244 



62. BORA&lNE^. 



[Cordta. 



tomentose beneath. Calyx ribbed, fruit long acuminate. A moderate 

 sized tree. 



3. C. monoica, Roxb. FL Tnd. Ed. Carey & Wall. II. 334; Fl. Br. I. 

 4. 137 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 106; 0. polycjama, Bedd. For. Man. 166. Grab. 

 Cat. Bomb. Pi. 136. 



Deccan peninsula from Orissa and tbe Central Provinces to Ceylon. 

 In the dry districts of the Deccan near Bad^mi, Bij^pur Collectoratc, 

 on sandstone. Fl. Ang.-Sept. A smaU or moderate sized tree. 



4. C Eothi, Roem & Schul. Syst. IV. 79ft; Fl. Br. I. 4. 138; Dalz. 

 & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 174; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 166; Brandis For. Fl. 338; 



0. anyustifolia, Boxb. (not of Boem & Schul.) Gund, gundni^ Vem. ; 

 Lijar, Liai, Sind. 



Dry zones of the North-West, Central and Southern India, plentiful in 

 Bajputana. Throughout the dry districts of the presidency ; often planted 

 and self-sown along the bunds of tanks and near villages. Fl. Apl.-June. 

 Fr. C. S. A small tree. Bark grey with deep furrows. 



Wood grey, compact, hard. Pores small, often subdivided. Med. rays 

 fine and moderate-sized. Weighs 42 lbs. to the cub. ft. Used in Sind for ■ 

 building purposes and in Cutch for agricultural implements. 



5. C. Macleodii, Hook. f. & T. in Jour. Linn. Soc. IT. 128; Fl. Br, 



1. 4. 139 ; Brandis For. Fl. 337. Dhaivan, S^tara ; Hadang, K.; Baivjas, 

 dhaim, chote, M. 



Central India., Konkan and Belgaum ; common on the Bababuden 

 hills of Mysore at 3000 ft. alt. in dry forests. 



Commonly planted along roadsides in the southern drier districts of 

 the presidency, also in the forests of North Kanara, Belgaum and the 

 Konkan. Fl. Mch. -April-May. Fr. cold season. Leaves and inflorescence 

 densely tawny tomentose. 



A tree. Attains 30 — 40 ft. in height by 2 ft. in diameter. Bark smooth, 

 white, soft. Wood hard, light or dark brown, mottled, smooth, tough, elastic. 

 Pores large or small, closed in irregular, concentric bands of white tissue. 

 Medullary rays short, broad and fine, prominent. Weighs about 50 lbs. to 

 the cub. ft. Used for the construction of country carts. This species- 

 has become rare in the Halyal sub-division of North Kanara owing to the 

 large demand for the timber for cart-building purposes. An excellent 

 wood. 



6. C. fulvosa, Wight Ic. t. 1380; Fl. Br. L 4. 140 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 

 166. Kutwesh, K. 



Western Deccan peninsula. Konkan and Belgaum in dry forests. FL 

 JuLy-Aug. Leaves very scabrous above with white, small disks. A 

 smaU tree. 



2. EHRBTIA> Linn. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate^ entire or toothed. Flowers 

 small, in axillary or terminal panicles^ rarely solitary. Calyx deeply 



