344 diospyracejE. 



jungle, Fl. small, whitish, April and March ; fr. 0. Wood hard, 

 black, heavy. (Roxb.) 



2. Chloroxylon, Roxb. {Carom. 1, t. 49; fl. ind. 2, p. 538; — Spreng. 

 syst. % p. 204 ;— G. Dons Mill. diet. 4, p. 38.) 5 Coast of Coro- 

 mandel, among the Circars. Fl. small, white. In H. C. G. fl. March 

 and April. (Roxb.) 



3. cordifolia, Roxb. (Corom. I, t. 50 ; fl. ind. 2, p. 538 ; — Spreng. syst. 

 2, p. 204 ;— G. Dons Mill. diet. 4, p. 38.) ?^ ^ft? Bun-gab. b 

 Peninsula of India. Bengal, (Serampore. Monghir.) Fl. small, green- 

 ish-white, March and April ; fr. R. S. 



4. sylvatica, Roxb. (Corom. 1, t. 47 ; fl. ind. 2, p. 537 ; — Spreng. si/st. 

 2, p. 203 ;—G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 40.) b Circars. Introduced 

 into H. C. G. in 1803, but had not fi. up to 1814. 



5. retieulata, Willd. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 203 ; — G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 

 40.) 5 Mauritius. Has not fl. here, though cultivated for many 

 years. 



6. Ebenaster, Retz. (Spreng. syst. 2, p. 203 ; — G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 

 40. — D. Ebenum, L. suppl. p. 440; — Wight, icon. 1, t. 188; — J. 

 Grah. Cat. B.pl.p. 108. — Hebenaster, Rumph. 3, t. 6. ?) b Ceylon. 

 Fl. small, greenish, March, April and May ; fr. R. S. This is the 

 Ebony tree of Ceylon, said to produce the true Ebony wood of 

 commerce, which however, seems to be the product of several 

 species. 



7. Sapota, Roxb. (Ji. ind. 2, p. 535 ; — G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 40; — 

 J. Grah. Cat. JB. pi. p. 108. — Sapotte nigra, Sonner. et. nov. Guin. p. 

 45, t. 14, 15, 16.) b Mauritius. Fl. smaUish, yellowish, March and 

 April ; fr. R. S. 



8. ramiflora, Roxb. (fl. ind. 2, p. 535 ; — G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 40 ; 

 Wight, icon. 1, t. 189.) L. b Tipperah. Fl. small, white, March and 

 April ; fr. Jan. and Feb. Wood strong, very hard. Pulp of the fruit 

 edible. (Roxb.) 



9. Melanoxylon, Roxb. (Corom. 1, t. 46; fl. ind. 2, p. 530; — Spreng. 

 syst. 2, p. 203 ; — G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 40.) L. b Ceylon. Malabar. 

 Coromandel. Orissa, &c. Coromandel Ebony tree. — In H. C. G. fl. 

 April and May ; fr. Aug., Sept. and Oct. (Roxb.) Centre of large trees 

 black, constituting the Ebony, surrounded with white and soft wood, 

 which is soon destroyed by time and insects. Ripe fruit astringent, 

 not very palatable, eaten by the natives. Bark astringent, used in 

 the form of powder and mixed with black pepper against dysentery 

 by the natives. Roxb.) 



\0.montana, Roxb. (Corom. 1, t.48;fl. ind. 2, p. 538; — Spreng. syst. 

 2, p. 20.3 , — G. Don's Mill. diet. 4, p. 40 ;—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 

 107.) b Circar Mountains. Hills eastward of Pan well, extending 

 northwards to liucnka Lake, near Naliu. Fl. small, green, delightfully 

 fragrant, March and April ; fr. 0. 



