ISO L. COM BRET ACEiE. 



Order L.— COMBRETACE^. 



Suborder I.— COMBRETE.E. 



Terminalia, Linn. 



catappa, Linn. — Indian or Country Almond. " Tom-min" of 



Cooktown natives. The bark is said to contain about 



9 per cent, of tannin. 

 platyptera, F. v. M. (Fig. 152.) 



var. glabrata, Benth. 

 volucris. Herb. R. Br. 



■var. ? coriacea, Benth. 

 oblongata, F. v. M. — " Tananolen" of North Queensland 



natives. (Fig. 153.) 

 bursarina, F.v.M. — A useful cabinet-wood. (Fig. 154.) 

 eircumalata, F . v. M. 

 pterocarpa, F. v. M. (Fig. 155.) 

 Thozetii, F. v. M. 



melanocarpa, F. v. M. — " ]\Ioo-jee" of Dunk Island natives, 

 seriocarpa, F. v. M.- — " Ngo-go-ro" of Cape Bedford, " Ngo- 



ku-ru" of Cooktown, and " Jinjalga" of Bloomfield River 



natives. Wood suitable for chair-making. 

 Muelleri, Benth. — " Earidi " of Batavia River natives. Wood 



suitable for axe-handles. 

 var. minor, Benth. 

 porphyocarpa, F. v. M. — Wood suitable for building and 



cabinet-work. 

 var. ? eriantha, Benth. 

 platyphylla, F. v. M. — " Durin" of Flinders River natives, 

 microcarpa, Dene. — " Draiputo" of Pennefather River natives, 

 grandiflora, Benth. 

 Lumnitzera, Willd. 



coccinea, W. et Am. 



racemosa, Willd. — Wood of a pinkish grey, close-grained.. 

 Macropteranthes, F. v. M. 



montana, F. v. PI. (Fig. 156.) 



Leichhardtii, F. v. M. 



Fitzalani. F. v. M. — A useful cabinet and turnery wood, 



(Fig. 157.) 



Suborder II.— GYROCARPE^. 



Gyrocarpus, Jacq. 



Jacquini, Roxh. = G. americanus, Jacq. Many botanists now 

 reverse the position of these specific names, giving 

 Jacquini as the synonym. In India the wood is used to 

 make boxes and toys, and is preferred to all others for 

 catamarans; the seeds made into rosaries and necklaces. 

 (Fig. 158.) 



