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Podalyria napalensis. Potugalla, N.; Oosihu, P. ; fr. Nipal. 
Podocarpus macrophylla. Goonsi, N. fr. Nipal. 
The peduncle of the fruit, but not the fruit itself, is eaten. 
Polygonum. Tuknee, P.; Tauntul, N. : fr. Nipal. 
Used only for fire-wood. The young shoots have a pleasant acidulous 
taste, and are eaten. 
Polypodium giganteum. A tree-fern, fr. Nipal. 
A stem, 45 feet in height, and proportionately thick, was presented by the 
Directors of the East India Company to the British Museum. 
Poma. See Cedrela. 
Pongamia atropurpurea, Wall. Lazun, B.; Choo-kha, T.; fr. 
Martaban. 
A noble forest-tree ; native of environs of Amherst and Moulmein, on the 
Martaban coast : the wood used in boat and house building ; flower of a dark 
purple colour. 
Popeeah. See Acacia. 
Potugalla. See Podalyria. 
Premna spinosa, fr. Bot. G. 
Premna. Toomulse, N. fr. Nipal. 
Premna hirsina. Chikagambhari, fr. Gualpara. 
Is often found 6 feet in girth ; the wood has a strong odour like the musk 
rat; it is used for making musical instruments, and for other uses. It is 
said that no insect will eat it.—Ham. 
Premna flavescens. Bukdholi, fr. Gualpara. 
3 cubits in girth ; wood very inferior to the foregoing.—Ham. 
Pregulsee. See Ehretia. 
Prunus glaucifolia. Ranipeeplee, N. fr. Nipal. 
A large tree. 
Prunus adenophylla. Aroo, P. fr. Nipal. 
A large tree.—Sp. 2°5 inch. diam. ; fibre white and glossy ; rays brown, 
distinct ; tubes rather small; wood light and soft, but harder and reddish 
brown near the centre. 
Prunus ferruginea, fr. Nipal. 
Psychotria rotata, fr. Nipal. 
Sp. 3°5 inch. diam. ; axis very eccentric; wood pale reddish brown, dull, 
fine-grained, moderately hard. 
Pterocarpus? Puddow, B. fr. Tavoy. 
A large tree ; wood used for furniture and musical instruments. 
Pterocarpus? Thoun-kheea, B. fr. the river Attran, in Martaban. 
Puddow. See Pterocarpus. 
Pullowa. See Garcinia. 
Puzzeen-zwa. See Ternstroemia. 
Pynathe. See Artocarpus. 
Pyrus indica, Roxb. ? Mehul, P.; Passi, N.; fr. Nipal. 
Sp. 2°5 inch, diam. wood brown, compact, moderately hard, very fine- 
grained; tubes exceedingly small; bark very thin, composed of 9 brown 
layers alternating with as many white ones; the thickness of the whole 
scarcely § of an inch. 
Pyrus vestita. Goohor, N. fr. Nipal. 
Sp. 3°6 inch. diam. ; about 20 layers ; wood soft, compact, of a pale colour, 
nearly dull. 
Pyrus foliolosa, fr. Nipal. 
A climber.—Sp. 2°5 inch. diam. ; wood pale brown, fine-grained, nearly 
dull, moderately hard. 
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