Ekretia. Pentandria monogynia. 3^1 



shmeepo3i« where the tree is indigenous the fruit is not esteemed 

 indeed they tiave little or no pulp on them. The others have but lit- 

 tle, what they have is, however palatable. Both now have been 

 twelve years in the botanic garden. The trees are about thirty feet 

 high, raruous, and stout in proportion. 



Obs. by N. W. 



This is among the more common trees of Nipal where it is call- 

 ed Nwlshnna. It grows both on mountains and in valleys, blossom- 

 ing most profusely m the summer, and ripening its fruit durino- the 

 rains. The latter are not touched by the natives. The flowers spread 

 a honey-like powerful smell. Jn Silhet this species is called Kala 

 Oja r*m ■33Ti).— N. W. 



2. E. laevis, Willd i. 1077- Roxb. Corom. 1. 56. 



Arboreous. Leaves ovate, smooth. Corymbs lateral, composed 

 of dichotomous, recurved, secund spikes. Drapes with a four-par- 

 tible nut. 



Tel in s, • Sregada. 



The species grows to be a pretty large tree. It is a native of 

 the Cncar mountains.* 



Trunk erect. Bark ash- coloured. Branches numerous, nearlj 

 erect — Leaves alternate, short-petioled, oval, sometimes scalloped, 

 pretty smooth, from three to four inches long, and two or three 

 broad. — Corymbs lateral or axillary, two-forked, composed of thin, 

 recurved, one-ranked spikes. — Flowers white, small. 



The parts o( fructification as in the last, except that here the seeds 

 or nuts are wrinkled on the outside. The chief specific difference 

 is in the corymbs, there they are terminal, here lateral or axillary. 



The wood of this tree is used by the hill people for mauy pur- 

 poses. 



• It is abundant in some parts of Bengal. Ed* 



