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Sugar of Mahiva flowers.— Previous investigators have stated that the dried 

 flowers contain about 60 per cent, of a readily fermentable, partially crys- 

 tallisable sugar, of which 4-17 per cent, is described as cane sugar. E. O. Von 

 Lippmann has examined samples of this sugar extracted from the freshly 

 fallen flowers by means of alcohol. They consisted of an upper layer of pale 

 yellow faintly acid syrup and about two-thirds of very hard crystals resem- 

 bling sugar candy. The syrupy portion was found to consist of invert sugar, 

 containing only traces of cane sugar, whilst the crystals were also identified 

 as pure, crystallised invert sugar. This observation is of interest, as it 

 appears to be the first record of the occurrence of invert sugar in such large 

 and well-defined crystals. Whether the flower, originally contained cane 

 sugar or invert sugar is a question which can only be decided by analyses 

 on the spot. (J. S. Ch. I. May 81, 1902. p. 713). 



722. B. longifolia, Linn., h.f.b.l, hi. 544; 

 Roxb 410. 



Vern. : — Moha, mohva (Hind.) ; Mohuva (Beng.) ; Darakhte- 

 gulchakane (Pers.) ; Kat illupi. elupa (Tain.) ; Ippi, yeppa, 

 pinna (Tel.) ; Mahwa, mohi (Bom.) ; Mahuda (Cutch) ; Mohacha- 

 jhada, ippicha-jhada (Mar.); Mahuda, mova-nu-jhada (Guj.) ; 

 Hippe, ippigrida (Kan.) ; Ellupi, irippa (Mai.). 



Eng. : — The Movva tree, 



Habitat : — Western Peninsula, on the Ghats from the Konkan 

 southwards. Common in the moist forests of the Konkan and 

 North Kanara ; often along the banks of rivers and naias ; takes 

 the place of B. latifolia, in the moist forests of the southern 

 parts of the Bombay Presidency. (Talbot). 



A large evergreen tree, young 50ft. high. Bark dark, 

 yellowish grey, thick, slightly furrowed. Wood red, moderately 

 hard, close grained. All young parts rusty- tomentose. Leaves 

 clustered towards the ends of the branches. Leaves 4-5 by l^in., 

 mature glabrescent, lanceolate at both ends. Primary nerves 12 

 on each side, distinct, secondary distinct. Petiole 1-1 fin. 

 Stipules linear, pedicels 1-2, tomentose, in dense clusters near 

 the ends of the branches. Outer Calyx-segments nearly glab- 

 rous, inner finely tomentose (Brandis). Calyx-lobes i-iin., 

 ovate, subacute. Corolla fin.; lobes usually six, scarcely | the 

 length of the tube. Filaments hairy. Anthers 16, 2-serrate, 

 subsessile, tips 3-toothed. The short mucronation of the 



