186 



50. RUBIACEiE* 



2. N. elliptica, Dalz. & GTibs. Bomb. Fl. 118 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 129. 

 Phuga, hiloor, M. 



On the Konkan and the Supa ghats of 1^'orth Kanara along streams and 

 water-courses. Fl. Feb-Mch. Fr. May-June. 



A small or moderate-sized tree, 1-2 ft. 6 in. in diameter and 50 ft. high. 

 Bark grey, exfoliating in scales like Adina cordifoUa, but smaller ; inner 

 bark yellow, fibrous, rapidly turning black on exposure. Wood yellow, 

 smooth, moderately hard. Pores small, equally distributed, sometimes 

 filled with resin. Medullary rays fine, short, wavy, close together. 

 Weighs 46 lbs. to the cub. ft. Not used in Kanara. Would make a hand- 

 gome furniture timber. 



3. W. missionis, Wall. Cat. 6099 ; Fl. Br. I. 3. 27. 



Western peninsula from the Konkan to Travancore. Konkan and 

 North Kanara, along rivers and water-courses, common near Yellapur 

 and in several other localities. Fl. Apl.-May. Fr, R. S. An ornamental 

 small tree when in flower. Wood unknown. 



5. HYMENODICTIYON, Wall. 



Deciduous trees or shrubs v^ith thick branches and bitter Lark. 

 Leaves simple, petioled. Stipules glandular, serrate^ deciduous* 

 Flowers small, spikate ; spikes in axillary and terminal often 

 drooping, panicles with 1-2, large leafy reticular, persistent, bracts, 

 Calyx-tulDe short, lobes 5-6, deciduous. Corolla funnel-shaped, 

 lobes 5, short, valvate. Stamens 5. Stigma spindle-shaped ; ovules 

 numerous. Fruit a dehiscent capsule. Seeds numerous, imbricating, 

 broadly winged ; embryo small, in a fleshy albumen. 



Flowers paniculate, spikes erect. Capsule deflexed ... 1. H. excel sum. 

 Flower- spikes drooping. Capsule erect ... ... 2. £[. ohovatum, 



1. H. excelsum. Wall. ; Roxb. ; Fl. Ind. II. 149 ; Fl. Br. I. 3. 35 ; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 117 ; Brandis For. Fl. 267 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 130. 

 H. utile, Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 130. Kala Jcurwah, Yern. ; JDondru, dandelo, 

 bhorsal, M. 



Pry hills at the base of the Western Himalayas, and throughout the 

 gh^ts of the Deccan and Konkan, Panch Mahdls. Fl. June-July. Fr. 

 Oct. A large deciduous tree. Wood brownish grey, soft. Used for toys, 

 scabbards, palanquins, &c. 



2. H. obovatum, Wall., in Roxb. Fl. Ind. II. 153 ; Fl. Br. I. 3. 36 ; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 17 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 219 Brandis For. Fl. 268. 

 Kurwei, sir id , Vern. ; Bogij hire mara^ K. 



Western peninsula from Bombay to Travancore. Throughout tlie 

 moist forests of the Konkan and North Kanara. Fl. Aug.-Sept. Fr. 

 Nov.-Dec. There are two varieties of this species, one with large obovate 

 pubescent leaves and capsules 1 iu.; the other with small ovate, nearly 

 glabrous leaves and capsules, i inch. 



