MYSOEE AND GOOEG. 247 



Fruit somewliat like that of Nelli, but much smaller, 

 Should be searched for on the outskirts of the 

 Malnad proper. 



492 Cleistanthus collinus, Benth. Kan. Kodasigina, 



Bodadaraga. 



Fig.-Bedd. For. Man. 203, t. 23, f. 3. 

 Reference. — Pharm. Ind. 



A small, deciduous tree of low hills. "Wood very- 

 hard.' The leaf, root, and fruit, of the plant are 

 poisonous. Rare in Mysore, but should be reported 

 on when found in any quantity. The nut is a deadly 

 poison. 



493 Glochidion neilgherrense, Wight. Kan. Banavara, 



494 Glochidion zeylanicum, A. Juss. 



Small evergreen trees of the Malnad. When 

 dried, the leaves become quite black. Other species 

 which may possibly be growing in the evergreen 

 forests are O. Hohenacheri, Bedd. 0. BalpMi, Hook. 

 G. Johnstonei, Hook. G. arhwevm, Wight and 

 G. malabariCum, Bedd, The economic properties 

 of these trees and shrubs are practically unknown, 

 neither is it certain that they all exist in the State 

 Forests, Glochidion is a large Indian genus. 



495 Flueggia microcarpa, Blume, jS'aw. Bill sulL 



Tig.—Bot. Plates Lal-BagJi Collection. Wight Ic. 

 t.l994, 



Reference.— Diet of Econ. Prod, of Ind. 



A spinescent shrub having long flexuous branch- 

 es, deciduous leaves, minute flowers, and small 

 white berries. Planted against a tree, it becomes 

 scandent. Found in hedgerows and in the scrub 

 tracts, but not very abundant. The supple branch- 

 es are plaited around the eaves of thatched roofs to 

 supply a basis, and form a good support to the thatch. 



