Dnlbergia,] 



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wood. Used for ^wn carriages, veneering, furniture, carving, agricul- 

 tural implements, etc. Young twigs and leaves are much esteemed as 

 oattle-foddor in N. Kanara. 



3. D. rubiginosa, Roxb. Fl. Ind. Ill 231 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 232. 



Western Peninsula. In the evergreen forests of North Kanara from the 

 Ainshi ghslt southwards. Leaflets unequal, largest 9'\ in. by 1^ in. 

 Pod strongly veined, 1-2-seeded. Fl. and Fr. at different times through- 

 out the year. 



D. confertiflora, Benth. PI. Juugh. 1. 255 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 233. Oudh 

 and Silhet. Noted by Dr. Stocks from the Konkan,but not found by any 

 subsequent botanist- 



4. D. Stocksii, Benth. in Jour. Linn. Soc. lY. Suppl. 42. Fl. Br. I. 



2. 234 



W. Peninsula from the Konkan southwards on the gh^ts ; Konkan ; 

 N. Kanara. Fl. Fr. G, and H. seasons. Dalbergia melanoxylon^ Guill. 

 and Perr. — Chinese Blackwood (Dharwar). An erect small tree, closely 

 allied to the above (if not the same species) is a native of tropical Africa 

 and is commonly planted along roadsides and in gardens throughout the 

 presidency. 



5. D. sympathetica, Nimmo in Grab. Cat. Bomb. PL 55 ; Fl. Br. I, 

 2.2.34; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 78. FeiidguUyel, yekyel, M. ; Tilabli. 

 Kon. ; Muldi, K, 



Ghats of the W. Peninsula. Throughout the Konkan and North 

 Kanara from the coast inland in deciduous forests. Fl. and Fr. Jany.- 

 Feb. A dense branched climber. Trunk 4 inches in diameter, armed 

 with great hooked and twisted spines often 3-5 together from thickened 

 parts of the stem. Bark smooth, inner bark red, juicy, '25 inch thick. 

 Wood white, fibrous. 



6. D. tamarindifolia, Roxb. Fl. Ind. III. 233 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 234. 



Eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, etc., ascending to 4000 ft. and 

 southwards to Malacca ; W. Peninsula ; in evergreen forests on the 

 southern gh^ts of North Kanara, common. Fl. and Fr. Mch.-May. 



7. D. lanceolaria, Linn., DC. Prod. IL 417 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 235 ; Dalz. 

 & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 78 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 88 ; Brandis For. Fl. 151. Bandous, 

 dandoshi, M. ; Harrdni, gengri, Yern. 



Plains from the W. Himalayas to Ceylon. In the deciduous forests of 

 North Kdnara from Mundgod to Sidddpur, common. Konkan and 

 Khandesh, Dalz. Panicles large, diffuse. Fl. l^Ich.-May. Fr. ripe next 

 cold season and remains long on tree. A deciduous tree. Bark grey, 

 smooth, exfoliating in thin rounded patches. Wood white or grey, mode- 

 rately hard. Pores large or moderate sized enclosed in and joined by 

 concentric irregular bars of white tissue. Medullary rays fine, short, 

 white, distinct, not durable. Weighs about 50 lbs. to the cub. ft. 



8. D. paniculata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. III. 227 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 236 ; Dalz. & 

 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 78; Brandis For. Fl. 151; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 88. Fassi, 

 padrij Vern. ; Fhansa^ M. ; Easrgurgia, kusrani, K. 



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