24 FOEEST TREES. 



44 Hopea Wightiana, Wall. Kan. Kalbon ? Haiga ? 



Yig.- Wight 111. t. 37. Bedd. Fl. Syh. t. 96. 



JLeferences.—Dlct. of Ecou. Prod, of Ind.; Driinj 

 U. PL 

 A large evergreen tree of the upper sholas. _ In 

 appearance and quality of timber it differs but little 

 from the preceding species. Beddome remarks 

 tlia,t it is a firstrate coppice firewood, but from all 

 accounts the timber is much too valuable to be used 

 as fuel. The inflorescence of this tree is often re- 

 placed by an echinate abortion resembling a young 

 Spanish chesnut. 



In addition to the above, the species H. glabra, 

 and H. racophloea, are possibly indigenous to the hill 

 Flora of the province. 



45 Vateria indica, Linn. Kan. Dupa, Dhnpa, Maddi 



dupa, Google ? 



Ti^.-WigU III. i. 88, f. 36. Bedd. Fl. Si/h. t. 84. 

 References.— Drun/ U. PI. ; Fl. of Brit. Ind.; 

 Grah. Ander. F. Trees. 



This is one of the grandest and best kno^mi trees 

 of Southern India. Abundant in nearly all the 

 forests of the Western Ghats, where it affords the 

 guni-resin known as " white-dammar" or " Piney- 

 varnish." A fatty oil is copiously yielded by the 

 seed, and utilised locally to make " Dhxipa candles," 

 in lieu of tallow. These candles burn slowly and 

 brightly, and their preparation, in primitive moulds, 

 is simple and inexpensive. Their preparation on 

 a more extensive scale than at present is a matter 

 for consideration, and will no doubt be regulated by 

 the cost of production. On fuU exposure the oil 

 solidifies rapidly. It is commonly used as a lamp- 

 oil and in medicine. The resin, which is obtained 

 by wounding the Hber of the trunk, is also medi- 



