( xcv ) 



712 Stereospermum fimbriatum, DC. 



oooooS 



Than that. 



ACANTHACE^. 



713 Strobilanthes flava, Kiirz. 

 Mi k nd pn. 



Mi dk ud ban. 



714 Strobilanthes Simonsii, T. And. 



715 



716 



Verbenace^. 



Tectona grandis, L. 



Fl. Sylv. Madr. t. 250. 



Ki un pm. 



Teotona Hamiltoniana, Wall. 

 Td Ndp. 



Li" 



70 80 



gO--50 + 6-8 <^'-^^^Q"^^)- 

 SS = Metam. Evergreen tropical forests. 

 s ; 1. 



E. 



8 12 



(P_M* 1000'). SS = 



1-2 + J 



Si S., Metam. Evergreen tropical forests. 



8. 



Wood very pale brown, rather heavy, close- 

 grained. 



E. 



8 12 



(P M' T 1000-3000'). 

 Evergreen tropical 



3 4 ^ 



SS = Si S., Metam. 

 forests. s. 

 Wood white (the heartwood medullary), 

 rather light, very soft but close-grained, 

 of a fine silky fibre. 



L^' '^^ - ^'^^ (A Pr* P' -T z 



^ 60 70 + 12 15 ^ "^ ^ 



3000'). SS=oo_/S'i& All leaf-shed- 

 ding forests, especially the upper mixed 

 ones. 1. 

 Wood pale brown, the heartwood darker 

 coloured, rather light, rather close-grain- 

 ed, very hard but easy to work, strong 

 and durable, while fresh rather oily, 



takes fine polish. W = . ^on 



The teak is the best timber for ship and 

 house-building, house-carpentry, &o, A 

 good oil is obtained in Hindustan, used as 

 a substitute of linseed oil in paints, yields 

 also varnish. The leaves have been used 

 and strongly recommended for dyeing 

 silk yellow, olive, &c. (See Burt, Journ. 

 of Asiat. Soc. Beng., Yol. VI. 242). 



U 



30 40 



(AP' 500'). SS = 



8 15 -h 3 4 



Ca S. Dry forests. 1. 

 Wood uniformly pale brown, heavy, streak- 

 ed, close-grained and fine fibrous, takes 

 fine polish. 



