298 



80. EUPITOHBIACETU. 



[ Bvidelia. 



in axillary or spicate clusters. Calyx 5-cleft ; lobes valvate. Petals 

 5. Male fl. : stamens 5, on a central column, situated on a flat, 

 sinuate disk. Female fl. : ovary 2-celled_, surrounded by a mem- 

 branous cup-sliaped or tubular disk, variously lobed ; styles 2^ bifid, 

 connate at the base. Fruit a berry, with 1-2, 1-seeded cocci or 

 pyrenes. 



Tree. Leaf lateral nerves 15-20-pairs 1. B. retusa. 



A climbing shrub. Leaf lateral nerves 8-12-pairs . 2. B. stipularis. 



A straggling shrub. Leaf lateral nerves 6-9 -pairs. 3. B. Hamiltoniana, 



1. B. retusa, Spreng. Sjst. Yeg. III. 48; Fl. Br. I. 5. 268; Brandis 

 For. Fl. 449 ; Bedd. Fl Sylv. t. 260. B. montana, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. 

 Fl. 233. Mulla lionne, muljane, goojoo, fatterpJiody, Jiavu gandha, K. ; 

 Kutgij hcinta hauchi, M. ; Asana, asauna, Vern. 



Throughout the hotter parts of India, along the foot of the Himalaya 

 from Kashmir to Mishmi and southwards to Ceylon. 



Throughout the Presidency in deciduous forests. Fl. Apl.-Oct. Fr. 

 May -Jan, Both the varieties, " Boxhurghiana " and " glauca,^^ are 

 common in North Kd,nara. " A small or moderate sized dioecious tree, 

 spinous when young. Bark grey, rough ; inner bark reddish, fibrous. 

 Heartwood grey to olive-brown, close-grained, durable, seasons well, 

 moderately hard, has a mottled grain and polishes well. Pores numerous, 

 moderate-sized, often in rows. Medullary rays moderately broad, short, 

 numerous, equi-distant. Weighs 48 lbs. to the cub. ft. Used for agricul- 

 tural implements, building purposes, carts, etc. The bark is used for 

 tanning. Fruit J in. black, succulent, edible ; cocci dehiscing. Disk 

 enclosing ovary, laciniate at top. 



2. B. stipularis, Blume Bijd. 597 ; Fl. Br. T. 5. 270; Brandis For- 

 Fl. II. '49 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 201. Bisal bali, bishi, hannu, koju, phater- 

 phod, ahshatta hali, K. 



Throughout the hotter parts of India from the Himalaya to Ceylon, 



Common in deciduous forests throughout the presidency. Fl. "Fr. May- 

 Nov. A large climber; stems 2-8 in. in diameter ; branches, often with 

 deflexed long spines, fluted. Bark dark grey, '75 in. thick with a hard, 

 deeply fissured outer bark periderm in reddish-brown, thin plates. Aerial 

 roots developed. Sapwood white, heartwood greyish-brown, moderately 

 hard, annual rings visible. Pores moderate-sized, in short lines between 

 the prominent fine, medullary rays. Weighs 60 lbs. to the cub. ft. Used 

 for fuel iu the Sunderbuns. I'ruit yields a black colouring matter. 



3. B. Hamiltoniana, Wall. Cat. 7882 ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 271 ; Bedd. Fl. 

 Sylv. 202. 



The Konkan ghatS; Law, Stocks ; etc. I have not met with this species 

 in North Kdnara. 



3. CLEISTANTHUS, Hook. f. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, penniveiued, lateral nerves 

 prominent. Flowers small, in axillary clusters or short spikes, monoi- 

 cous. Calyx-segments 5, valvate in bud. Petals 5, minute. Disk 



