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out a large quantity of an insipid gum, resembling Gum arable. Fruit 

 (Beleric myrobalans) astringent, tonic. Kernels, tasting like filberts, 

 eaten by the natives, and held to be intoxicating, when eaten in abun- 

 dance. (Roxb.) 



6. moluccana, Roxb. {Fl. ind. 2, p. 432 ; non Lara.) b Khassya Moun- 

 tains, Assam, &c. Fl. small, dull yellowish brown, unpleasantly smell- 

 ing. In H. C. G. fl. April and May ; fr. March, n, macrocarpa. 

 largish-fruited ; /3, microcarpa, small-fruited. Both kinds of fruit 

 sold in the bazar under the name of ^^^^^ (Buhura.) 



7. Chebula, Retz. {DC. pr. 3, p. 12 i—W. and A. pr. I, p. 313 ^—Roxb. 

 Coram. 2, t. 197 ;— /. ind. 2, p. 435 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 69.) 

 ^tft^5#t Hareetukee, L. b Both Peninsulas of India, Bengal, Mon- 

 ghir up to Lower Nepal. Fl. small, whitish, oflFensively smelling, 

 H. S. ; fr. Jan. and Feb. — Fruit, as well as the galls of this species, 

 very astringent and much used by dyers. With alum they give a 

 durable yellow, used on the Coromandel Coast by Chintz-painters, 

 and with ferruginous mud an excellent black, employed by harness - 

 makers for preparing ink, &c. (Ainslie. Roxb.) Unripe fruit, according 

 to age, known under the name of black, yellow and chebulic myroba- 

 lans, and thought to be gently laxative. {Royle.) 



8. citrina, Roxb. {Fl. ind. 2, p. 435 ; — DC. pr. 3, p. 12. — Myrobalanus 

 citrina, Gcirtn.fr. 2, p. 91, t. 97.) L. b. Assam, Khassya Mountains, 

 &c. Fl. small, yellowish. In H. C. G. fl. H. S. ; fr. Jan. and Feb.— 

 Wood very hard, shunned by insects. {Roxb.) Fruit used as that of 

 T. Chebula. 



9. Fatrcea, DC. {pr. 3, p. 12.) S Madagascar. Introduced in 

 1840. 



10. Berryi, W. and A. {pr. 1, p. 314. — Pentaptera angustifolia, Roxb. 

 fl. ind. 2, p. 437 \—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 69 ;— DC. pr. 3, p. 15.) L. 



b. Peninsula of India. Balla-ghaut Mountains. Banks of the rivers 

 Kalinadi and Gutpurba. In H. C. G. fl. April and May ; fr. Dec. 

 {Roxb.) Timber good. 



11. Arjuna, W. and A. {pr. 1, p. 314, ann. — Pentaptera Arjuna, Roxb. 

 fl. ind. 2, p. 438 ;— DC. pr. 3, p. 14 ;-.J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 69.) 



^■;^f«T Arjooni, L. b Bengal, Jungles in the S. E. of Surat. Fl. 

 small, greenish-white, AprU and May ; fr. Dec. — Timber good. — Bark 

 in great repute among the Natives as a tonic internally, and a vul- 

 nerary applied externally ; it is sold by most Druggists. {Dr. Gibson.) 



12. crenulata, W. and A. {pr. 1, p. 314. — Pentaptera crenulata, Roxb. 

 fl. ind. 2, p. 438 ; not DC.) L. b Coromandel. In H. C. G. fl. H. S. ; 



fr. C. S. (Roxb.) Timber good. 



13. glabra, W. and A. {pr. I, p. 314. — Pentaptera glabra, Roxb.fl. ind. 

 2, p. 440; — DC.pr. 3, p. 15. — P. crenulata, DC. /. c. — P. obovata, 

 DC. 0. c. p. 14.) L. b Peninsula of India, Monghir, Silhet, Rajmahl, 

 In H. C, G. fl. H. S. ; fr. C. S. (Roxb.) Timber good. 



