370 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 



Branchlets, petioles, underside of leaves and inflorescence 

 clothed with short, soft brownish grey pubescence (Brand is). 

 Leaves not aromatic, imparipinnate, over a foot long, turning 

 red before falling ; common petiole usually winged. Leaflets 

 4-6 pair, opposite, sessile 2-4 by l-2in., elliptic, acuminate, 

 deeply crenate or dentate, glabrous above, soft tomentose 

 beneath ; lateral nerves 10-15 pair, parallel ; base rounded, some- 

 what oblique. Panicles terminal, 6-8in. long, conical, dense- 

 flowered. Flowers toin. diam., pale green. Sepals ovate; petals 

 oblong, ciliate, much exceeding the sepals. Wood soft, white, 

 with dark streaks. Fruit a drupe, tomentose, eaten by the 

 hill people (Kanjilal). 



Outer Hirnalya Ranges, Assam, Khasi Shan and Naga 

 Hills. Jaunsar and Tehri-Garhvval, 3-7000ft. Dharagad and 

 Tons Valleys. Simla, the glen, Mahasu. 



Galls of various shapes on branches, used for ink 

 (Collett). Flowers pale yellow green (Brandis). 



Use : — The fruit is given in colic (Stewart.) 



322. R. Wallichii, Hook f. h.f.b.l, ii. 11. 



Vern. : — Kambal, godumbal, arkhar (Pb.) ; Akoria, Kaun- 

 ui, bhaliiin (N. W. P.) ; Bhalaio, chosi (Nepal). 



Habitat : — Temperate Himalaya, from Garwhal to Nepal. 



A small or moderate-sized, deciduous tree, attaining 

 50ft. Bark smooth, grey; resin-canals in bark, filled with 

 white milk which turns black and raises blisters in skin. 

 Sap wood white, soft. Heart wood reddish brown, yellow when 

 dry (Brandis). Branchlets, petioles, underside of leaflets and 

 panicles densely clothed with yellowish brown tomentum. 

 Leaves imparipinnate, approximate, near the ends of branches, 

 not aromatic, petiole terete. Leaflets 3-5 pair, quite entire, 

 coriaceous, elliptic or oblong acuminate, shortly petiolulate, 

 base rounded, upper surface pubescent or glabrous ; 4-7in. 

 long, 2-3in. broad. Secondary nerves 18-25 pair ; parallel. 

 Panicles axillary, much shorter than the leaves ; branches 

 short, stout. Flowers sub-sessile, join, diam., greenish white. 

 Petals longer than sepals, with dark veins, concave ; sepals 

 broadly ovate-obtuse. Filaments short, anthers large. Disk 



