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Saur.—a very large tree; trunk armed with prickles; leaves digitate, de- 
ciduous in tke cold weather; flowers in February and March; lirge, of a 
beautiful bright red colour, rendering the tree a@ most conspicuous object.— 
very common throughout the hilly parts of the Concan; in Southern Mahratta 
Country. (Mr. Law.) Guzerat. (Dr. Gibson.) The wood is soft and spongy, 
and of little use. 
128. B.Cerpa. Dons. syst, 1. p. 511. ip é 
A large tree, native of South America and the West Indies, where its 
immense trunk is commonly scooped out and converted into Canves,—intd. 
by N. 
62. ERIODENDRON. pc. Monodelphia Polyandria. 
Erion--- wool---dendron---a tree ; the capsules are filled with cotton, the same 
as in Bombax---Gaert. é. 133. Lam. ¢. 587. 
129. E. Anrractuosum. w. & a. 228. Bombax pentandrum. Rox. Flora, 
3. p. 163. Rheed. Mal. 3. ¢ 50. and 51, Rumph, Amb. J, t. 80. Ainslie, 
Mat. fund. 2. p. 96. Bot. Mag. ¢. 3360.—for the Carribean variety, 
Shameulu;---au elegant, erect growing tree, throwing out regular horizon- 
tal branches, something in the manner of Verminalia catuppa.—flowers 
drooping, of a dingy white; appearin February and March when the tree is 
destitute of leaves.—capsule size and shape of a goose s egg.—in gardens 
Bombay.—grows wild in Kandesh, where it is called Shameula, and attaius 
a noble size. (Lieut. Auld.) 
63. DURIO. 1. Polyadelphia Polyandria. 
From Durien---the Malay name of the fruit.---Lam. t. 641, 
se 
130. D, Zesinratnus. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 399. Rumph. Amb. 1. ¢. 29. 
Koenig in Linu, Traus. 7. ¢. 14. 15. and 16.—The Durien, a Malay fruit tree; 
intd. by N. 
ORDER 22. BYTTNERIACEZ. pvc. prod. I. p. 481. 
64. STERCULIA. L. Monoecia Monodelphia, 
Sterculius---a Roman God---Lam., t. 736. 
131. S. Baraneuas, w. & A. 229. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 144. Rheed. Mal. 
1. ¢. 49. Wight’s Illust. No. 5. é. 30. 
A tree; leaves alternate, elliptic oblong ; flowers inaxillary pendulous pani- 
cles; appearin April and May; carpels large, ovate, many seeded,---S Con- 
can. N, 
132. S. Gurrata. w.& a. 230, Rox. Flora. 3. p. 148. Rheed. Mal. 4. ¢. 61. 
Kookur.—Goldar,---a large erect tree; leaves long petioled, oblong entire, 
villous underneath; flowers in Simple terminal racemes; seoments of the 
calyx revolute, pubescent on both sides, outer of a pale yellow, inner of the 
same colour, marked with purple spots.—flwers January and February, when 
the tree is bare of leaves: —carpels size of a large apple, 3 or more growing 
together, of a reddish colour; seeds size of a chesnut; they are roasted and 
eaten by the natives.---common along the Ghauts. Roxburgh mentions that 
a kind of flax is obtained from the bark in Malabar, which is manufactured 
into cloth. 
133. S. Cozrorata. w. & a. 233. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 146, Rox. Cor. 1. #. 25. 
Khowsey or Bhaee hoce.—a la rge tree with palmately 5 lobed leaves, de- 
ciduous in the cold Weather; flowers March and April; carpels bright red, 
pendulous, somewhat resembiinga broad pod of a pea opened, with the peas 
adhering: the trees havea very s 
and may be recognized ata long distance.—on Elephanta hill; —jungly tracts 
throughout the Concans;—aboye the Ghauts, (Dr, Gibson.) 
trange appearance when covered with them, 
