4 38 3>ENTANDRIA MONOGYNiA. Mangifera. 



The kernels are large, and seem to contain much nourishment, 

 however they are made no use off, except during times of scarcity 

 and famine , they are then boiled in the steam of water, and used as 

 an article of diet. 



The wood is of a dull grey colour, porous, yet pretty durable if 

 kept dry, but soon decays if exposed to wet. In very lar^e old trees 

 it acquires a light chocolate colour towards the centre of the trunk, 

 and larger branches. This is hard, closer grained, and much more 

 durable. 



From wounds made in the bark, there issues a soft, reddish, brown 

 gum resin, which age hardens, and renders exceedingly like Bdellium. 

 3Laid on the point of a knife and held in the flame of a candle, it 

 readily melts, catches flame, and burns with a cracking noise; 

 emitting a smell exceedingly like that of Cashew nuis when roasting. 

 It softens in the mouth, and adheres to the teeth. Its taste is slight- 

 ly bitter with some degree of pungency. It dissolves almost entire* 

 Jy in spirits, and in a great measure in water, both solutions are 

 milky with a small tinge of brown. 



Obs. by N. W. 



The mango does not succeed in the great valley of Nipal; but at 

 !Noakote it thrives well and produces tolerably good fruit, 1 met 

 'with a tree, growing seemingly wild near Hetounra, on the banks of 

 the Karra or Karrara rivulet, which I take to be the common man- 

 go. It was not in flower. — N. W. 



3. M. syhatica, R. 



Teates alternate, lanceolar, glossy. Panicles terminal. Flowers 

 inonandrous. Drupe obliquely conic, with the pointed apex turned 

 one side. 



Sung. ifiTSTT^, Koshamrtf, ^spgpsp, Ghmiwskttndha, qRTW', 

 Vwnamra, ^TTI^TP, Juntoopadapa, xpsOT? Kshoodramra, 

 XWV%'>, R«ktamla, «nW^P, Lakshavriksha, ^Wfr, Sowak- 

 twka. Vulg. JfXiWTW^T, .Jhttreeanira. 



