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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVII. 



for beams, or any work requiring transverse strength. Seed 

 affords an oil. 



Rather abundant, but more so towards the drier parts of 

 both Provinces. 



110. — Gleniea zeylanica. 



Wal-mora, S. 9^@©Dd ; Kuma, T. @u>. 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 305, plate XXV. 



A small tree with rather uneven and crooked stem. 

 Leaves compound, in one or two pairs, rather lanceolate 

 leaflets, stiff, with prominent reticulate veining. Flowers 

 are pale greenish-white, in small clusters, dioecious, or 

 nearly so. 



Common only in the dry zone, and occurs plentifully in 

 the forests adjoining the Walawe river below Kaltota. 



Wood hard, pale, close-grained, and suitable for posts, 

 rafters, or door frames. 



[Forests of the dry region ; common,] 



111. — Sapindus emarginatus. 



Penela, S. ; Panalai, T. u^gtSso. 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 307. 



A large handsome tree with pale bark and broad crown. 

 Leaves pinnate, two or three pairs of leaflets, broadly ovate, 

 smooth above, stiff, very pubescent beneath, and markedly 

 veined. Flowers are greenish- white, in large spreading 

 panicles. 



Fruits small, enclosing hard black seed. 



Fairly common in the dry forests towards the east of 

 Sabaragamuwa and North-Western Province. 



Wood yellowish, hard, close, durable, heavy. Weight, 

 about 64 lb. per cubic foot. Useful for cart frames. 



The seeds afford a semi-solid oil used frequently as a 

 substitute for soap. 



The bark of the root is used in native medicine. 



[Forests of dry region ; common.] 



