170 tOWiSH TBEES. 



344 ChrysophylluiYi Cainito, LiNN, 



A small evergreen tree, tlie leaves being of a 

 golden hue underneatli, and therefore very orna- 

 mental. It is tlie ' star apple ' of the West Indies. 

 Kecently introduced into the Botanical Gardens. 

 The fruit, which is the size of an English apple, is 

 said to be edible. 



345 Sideroxylon inerme, Linn. 



Iron wood. A small evergreen tree introduced 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. It grows slowly and 

 builds up wood of an exceptionally durable quality. 

 S. tcmientosum, Roxb. an indigenous species, should 

 be looked for in the moist sholas of the western 

 Malnad. 'It is a small densely woolly tree with 

 yellow berries the size of a gooseberry. 



346 Dichopsis elliptica, Bbnth. Kan. Pauolionta? 

 Fig.-Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 43. 



References— Dicf. of Econ. Prod, oflnd.; Gamh. 

 Man. Timb. ; Fl. of Brit. Ind. 

 The Pauchotee or Indian Gutta tree. This fine 

 species attains a height of 100 feet and is said to 

 be abundant in the moist sholas of the "Western 

 Ghats. It is also found in Coorg and on the Baha 

 Budan hills. The milk-sap is used in some parts 

 as an adulterant for the true Gutta-percha of 

 Singapore, but it is doubtful if the indigenous pro- 

 duct is ever collected, either for export or home use. 

 Local information is wanted on this point, as it 

 would seem that Indian Gutta has a commercial 

 status in the "Western Ghat forests of Madras and 

 Bombay. 



" A gigantic tree, 100 feet and up to 12 feet in 

 girth, common in all the moist sholas of the Western 

 Ghats of the Madras Presidency, up to 3,500 or 

 4,000 feet, and in similar localities on the Bombay 

 Ghats ; the timber is hard and not unlike sal in its 

 grain and takes a good polish. It is much employed 



