n. o. anaoardiacetE. 393 



than the leaves. Flowers crowded minute ; males -g-in. diam., 

 enveloped in tomentum. Drupe lin., oblique oblong, rounded 

 at the top, quite glabrous, long pedicelled. 



Use : — The fruit and bark are employed medicinally 

 (Beddome ; Lisboa). 



333. H. longifolia, Roxb. h.f.b.i., ii. 37, Roxb. 

 267. 



Vern. : — Barola (B.) ; Sudra bibo (Mar.) ; Holeger (Kan.) ; 

 Khreik (Magh.). 



Habitat: — Chittagong. 



A large, evergreen tree, with black acrid, resinous juice, 

 young shoots rusty-tornentose, branches stout. Wood light 

 grey, soft, light. Leaves quite glabrous, reticulated beneath, 

 shining above, coriaceous, cuneate, obtuse or acute, 6-9 by 2-3in.; 

 narrowed into petiole, J-lin. long, secondary nerves 10-20 

 pair. Petiolar spurs earty deciduous. Panicles of compound 

 racemes, axillary and terminal, shorter or longer than the 

 leaves. Flowers ^-in. long, rusty tomentose within and with- 

 out, crowded ; anthers red. Drupe glabrous, lin., obliquely 

 oblong, rounded at the top. 



Use : — Morton states that the fruit and bark are employed 

 medicinally, but require to be prescribed with caution, as they 

 are apt to give rise to dangerous symptoms. The tree exudes 

 a black, resinous, acrid, and poisonous juice from the trunk 

 and rind of the fruit. The secretion is of a powerfully 

 caustic nature and blisters the skin. The blistering principle 

 is due to Anacardic Acid. 



331. Spondias mangifera, Willd, h.f.b.i., ii. 42, 

 Roxb. 387. 



Sans.- Amrataka. 



Vers. — Darakhte-moryam. 



Vern. — Amra, amara, ambodha (H.) ; Amra (B.; ; Tangrong 

 (Garo.) ; Katmaa (Tarn.); Aravi mamadi (Tel.); Jangli am, am- 

 bada (Bomb.) ; Amra, amara, ambodha, ambra (Hind.) ; Amra, 



ambra (Beng.) ; Amburri (Kol.) ; Amara (Assam) ; Tongrong ; 

 50 



