244 FOREST TEEES. 



India, the bark has a reputation as a lithontriptic, 

 and is in general use as an astringent. When 

 wounded, the bark exudes a blood-red juice, which . 

 stains the hands, and is very astringent." Phanna- 

 cograpMa Indica. 



It is also stated in the above work that the bark 

 contains 39*9 parts of tannic acid. Such being 

 the case, it must be an exceptionally powerful 

 astringent. The leaves are valued as food for cattle ; 

 while the berries are much eaten by birds, and 

 occasionally by children, to whose mouths they 

 impart a deep claret colour. 



' "A tree generally found in the outskirts but' 

 sometimes in the forest. It has small oval leaves, 

 (they should be retuse) The bark is about -J inch 

 thick, rough and very dark-grey, nearly black in 

 colour. The inner bark is of a deep blood colour 

 and fibrous in texture ; affords, splendid wood for 

 bed-plates, posts or beams, being very hard, heavy 

 and durable." — Oraham AMerson. 



The species B. montana, Willd. a low tree, and 

 B. stipulaiis, Blume, a scandent shrub, are also found, 

 in the Malnad. Botanical specimens of the whole 

 genus would be acceptable at head quarters. 

 489 Phyllanthus Emblica, Linn. Kan.'Neilu Frait— ' 



Nelli kayi. 



¥ig—BoL Plates. Lal-Bagh Collection. Bedd. Fl. 



Sylv. t. 258. Wight Ic. t. 1896. 



Keferences,— P^arm, Jnd. ; Did. of Eqoii. Prod. 



ot Ind. ; Oamb. Man. Timb. 351. 



The emblic myrobalan tree. Bare of leaf during 



the greater part of January and February, or longer 



in arid situations. In garden land, it is rather a 



striking tree of 35 — 40 feet. Leaves very small, 



distichously and closely set like the leaflets of a 



finely pinnate leaf. In general effect, the foliage is 



not unlike the tamarind tree, but much pal6r in. 



colour. Although wild aU over the couEtryi it is 



