90 



29. celastrace;e. 



\_Elaodendron, 



5. ELJEODENDRON, Jacq. f. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, often crenate. Flowers in 

 axillary cymes^ often polygamons. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, spread- 

 ing. Disk thick, angled. Stamens 5, inserted under the edge of 

 the disk ; anthers nearly globose. Ovary continuous with the disk, 

 conical, 2-5-celled ; ovules 2 in each cell ; style very short. Fruit an 

 indehiscent drupe; cells usually 1-seeded. Seeds exarillate, albumi- 

 nous. 



E. glaucum, P^rs. Synopa, 1. 241 ; Fl. Br. I. 1. 623 ; Bedd. Fl. Sjlv. 

 67. E. BoxburgMi, W. & A. Dalz. & GiTds. Bomb. Fl. 48 ; Brandis For. 

 Fl. 82. Neerija dichotoma, Roxb. Fl. Ind. I. 646. Tamruj, hilur^ btita 

 pala, aran, bur-has^ M. ; Alan, Guz. ; Mukarki, K. 



Outer Himalaya -up to 6000 ft., Oudh, Central Provinces and the 

 peninsula. Throughout the Bombay Presidency in deciduous forests. 

 A small tree. On the ghats of North Kanara and Belgaum in evergreen 

 forests attains considerable dimensions. A very large tree, common in 

 the Goond forests of North Kdnara. Fl. Feb. -June. Fruit ripe in May. 

 Was also found in full bloom in the Dharwar forests in Sept.-Oct. Bark 

 thin, grey or -dark-coloured, exfoliating in small 4:-sided scales. Wood 

 reddish-brown, close-grained, compact, light, durable. No distinct 

 sap wood or annual rings. Numerous wavy concentric bands of light 

 coloured tissue. Pores small, numerous. Med. rays fine, wavy, very 

 numerous. Weighs 40 — 50 lbs. to the cub. ft. The wood is often 

 beautifully curled and flaked. Used for cabinet work, picture frames, &c. 

 Bark said to be poisonous, contains 8 per cent, of tannin. 



6. CELASTRtrS, Linn. 



Scandent shrubs. Leaves alternate ; stipules minute or 0. Flowers 

 small, usually unisexual in terminal or axillary panicles. Calyx 

 5-divided. Petals 5. Disk cup-shaped. Stamens 5, inserted on the 

 margin of the disk. Ovary 2-4 -celled ; stigma generally lobed ; ovules 

 2 in each cell. Capsule loculicidally dehiscent, 1-3-celled, 1-6-seeded. 

 Seeds arillate, albumen fleshy. Cotyledons foliaceous. 



C. panieulata, Willd. Sp. PI. 1. 1125; Fl. Br. T. 1. 617 ; Brandis For. 

 Fl. 82; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 47; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 66. Black Oil, 

 Oleum Nigrum Plant. Figcivi, kanguni^ M. ; Kariganne, kangli, K. 



Throughout the hilly districts of India from the Himalayas southwards 

 to Ceylon. Throughout the presidency, often in hedges and along river 

 and n^la banks. Fl. March. Fr. June- Sept. Stems 3 in, in diamter. 

 Bark rough, grey or yellow, corky. Wood pinkish-yellow, soft. Annual 

 rings distinctly marked by large pores in the spring wood. Med. rajs 

 very broad. The oil from the seeds and the leaves are nsed in native 

 medicine in cases of gout. It is also used for burning purposes in the 

 Belgaum District. A decoction of the wood is used in stomach disorders. 

 Large quantities of the fruit are brought into Belgaum city bazaar during 

 the months of July and August, 



