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CLASSIFICATION 



Garcinia Cowa or cowa tree of Chittagong, G. Xan- 

 thochymus or dainphal of Sylhet and Chittagong, 

 and G. pedunculata (fig. 162) or tikoor of Rungpur, 

 all of which yield fruits with edible aril. Garcinia 

 Mangostana yields the fruit Mangosteen, imported into 

 Calcutta from Singapur for its delicious aril. G. 

 speciosa of Andaman Islands is a similar tree. Calo- 



phyllum inophyllum or pun- 

 nag or sultan -Champa is a 

 handsome middle-sized tree, 

 often planted for its beautiful 

 coriaceous leaves. Nag-kesar 

 or nagessur {Mesua ferrea) 



Fjgf. 162, — T'\kooT (^Garcinia 

 pedunculata) 



F\%, 163. — Nag-kcsar {Mesua ferrea) 



(fig. 163) is an elegant tree, often found in gardens, " 

 with large delightfully-fragrant white flowers, having 

 curled petals and a large globe of bright gold-coloured 

 anthers in the centre. 



Nat. Order 22. Ternstrwmiacece. — Trees or shrubs, 

 with alternate coriaceous simple exstipulate leaves. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite, rarely unisexual, stamens in- 

 definite, ovary many-celled, styles free, seeds with or 

 without endosperm. 



It is an Order of tropical Asia, represented in 

 Bengal by the well-known cha or tea-plant {Camellia 



