NO. 53. — 19.02.] TREES AND FLOWERING PLANTS. 



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Not uncommon. Occurs at high altitudes towards the 

 Horton Plains, 



Wood brown with a pinkish tinge, heavy and durable. 

 Suitable for house-building, rafters, &c. 



[Hakgala, Dimbula, Maturata, Deltota, Rangala, and 

 Haputale.] 



36. — Adinandra lasiopetala. 



Ratu-mihiriya, S. d£§15d3dcr. 



Trim. Gey. Flor., vol. I., p. 108, plate IX. 



A small tree with rather slender stem, leaves on very short 

 stalks and generally recurved blades. Flowers on stiff 

 recurved petiole, white, solitary. 



The wood is of a dark red-brown colour, suitable for 

 weather-boarding or reepers. 



Occurs at high altitudes only, and not very common. 



[Nuwara Eliya, Hakgala, Maturata.] 



37. — Eurya japonica (Wild Tea). 

 Naya-dessa, S. eacre^es. 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 109. 



A shrub or small tree, strikingly like tea in appearance, 

 with very small flowers. 



Yery common except in the dry zone, and frequently forms 

 a feature of abandoned grass land on old coffee estates. 



Wood little used ; suitable for warichchies or rafters. 



A tea can be made from the young leaves of this species 

 in the same way as ordinary tea is manufactured, but the 

 liquor is very unpalatable, as it is acrid and bitter. 



[Montane zone from the highest elevations down to about 

 4,000 feet ; very common.] 



38. — GORDONIA ZEYLANICA. 

 Mihiriya, S. ©&5<a. 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 110. 



A fairly large tree with leaves on very short thick petioles 

 and much recurved blades. Flowers white, about two 

 inches across. 



