300 



80. euphoubiacej:. 



\VJiyllanniuB, 



1. P. reticulatus, Poir. Encycl. Y. 298; Fl. Br. I. 5. 288; Brandis 

 For. Fl. 453 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 190. Anisonema multiflomm, Wgt. Icones. 

 t. 1899, A. Juss. Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 234 Favan, M.; Datwan, Gaj. ; 

 Kalc-madh-ha-jhar^ H.; Hooli hallij K. ; Kaili, Kon. 



Tlirouglioiit tropical India, Burma and Ceylon. Throughout the pre- 

 sidency and Sind in deciduous forests, often in hedges, very common. 

 Flowers throughout the year. A straggling shrub. Bark brown. 

 Wood dark grey, smooth, hard, compact. Annual rings distinct. Pores 

 small in a ring marking the annual growth, otherwise very small. 

 Medullary rays fine, uniform, wavy. Weighs 48 lbs. to the cub. ffe 

 Leaves and bark used in native medicine. 



2. P. Lawii, Grah. Cat. Bomb. PI. 181 ; FL Br. I. 5. 290. P. spinu- 



losus, Herb. Heyne Wall. Cat. 7897. P. polyphyllus^ Dalz, & Gibs. Bomb. 

 Fl. 2-34. F. junijjerinoides, Muell. Arg. 



Deccan peninsula from the Konkan and Belgaum to ihe Wynaad. 



Along the banks of streams and rivers in the Konkan and North Kanara, 

 very common along the Kaflanadi, a North Kanara river, forms dense 

 thickets like tamarisk near the water's edge. Fl. Sept. -Oct. Fr. Nov. 



Fruit 3'lobed, smooth ; seeds triangular, rough. 



3. P. Emblica, Linn. Sp. PI. 982 ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 289 ; Brandis For. 

 Fl. 454 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 258. Emblica officinalis, Gsertn. Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 235. NelU, K.; Awla, arala, M.; Bhoza, aniali, amla, amhala^ 

 Guz. The Emblic Myrobalan. 



Throughout the forests of tropical India and Burma, wild or planted. 



Throughout the' presidency, in deciduous forests. Fl. Mch.-May. Fr. 

 ripe Oct.-Feb. A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark thick, grey,, 

 exfoliating in sriiaii, irregular shaped patches. Wood dark-red, hard, 

 mottled, close-grained, no heartwood, warps and splits in seasoning, 

 flexible, tough. Annual rings indistinct. Pores small, often sub-divided. 

 Medullary rays moderately broad, s«=^parated by the breadth of 1 pore, 

 prominent on a radial section. Weighs 54 lbs. to the cub. ft. Used for 

 building purposes, furniture, gun-stocks, and is adapted for turning. The 

 astringent fruit is much used in native medicine and also for dyeing and 

 tanning. The bark and leaves are similarly employed. A very good 

 catechu is extracted from the wood-chips in North Kanara. 



4. P. distichus Muell. Arg. in DC. Prod. XY. II. 413 ; Bedd. Fl. 

 Sylv. 191. Cioca disticha, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. Suppl. 78. Country 

 Gooseberry. Harparawri, raiavala, Vern. Cheramhola, Goa. 



In gardens of the Konkan and Deccan, planted. Fl. May-Nov. Fr. 

 K. & C. S. A small tree. Fruit is used as an article of food, raw, cooked 

 or pickled. Bark used for tanning in S. India. 



5. P. indiciis, Muell. Arg. in Linnsea XXXIL 52 ; Fl. Br. I. 5. 305 ; 

 Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 191. Frosoms indica, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 236. Fan 

 nana^ Jcali-kudai, K. 



Western Peninsula, on the Konkan and North Kdnara ghiis in deci- 

 duous and evergreen forests. Fl. Apl. Fr. May-June. 



