172 TIMBER TREES 



Description. — A large deciduous tree. Heartwood dark 

 purple with black streaks, very strong and durable, seasons 

 well without warping or splitting and takes polish well. A 

 very fine timber. Weight about 55 lb. 



Chief uses. — High class furniture, carts (all parts), 

 ploughs, well-construction, tool-handles, walking-sticks, 

 cooper's work. 



7. Pterocarpus marsupium, Roxb. 



The Kino tree. 



Vernacular.— -Venge, Tarn. ; Yenge, Mai. ; Honne, Kan. ; 

 Yegi, Yegise, Tel. ; Piasal, Oriya. 



Habitat.— Throughout the Madras Presidency except in 

 wet evergreen forests, up to 4,000 feet. 



Description.- A large deciduous tree. Heartwood yel- 

 lowish-brown with darker streaks, very hard, dux-able, seasons 

 well and takes a fine polish. The heartwood stains yellow 

 when damp. Weight about 55 lb. 



Chief uses. —Posts, beams, door and window frames, fur- 

 niture, agricultural implements, carts (all parts), boat-build- 

 ing, cars, cooper's work. 



By-products. — Yields gum kino. 



8. Hardwickia binata, Roxb. 



Vernacular— Acha, Tarn. ; Kamra, Kan. ; Yepi, Tel. 



Habitat.— Dry forests of Southern India, up to 3,000 feet. 



Description — A large deciduous tree. Heartwood dark- 

 red or purplish, streaked with black, extremely hard, close 

 and cross-grained, very durable, does not warp, but apt to 

 split, Weight about 82 lb. 



Chief uses. — House and bridge posts, beams and rafters, 

 carts (all parts), ploughs, clod-crushers, vessels for sowing 

 seeds, hand-looms, well-construction, carving, turning ana 

 ornamental work, bearings for machinery, oars. 



By-products. — The bark yields a useful fibre. 



9. Tamarindfs indica, Linn. 



The Tamarind. 



Vernacular. — Puli, Tarn. ; Puli, Mai. ; Hunase, Kan. ; 

 Chinti, Tel. ; Koya. Tentuli, Oriya. 



Habitat.— Doubtfully indigenous in India, but everywhere 

 grown . 



