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44. samydacetj:. 



1. C. graveolens, Dalz, in Hook. Jour. Bot. IV. 107 ; Balz. & Gibff, 

 Bomb. Fl. 11 i ^Y. Br. I. 2. 592 ; Brandis For. Fl. 243. Bolihara, M. 



Sub-Himalayan tract from the Chenab eastwards, in Ondh and Central 

 India. In the South Konkan, in open situations on the ghats. Fl. S, 

 Small tree. Wood light yellow, moderately hard, even-graiaed ; not 

 used» Gamble. 



2. C. esculenta, Boxb. FL Ind. II. 422 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 592 ; Bedd. Fl. 

 Sylv. 119. G. IcBvigata, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 11. O. var ians Thw^ 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 208. Morif IcuIkuUa, M. 



Western Peninsula from Bombay to Coorg. Throughout the moist- 

 forests of the Konkan and Korth Kanara, common on the hills near 

 Karwar. Fl. Jane. Fr. Aug.-Sept. Small tree. 



3. C. rubescens, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 11 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 593. 



Bombay ghats, Konkan and Coorg. On the ghats to the south, Dalz. 

 In the forests near the Mlkund ghat of North Kdnara. Fl. C. S. Fr». 

 H. S. The leaves in the North Kanara plant are sometimes very large, up 

 to 10 in. long. A large shrub or small tree. 



4. C. tomentosa, Roxb. Fl. Ind. II. 421; Brandis For. Fl. 243 ; 

 Bedd. Fl._Sylv. 119. O. Anavinga, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 11. Bairi, 

 e]iilla7'a,y evn,; Modii 7)iodgij 



Sub-Himalayan tract from the Indus eastwards, Oudh, E. Bengal' 

 Central^ Southern and Western India. Throughout the presidency in 

 deciduous forests, common. Fl. Jan. -May. Fr. H. & S. Small or 

 moderate sized tree. Wood yellowish-white, close-grained, moderately 

 hard. Annual rings usually indistinct. Pores small, single or in radial lines. 

 Medullary rays fine, numerous, wavy, distinct* Weighs 45 lbs- to the cuK 

 ft. Used for making combs." Gamble- 



2. HOMALIUM, Jacq. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, crenate. Flowers hairj, in 

 slender, simple or panicled racemes ; pedicels bracteate at the base-. 

 Calyx-tube adnate to the base of the ovary ; lobes 5-7^ narrow, 

 persistent. Petals 5-7, inserted on the throat of the calyx, persis- 

 tent. Disk tomentose. Stamens 1 or 1-7, fascicled, opposite the 

 petals, with alternating glands. Ovary J superior, 1-celled ; styles 

 2-5, filiform ; ovules many or several, placentas parietal. Capsule^ 

 J superior, coriaceous, 2-5-valved at the apex. Seeds few,, angular 

 or oblong. 



HT. zeylanicum, Benth, in Jour. Linn. Soc. IV. 35 ; Fl, Br. 2^ 59G ; 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 210. 



