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* The Sterculia urens, though not common, is conspicuous on the Matheran Ghat by its 

 cream-coloured, pink and white, shining bark, the thin, transparent coating of which peel^ 

 off " like that of the birch." Sitars (native guitars) are made of the wood. It yields a 

 gum which is " sold under the name of katila, Icatira" The seeds are " eaten by Gonds 

 and Kurkus in the Central Provinces. " (Brandis). .-: '■."--;: - -^^ 



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