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tains — a valuable timber — much used for handles of axes, pellet 

 bows, cowars, walking sticks. 



Tunki [Godavari], teak [Circars], (Diospyros melanoxylon). The 

 centre wood black, and very heavy. The Godavari ebony. 



Telia motku (Dalbergia Ujenensis). Wood valuable; it is 

 rather rare. 



Tabasu (Sterculia wens). Wood soft and useless. 



Telia sopara [Grodavari forests only] (Acacia data). Wood 

 strong, and much valued. 



Telsu [Godavari], Shinduga [Circars], (Acacia odoratissima). A 

 valuable well known timber. 



Togari mogali [Godavari], Mogali [Circars], (Morinda exserta). 

 Wood hard and useful, does not warp. 



Telia sundra (Acacia sundra). Wood very good and strong — 

 abundant in the Ankisah jungles. 



Togur Motku, or Moduga (Butea swperla). Wood fibrous and 

 useless. 



Telia tuma (Acacia leucophlcea). Wood hard ; it is used for 

 various purposes by the natives. 



Tuma (Acacia aralica). Wood valuable and well known. 



Telia manga (Gardenia hicida.) A close-grained wood. I think 

 it well adapted for the lathe. 



Telia pal (Wrightia tinctoria). A beautiful wood, hard, and 

 like ivory — most valuable for turning. 



Telia kaka mushti, [Circars only] (Sponia ?). Probably Geltis 

 Wightii, Wight's Icones, t. 1971 . One of the hardest woods 

 I have ever met with— light-coloured, well worthy of atten- 

 tion. 



Telia punki [Circar hills only] (Oivotia rottleriformis). A very 

 light soft wood. See remarks under Punki. 



Usirika (Emblica officinalis). A hard valuable wood. 



Ulinda also Telinda (Diospyros chloroxylon). Armed leaves 

 lanceolate oblong downy. Male, 16 anthers, one above the other, 

 on generally 16 filaments. Female, 9 anthers (sterile ?), stigmas 

 4-5, germ 8-10 celled. Berries 3-seeded. A very hard useful 

 wood, grows to a large tree on Circar mountains ; it is generally 

 a shrub about the Godavari forests. 



Usiki manu [Godavari], Uri-widdi [Circars], (Cratceva Rox- 



