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54. SAPOTACEJE. 



[Mimusops, 



Western g"hats from Bombay southwards, ascending to 4,000 ft. alt. 

 Common in the Wynaad, Coorg and Travancore. Wood hard, takes a 

 good polish ; much used by planters for building purposes." Bedd, 



6. MIMUSOPS, Linn. 



Tree. Leaves coriaceous; nervures numerous^ parallel. Flowers 

 axillary^ clustered or solitary. Calyx-segments 6-10^ in 2 series^, outer 

 Valvatein bud. Corolla- tube short ; lobes 18-24^ 2-3-seriate. Stamens 

 6-8 ; anthers lanceolate^ connective excurrent ; staminodes as many as 

 the stamens^ bifid or lancinate. Ovary 6-S-celled. Seeds compressed, 

 albuminous ; cotyledons flat. 



Calyx-lobes 8, stamens 8, stanainodes, lanceolate, hairy. 1. M. ElengL 

 Calyx-lobes 6, stamens 6, staminodes bifid, glabrous. 2. M, hexandra. 



1. M. Elengi, Linn. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. II. 236 ; Fl. Br. I. 3. 5i8 ; Dalz. 

 & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 140; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 40; Brandis For. Fl. 293. 



Buckhul, ranjal, K. ; Borsalt^ Guz. ; Owli^ wovali, M. 



Western Peninsula oq the ghats from Bombay southwards to Ceylon. 

 Burma and the Malay Peninsula, often cultivated. Common in the 

 evergreen forests of North Kanara, also in the Konkan. A very large tree. 

 Fl. Jan.-Mch. Fr. ripe C and K S. 



A large or very large evergreen tree. Bark smooth, scaly. Heart- 

 wood red, hard, even-grained. Pores small, in short, radial lines. Medul- 

 lary i*ays fine, crossed by broader and more widely separated wavy linea 

 of lighter coloured tissue. Weighs about 62 lbs. to the cub. ft. Takes a 

 good polish. Used for house building, cabinet work, etc. The sweet- 

 scented star-like flowers are made into necklaces. The fruit is edible. 

 An oil is extracted from the seeds. 



2. M. hexandra, Roxb. Fl. Ind. IT. 238 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 

 140 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 142 i M. indica, Brandis For. Fl. 291. Khimif H. ; 

 'Ranjana^ rdini, M. 



Deccan Peninsula and Southern India. 



In the dry forests of the Deccan, Khaudesh and Gujzerat. Not observed 

 by me in North Kanara or the Konkan. Fl. Nov. -Dec. Fr. ripe March. 



Wood red, very hard, tough, even-grained and durable. Pores small, 

 in wavy radial lines. ' Med. rays fine, uniform, very numerous, crossed by 

 concentric, wavy lines of light coloured tissue. Weighs 70 lbs. to the cub. 

 ft. Used for sugar mills; oil presses, etc.; also useful for turning. 



Order 65. EBENACE^. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate^ entire^ usually coriaceous. 

 Flowers usually dioecious_, regular, axillary ; pedicels articulated under 

 the flower. Calyx inferior, gamosepalous, often accrescent in fruit. 

 Corolla gamopetalous, often, hairy without. Stamens as many or 

 2-3-times as many as the corolla-lobes ; filaments free, paired or other- 



