316 ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE TREES 



leathery and oblong, 6 to 10 inches long. Fruit large, pear- 

 shaped. Peculiar to the moist low-country of Ceylon, up to 2,000 

 feet. Propagated by sowing the large one-seeded fruits. The 

 bark is commonly used for retarding fermentation of palm-toddy. 



