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107. F. hepiaria, Roxb. h.f.b.i., i. 194. Roxb. 739. 



Vern. : — Kondai (H.) ; Sherawane, hargal, dajkar, jidkar 

 khatai, kingaro (Pb.) ; Atruna ; tambat (Bombay); Conrew, 

 kana regu (Tel.); Sottacla (Tamil) ; Couron moeli (Malay.); 

 Jootay Karoonday (Dec.) ; Bainch (C. P.) 



Habitat :— Throughout Bengal, the Western Peninsula, 

 notably in the north of Thana district, Ceylon. 



A small, thorny shrub or tree. Bark yellowish-red, thin. 

 Wood light red, hard, close and even-grained. Stem much 

 branched, with the branchlets ending in sharp pointed rigid 

 spines. Leaves 1-2 in., in fascicles, cuncate-ovate, or oblong, 

 tapering to a petiole, very obtuse, more or less crenate-serrate, 

 glabrous, stiff. Flowers yellowish dioecious, solitary or few, very 

 small, in axillary racemose clusters shorter than the leaves. 

 Sepals acute ; pilose. Disk lobular, stigmas 3-4, very short, 

 recurved, usually separate, on very short styles. Berry like a 

 pea, globular, \ in., smooth, purple, acid-sweet when ripe, much 

 appreciated, as it makes a refreshing drink with sugar and 

 water. Thorns usually bearing flowers and fruit 



Use : — This tree yields an antidote to snake-bite from 

 an infusion of the leaves and roots. The bark triturated in 

 Sesamnm oil, is used as a liniment in rheumatism (Wight ; 

 Ainslie ; Rheecle. ) The ripe fruit, pea-shaped, is very 

 savoury. 



108. Gynocardia odorata, R. Br. h.f.b.i., i. 195. 



Syn. : — Chaulmoogra odorata, Roxb. 740. 



Vern. :— Chaulmoogra, Chhalmugra, Choulmungri (Hind.); 

 Chaulmugri, petarkura (Beng.); Kadu (Nepal); Tuk-kung, 

 (Lepcha) ; Chaulmugra (Bomb.) ; Tungpung (Magh.).; Taliennce, 

 (Sing.'! ; Brinjmogra (Pers.) ; Ta fung-tsze (Chinese^. 



Habitat : — From Sikkim and the Khasia hills eastwards to 

 Chittagong. 



A moderate-sized evergreen tree, perfectly glabrous, 

 readily recognized by the hard round fruits which grow on the 

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