THE TECHNOLOGIST. [April 1, 1864. 



412 THE TIMBER TREES OF CEYLON. 



MyRTACEjE. 



Eugenia Willdenovii, D. 0. " Tambeleya and Kotala-gas," S., u Kyan 

 and Pandy-kyan," T. — At Trincomalie, where it is one of the useful 

 timber trees. 



E. Mooniana, Wight. " Pini-haru," S. — A small but hard and very 

 tough wood, for handles of hammers, for stone-breakers, &c. 



Jarribosa aquea, D. C. " Wal-jambu," S. — A small tree, wood white 

 and soft. 



Syzigium carophyUifolium,!). C. " Madan," S., " Navel-marum," T. 

 — The black fruits, which are about the size of English damsons, are 

 sold in the bazaars. A very common tree from Jaffna to Colombo, but 

 wood small and curved. Used for knees of boats, and various useful 

 purposes. 



S. polyantltum, Th. " Batta-Doniba," S. — An ordinary wood, but 

 not so plentiful as the above. 



S. androscemoides, Eug. Cordifolia, Wight. — A middle-sized but very 

 handsome tree. Too scarce for the wood to be generally serviceable. 



S. sylvestre, Wight. " Alubo-gaha," S. — A large common tree, used 

 in house building. 



S. neesianum, Arnott. " Panu-kaera," S. — A small timber tree found 

 in the western province. The " Damba," S., a good-sized tree, producing 

 a fragrant gum and useful timber, is a species of this genus, if it be not 

 S. Gardueri of Thwaites. The other species are also likely to produce a 

 good timber. 



Acmena zeylanica, Thw. " Goda-maranda," S. — A small myrtle-like 

 tree, very ornamental, but timber, though tough, small and curved. 



BaRRINGTONIACEjE. 



Barringtonia speciosa, Linn. " Moodilla," S. — An umbrageous fine 

 tree, affecting the mouths of rivers, but too scarce to be generally use- 

 ful. Wood red, equivalent to mahogany. 



B. acutangidum, Gaert. " Ela-midella,' 1 S. — Wood small, but de- 

 scribed as similar to the above. 



Careya arborea, Roxb. " Kahata-gaha," S., " Pailae-marum," T. — A 

 common tree from the coast up to the Pattenas. Bark very astringent 

 as its Singhalese name implies, and used for slow matches and cordage 

 in India. Its flowers and calcyces are a famous drug of the bazaars, 

 under the name " Wagapul." Its wood is described as useless in India, 

 while in Pegu it is said to form, with the Barringtonias above, the chief 

 materials oi which the carts of the country are made. Bed, and like 

 mahogany. 



Anisvphyllea zeylanica, Benth. " Wellipyana," S. — For common 

 house-buildings. 



Bhizophorace^e. 



Of this order, the genera Bhizophora, Bruguiera, Kanilla, and Ceriops, 

 form the chief plants composing the Mangroves, which affect the sides of 

 marshes all round the island. The timber of some is used in common 



