NOTES ON THE ECONOMIC PLANTS OF F MADAGASCAR, a 
BY THE REV. R. BARON, F.LS. 
GUTTIFERÆ. po 
Sym, iphonia clusioides, Baker, and other species of Symphonia. — 
The wood of these trees is used for various pur „as is also the — 
gamboge-like resin which they yield. (Forests of E. Reg.) Dunne, 
Ramy, and Haramy. 
An allied ties (S. globulifera, L.) native = Mere and British - 
Guiana, yields from its roots a quantity of resin, used in medicine and 7 
for fixing arrowheads to spears. Itis a en in Jamaica = “Hog Gum e 
and in British Guiana as Karamani Res : 
. Garcinia mellifera, Baker, and G. fire os G. Reg) 
These are hear allies of the tree which yields the Werne Mis angosten 
(G. Mangostana, L.) of the Malay gm m o and also of the Siam — 
and Ceylon Gamboge trees. (G. Hanburyi, Hook. f, and G. — d 
Desr.) 
$ Gerrardi, Harv. A tree with edible fruit. Probably it s 
duced. (Cent. Reg.) T 
4. Calophyllum Inophyllum, L. (E. Coast.) Fortha (Betsim). i 
large evergreen tree of India, Burma, Andaman Islands, &c. The wood — 
is hard and durable, and the seeds yield a thick dark green oil. 
C. parviflorum, Boj. A tree affording a useful wood. (Upper P 
Forest of E. Reg g.) Vistónini. Je 
CHLJENACEJE, E 
6. Leptolena pauciflora, Baker. A hard-wooded tree used in n houses 
building. (Forests of E. Reg.) Anjanànjana. 2 
7. Xerochlamys pilosa, Baker. Used in the or och of rum. p 
(Central Madagascar.) Hatsikana. 
8. Rhodolena bakeriana, Baill., and E a turbinata — ; 
KE wer in house building. (E. Reg.) ag 
MALYACEX. e s 
Abutilon angulatum, Mast. A shrub, probably me ss from 
the fibre of the bark of which the Betsiles manufacture a kind of loth. a 
(Cent. and E. Reg.) Hafopotsy. E 
10. Pavonia Bojeri, Baker. A shrub — a kind of fibre. (Cont p 
Reg. chiefly.) — T'sóntsona. E 
il Isbews tiliaceus, L. (E. and N.W, mp ve ET z 
y: E 
bem im | T 
dansonia madagascariensis, Baill. die i M. 
ls bk affords a fibre and its fruit is edible. Tw ‘ ae s d 
Za .). Two other species only are known, v iho Baobab or iio : 
Monkey-bread tree of W. Africa (Adansonia digitata: ed P p 
