GREWIA. Linn. (Nat. order Tiliaceae.) 



GEN. CHAR. : Flowers regular herinath rodite pentamerous, sepals distinct, petals uuguiculate, claw thickened glandular ciliate, rarely 

 wanting, stamens indefinite all fertile free springing from a raised glandular torus, ovary 2-4 celled, cells 2-many ovuled, style subulate, Btigma shortly 

 2-4 lobed, drupe 1-4 stoned entire or lobed, stones 1-2 or more seeded and divided by spurious dissepiments between the seeds, seeds ascending or 

 horizontal, albumen fleshy or horny, cotyledons flat leafy. Trees or shrubs, frequently covered with stelliform hairs, leaves entire or lobed 3-7 nerved, 

 flowers yellow or pink in axillary or terminal cymes. Mallococca et Chadara, Forslc. Microcos, Linn. Omphacarpus, Korth. 



GREWIA. TILLEFOLIA. (Vahl ) A large tree, the younger parts covered with a short dense coating of felted Lairs, at 

 length sub-glabrous, leaves obliquely cordate roundish, acuminate or rounded at the apex irregularly toothed sometimes with a 

 tendency to be lobate at the apex, 4-6 inches long by 2-4 broad, 5 nerved at the base, petioles about 1 inch long, stipules transverse 

 falcate lanceolate caducous, peduncles axillary or emerging a little on one side of the petiole, 2-3 together equal to or a little 

 exceeding the petioles, 3-5 flowered, pedicels furnished with bracts, sepals linear oblong, petals oblong £ the length of the sepals, torus 

 scarcely exceeding the glands, style about twice as long as the stamens, stigma 4 lobed, drupes globose or 2-rarely 4 lobed, lobes globose 

 with two hemispherical 3 celled nuts or one spherical 6 celled nut in each lobe. Vahl. Symb. 1. p- 35 ; — Eoscb. Fl, Ind. ii. p. 587. 

 G- arborea, Roxb- G. elastica, Eoyle ? \jbC , •jyAspC ^/| < 



A very common tree throughout the Madras Presidency and all over India and Ceylon ; it ascends the mountains to about 4.000 feet, 

 and is often found of large size in fatorahle localities; the berries are eaten, having o,n agreeable acid flavour ; the timber is highly prized for" strength 

 and elasticity, and is used for building purposes, boms, buggy shafts, walking sticks, and a variety of other uses; it is much in use at Jubbulpore, 

 where the tree is known by the nume of Dhdman, it is light and rather soft, flexible and fibrous, coarse grained and durable, of a light pinkisJi 

 color turning to light brown, and easily worked ; unseasoned it weighs 45 to 50 lbs the cubic foot, and 34 lbs xohtn seasoned, its specific gravity is 

 •544. The tree is called Tharrd or Thadd in Tamil, Chardchi in Teligu, Thadsal or Butale in Canarese; the leaves make a good fodder, and the 

 lark (like that of all the GrewiasJ is used as cordage. 



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