THE TECHNOLOGIST. [April 1, 1864. 



408 THE TIMBER TREES OF CEYLON. 



Azadirachta indica, Adr. Juss. " Telkohomba," S., " Vepumaram," 

 T. — "Wood dark coloured and tough, but curved ; oil, bark, and twigs 

 medicinal. Indigenous in forests of the north. 



Walsura piscida, Eoxb. " Kiri-kong," S. — Not a common timber 

 tree. 



CEDRELACEiE. 



Chickrassia tabidaris, Adr. Juss. " Hulanhick-gala," S., " Aglay- 

 marum," T. — A close-grained, elegantly -veined wood, much used in 

 India under the name of Chittagong wood for furniture. Some of this 

 wood, used in the palace of one of the Kandyan Kings, was known to 

 have lasted several hundred years. 



Chloroxylon swietenia, D. C. " Burutu-gas," S., " Vummary-maram," 

 T. — Satin-wood ; one of the largest and best known of Ceylon timber 

 trees. Liable to warp and split, if not well seasoned in the shade. 

 " Flower satin " is obtained generally from the roots, &c, of this tree. 



Xanthoxylace^;. 



Xantlioxylon Rlietsa, D. C. " Uguraesa and Katu-keena-gas," S. — 

 Large tree. 



X. triphyllum, Juss. " Lunu-ankenda," S. — Wood soft ; much used 

 for charcoal. 



Cyminosma peduncidata, D. C. " Ankenda," S. — "Wood veiy white ; 

 for inlaying purposes and for charcoal. Tree very small. 



Ailanthus malabaricus, D.C. " Walbelin-gas," S. — An enormous tree, 

 but timber soft. 



Simarube^e. 



Samadera indica, Gaert. " Samadara," S. — Wood small, and, like 

 the other members of the order, bitter. 



Ochnace^;. 

 Ochna Mooni, Thw. " Mal-kaera," S. — Wood small, but very tough. 

 Gomphia angustifolia, Vahl. " Bo-kaera-gas,'' S. — Wood larger than 

 the above ; very hard and tough. 



Celastrace^e. 



Pleurostylia Wightii, W. et A. " Py 7 aru," S. — Common, but not large. 

 A white-coloured wood. 



Kurrimia Ceyalnica, Arn. " Pelengas," S. — A large tree, but timber 

 not in great request. 



Zizyphus jujuba, Lam. " Maha-debara," S., " Illana," T., Masan, Por- 

 tuguese. — A well-known and cultivated fruit-tree. Wood hard, tough, 

 and heavy, but of 6mall diameter. 



TEREBINTHACEiE. 



Mangifera indica, Linn. " Aetamba-gaha," S., " Ma-marum," T. — In- 

 digenous. One of the most gigantic of our forest trees ; Colombo to 

 Batticaloa ; common ; fruits size of an English plum ; wood a very com- 

 mon one for inferior purposes. 



