1102 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 



1089. C.glandidiferum, Meissn., h.f.b.t., v. 135. 



Vern. :— Malligiri, marisgiri (Nepal) ; Rohu (Lepcha^ ; Gun- 

 serai (Assam) ; Gundroi (Cachar). 



Habitat .-—Central Himalaya, from Nepal and Kumaon, 

 eastward to Assam, Khasia Hills and Sylhet. 



A tree with branches, stout, smooth, black when dry. 

 Leaves very variable, 3-5in., alternate, elliptic or lanceolate, 

 caudate, acuminate, penni-nerved, thickly coriaceous, often 

 glaucous beneath, brown when dry; nerves erecto-patent ; 

 petiole i-lin., slender. Panicles axillary, 2in. long ; peduncle 

 very slender, glabrous; flowers very shortly pedicelled, ^in. 

 diam., sparsely pubescent without, villous within. Stamens 

 hairy. Ovary glabrous. 



Use : — The wood may be used as a substitute for Sassafras. 

 It seems worthy of more attention than has been awarded 

 to it. (Ph. Ind.) 



1090. 0. Parthenoxylon, Meissn., h.f.b.l, v. 135. 



Syn. : — Laurus porrecta, Eoxb. 340. 



Vern. :— Kayo-gadis (Mai.). 



Habitat : —Malay Peninsula, from Tenasserim to Penang. 



A large tree. Branches stout, black when dry, with very 

 smooth bark. Leaves alternate, elliptic, ovate or oblong, sub- 

 caudate-acuminate, penni-nerved, often glaucous beneath, ex- 

 tremely variable, the largest 8 by 4in., coriaceous ; others thinner, 

 almost membranous and glaucous beneath ; base acute ; nerves 

 spreading, the lowest pair sometimes longest. Petiole slender, 

 l-l|in. Panicles l-3in. long, with the young shoots enclosed 

 in round, coriaceous, silky, caducous scales, black when dry, 

 many-fid. Flowers iVn. diam., pedicelled. Perianth nearly 

 glabrous without, pubescent within ; stamens very short, hairy. 

 Ovary glabrous. Stigma discoid. Fruiting perianth i-|in. long, 

 funnel-shaped, suddenly expanding into the fruit-bearing disk ; 

 lobes broadly oblong, wholly deciduous. Fruit |in. diam., 

 globose, succulent. 



Use : — The fruit yields an oil used in rheumatic affections. 

 An infusion of the root is also employed as a substitute for 

 Sassafras. 



