NO. 53. — 1902.] TREES AND FLOWERING PLANTS. 



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A small tree with rather large spreading crown. Bark 

 dull reddish-brown, with very deep furrows and cracks. 

 Leaves smooth above, pale below, and coated with fine 

 cream-coloured tomentum. Thorns very sharp, rather short. 

 Flowers pale greenish-white ; fruit fleshy, covering a hard 

 brown stone. 



Not very abundant, but occurs more frequently in the dry 

 country than the wet. Occasionally found in gardens. 



Wood hard, close, reddish-brown, tough, weighing about 

 45 lb. per cubic foot. 



Is used for agricultural implements and oil mills. 



[Dry region, rather common ; Trincomalee, Anuradha- 

 pura.] 



SAPINpAGEJE. 



A rather large Family in Ceylon consisting for the most 

 part of trees. It is represented by eleven Genera : Cardio- 

 spermum, Hemigyrosa, Allophylus, Schleichera, Gleniea 

 Sapindus, Nephelium, Pometia, Harpullia, Dodonsea, and 

 Turpinia. 



1 09 . — Schleichera trijuga. 

 Kon, S. @>fisi^. 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 304. 



A large handsome tree much resembling the European 

 Oak. Bark pale grayish, sometimes red-brown with a 

 grayish wash. Leaves moderately long, very oak-like, com- 

 pound, with rachis much dilated at base. Fruits about an 

 inch in diameter, with sweet pulpy aril coating the seed. 

 Flowers small, greenish. 



Occurs frequently in the Kegalla District and in the Meda 

 and Atakalan Korales up to 2,500 feet. 



A very fine timber, dark dull pale red, close-grained, hard, 

 durable. Weight, about 60 lb. per cubic foot. Well suited 



