OF ACCOMPANYING ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 333 



East by Mason 457 to 487 " not uncommon in the forests " of Burmah and called " let-khok," 

 yielding with other species a gum " similar to tragacanth," and its seeds "eaten like filberts;" by 

 Horsfield, on Java; is described by Rumphius iii. pi. 107, and Sonnerat pi. 132; was observed 

 by Blanco on the Philippines, in Tagalo called " calumpang," in Ylocano " bangar," and its seeds 

 eaten. 



Sterculia guttata of Tropical Hindustan A large tree called in the environs of Bombay 

 "kookur" or "goldar" (Graham), in Tamil " pee-marum " (Drur.) ; and included perhaps among 

 the "akrothrua" of the mountain-region — (Theophr. iv. 4. 11) : S. guttata was observed by Rheede 

 iv pi. 61 in Malabar ; by Graham, " common along the Ghauts" as far as Bombay, the seeds size of 

 a chestnut "roasted and eaten by the natives ; " by Roxburgh, Royle, and Wight ii. pi. 487, in other 

 portions of the peninsula, clothing and cordage made of the inner bark. 



Sterculia balanghas of Tropical Eastern Asia. A tree possibly included among the " akrothrua " 

 of the mountain-region — (Theophr. iv. 4. 11): S. balangas was observed by Rheede i. pi. 49 in 

 Malabar ; by Nimmo, in the Concan South of Bombay (Graham) ; by Wight v pi. 30, in other parts 

 of the peninsula ; and according to Roxburgh, the seeds when roasted are nearly as palatable as 

 chestnuts (Drur.). Farther East, is described by Rumphius iii. 107 (Pers.), and in Amboyna 

 according to Hooker a pigment called " cassoumba " is made from the burnt pericarp (Drur.). 



Sterculia {Cavallium) urens of Tropical Hindustan. A large tree called in the environs of 

 Bombay " kavalee " (Graham), in Telinga "kavalee," in Hindustanee "bulee" (Lindl.), in Tamil 

 " vellay bootalli " (Drur.) ; and possibly included among the " akrothrua '' of the mountain-region — 

 (Theophr. iv. 4. 11): S. urens was observed by Gibson, and Graham, "common throughout the 

 Concans " and Hindu guitars "made of the wood ; " by Roxburgh cor. i. pi. 24, Royle, and Wight, as 

 far as Courtallum and the mountainous parts of Coromandel, yielding a gum extremely like tragacanth ; 

 and the seeds according to Drury " are roasted and eaten." 



Guarea binectarifera of Tropical Hindustan. A Meliaceous pinnate-leaved tree called in the 

 environs of Bombay " yerindee " (Graham); and possibly included among the "akrothrua" of the 

 mountain-region — .(Theophr. iv. 4. 11): G. binectarifera was observed by Graham in ravines near 

 Bombay "not common," the fruit with hard rind containing seeds " size of a chestnut, monkeys are 

 very fond of them : " is however not certainly identical with the " G. binectarifera" of Roxburgh. 



Buchanania latifolia of Tropical Hindustan and Burmah. A tree called in the environs of 

 Bombay " pyal " or "char" or "charolee" (Graham), in Hindustanee " peeyar cheroonjie," in 

 Bengalee "piyala," in Telinga "chara puppoe," in Tamil "mowda" or "morada" or "kat mango 

 marum " (Drur.) ; and probably included among the " akrothrua " of the mountain-region — (Theophr. 

 iv. 4. 11) : dust of the flowers of the "priyala" tree is mentioned by Kalidasa kum. iii. 31, and the 

 "priyala" or " piyala " or '' rajavriiksha " of Susrutas sutr. 36 and 46 to chikits. 2 is referred here by 

 Hessler: B. latifolia was observed by Gibson, Law, and Graham, in the environs of Bombay, also 

 " common in the Barria jungles east of Baroda " and its kernels collected and sold by the Bheels ; by 

 Roxburgh, Wight, and Drury, in Mysore and on the mountains of Malabar and Coromandel, the 

 kernels " a general substitute for almonds among the natives," yielding an oil called cheroonjie oil, 

 also a black varnish, and the wood "used for various purposes." Farther East, was observed by 

 Mason indigenous in Burmah. 



Balsa7iwdendron tnukul of Scinde. Called there "googul " (Drur ) ; and the "akantha" of the 

 bordering Arian district, yielding under the rays of the sun an exudation that resembles myrrh in 

 aspect and odour — (Theophr. iv. 4. 12), may be compared: B. mukul according to Stocks, and 

 Drury, has been ascertained to be a peculiar species. (See B. agallocha, B. myrrha, atjd Borassus 

 dichotomus). 



Carissa diffusa of the country on the Lower Indus. A thorny shrub whose wood is called 

 "ajar" (Drur.); and the "akantha l£uke triozos '' growing in the Arian district and called " eraklSous," 

 juicy and spongy and its wood made into staffs and clubs — (Theophr. iv. 4. 12), may be compared : 

 C. diffusa was observed by Powell in the Punjaub, bearing a small black edible fruit, its wood used 

 for fences and for making "native combs," that of a very old tree turning quite black and acquiring a 

 strong fragrance, and sold at a high price as a medicine (Drur.). 



Gnidia eriocephala of Western Hindustan. Called in the environs of Bombay "rameta" 

 (Graham) ; and the other bush growing in the Arian district and as large as a " raphanos," its leaves 

 laurel-like and fatal to whoever eats, so that horses are always held by hand on alighting near — 

 (Theophr. iv. 4. 12), may be compared: G. eriocephala is described by Wallich ; was observed by 

 Murray very common at Mahableshwur, by Law on the hilly parts of the Southern Mahratta country, 

 by Graham on the Ghauts and about Karlee caves, " a highly ornamental shrub " with " willow-like 

 leaves " and " large terminal umbels " of " yellow flowers," the " natives attribute poisonous qualities 

 to it." 



Stylocoryne webera of Tropical Hindustan. A large-branched Coffeaceous shrub called in 



