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



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112. — Nephelium Longana. 



Mora, S. ; Nurai, T. jpeair. 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 309. 



A large handsome tree with a fine dome-shaped head. 

 Bark thin, yellowish-gray, often flaking in pieces. Leaves 

 pinnate, seven to ten moderate-sized leaflets, dark green 

 above, much paler below. The whole foliage of the tree when 

 in young leaf is often a beautiful reddish-copper colour. 

 Perhaps best known for the sake of its fruit, that is prized 

 by the natives, who regard it as a great delicacy. The fruit 

 has a faint taste of chlorodyne. 



Fairly common, especially in the forests of the interme- 

 diate zones. Abundant near Mirigama, Rambukkana, 

 Opanaike, and below Balangoda. 



Wood hard, reddish, close. Weight, about 60 lb. per cubic 

 foot. Suitable for rafters and mine props. Not much used. 



113. — Pometia eximia. 



Na-imbul, S. «^<g>®£* • 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 310. 



A very beautiful tree with lofty spreading dome-shaped 

 crown. Leaves pinnate, with large lanceolate leaflets 

 usually arranged in eight or ten pairs, with thick hairy stalks. 

 When in young leaf the whole tree is strikingly beautiful, 

 and well adapted for ornamental purposes. 



Flowers very small, abundant, yellowish-brown, on long 

 slender stalks, arranged in drooping panicles. 



Fairly common in the wet forests of the Adam's Peak 

 range from Kitulgalla to Bambarabotuwa, extending up to 

 2,000 feet. Magnificent examples are to be found on the 

 south of the Petiyagalla range. 



Wood pale reddish with a yellowish tinge, rather hard. 

 Weight, about 45 lb. per cubic foot. Suitable for rafters, door 

 and window frames, and ceiling boards. 



[Deltota, Watagoda, and about Kandy.] 



