LXX. CORYLA‘CEH!: CASTA‘NEA. 915 
C. Roxbirghii Lindl. 1. c.; Quércus castanicarpa Row. Hort. Beng. p. 68., 
Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3. p. 856. ; is a native of Chittagong. 
C. spherocarpa Lindl. 1. c., Quércus armata Ror. MSS, is a native of the 
mountains near Silhet. 
C, tribuldtdes Lindl. |. c., Royle Ilust. p. 341. Quércus ¢ribuldides Smith in 
Rees’s Cycl. No. 13., D. Don in Prod. Nep. p. 56., Wall. in Litt.; Q. Catingea 
Ham. MSS.; Q. férox Rox. Hort. Beng. p. 68.—This species, according to 
Sir J. E. Smith, was discovered by Dr. Buchanan (Hamilton) in the forests 
of Upper Nepal, flowering and fruiting at various seasons. Dr. Buchanan sup- 
posed it to be an oak ; and he describes it as being a tree with smooth branches, 
and leaves on short footstalks, lanceolate, more or less ovate, entire, taper- 
pointed, somewhat unequal at the base, about 4 in. long, 14 in. broad ; rigid, and 
rather coriaceous, with irregular, distant, slightly curved veins ; the upper surface 
polished, and the under one paler, and opaque. The flowers are generally 
monecious (though Dr. Buchanan observed one tree with only female 
flowers), in slender, downy, clustered, axillary or terminal spikes ; the male 
spikes being the more numerous. Stamens about 8, with a dotted central disk. 
The calyx of the fruit is armed with very numerous, rigid, prominent, sharp 
thorns, a fourth of an inch or more in length, spreading in every direction. 
C. martabénica Wall. Pl. As. Rar. t. 107., and our fig. 1709., has the leaves 
lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, quite entire, smooth, on short footstalks, acute 
1709. C. martabanica. 
at the base, silvery beneath. Catkins 
downy, densely clothed with palmate S\ 
branchy spines, divaricate. (Wall.) A 4 
native of Martaban, near Amherst. | 
C. Tungérrut Blume Bjdr. Fl. Jav. t. 1710. Tungérrut. 
22., and our fig. 1710., has the leaves 
elliptic-oblong, acute, and ash-coloured beneath. The veins and catkins are 
downy. It is an immense tree, 150 ft. high ; and is found in the province of 
Bantam, at an elevation of from 4000 ft. to 6000 ft. above the level of the 
sea. The natives call it Tungurrut, or Tungerreh. (Blume Fl. Jav.) 
Castanea argéntea Blume Fl. Jav. t. 21., and our jig. 1711., has the leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, much acuminated, narrowed towards the base, glabrous 
and silvery beneath. Catkins silky. A tall tree, with a thick trunk ; a native 
of mountains in the west of Java. The wood is used for beams and the axle- 
trees of waggons; and the acorns are eaten when boiled or roasted. ( Blume.) 
C. javanica Blume FI. Jay. t. 23, 24., and our jig. 1712., has the leaves falcate, 
oblong-lanceolate, sharp at both ends, glabrous, ochreous beneath; the 
younger ones streaked underneath with dark yellow. A lofty tree, attaining 
the height of 120 ft., with a trunk 7ft. in girt. Common in the woods of 
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