamble, 6 to 8 rings per inch of radius, giving a mean 

 annual girth increment of 0-78 to 1-05 in. 



5. Titex Leucoxylon, Linn, f . Vern. Songarbi, Mar. ; Hole-lakki, senkani, 

 Kan. ; Lokki, Tel. 



A small or large deciduous tree with a short thick trunk and spreading 

 crown. Bark smooth, light-grey. Wood Kght greyish brown or pinkish, 

 durable. Indian Peninsula from the Chanda district southwards, chiefly 

 along banks of streams, Kanara and the Konkan. Flowers, February-March ; 

 fruits, June (Bourdillon). 



6. Titex glabrata, R. Br. Syn. V. Leucoxylon, Kurz. Vern. Ooda, Beng. ; 

 Tauksha, Burm. 



A large deciduous tree with 5-foUate leaves. Bark smooth, white. Wood 

 grey, moderately hard, close-grained, durable, of good quahty, used for cart- 

 wheels. Assam, Chittagong, Burma, Andamans ; also in the Rajmahal hills, 

 very local (Haines). This is a common and conspicuous tree in the upper 

 mixed deciduous forests of Burma, and is also fairly common in certain types 

 of lower mixed forest, preferring well-drained ground ; it is a common com- 

 panion of the teak. Flowers, April-June ; fruits, June-July. The fruit is 

 a drupe about 0-5 in. long. Growth, according to Gamble, averaging 6 rings 

 per inch of radius, giving a mean annual girth increment of 1-05 in. 



1 Working Plan for the Hintha Working Circle, Ruby Mines Division, 1909, par. 13. 



