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Not very common ; occasionally found in gardens, but 

 chiefly in the drier parts of the Province of Sabaragamuwa. 



The wood is pale grayish-white, smooth, rather hard. 

 Suitable for ornamental work, small panels, &c. 



The root is said to be of medicinal value as a specific for 

 colic. 



[Dry region ; common.] 



214. — Premna tomentosa. 



Bu-seru, Reru, S. Q@ddi,®<5di ; Kollukkuddi, T. Q&®r@$<& 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. III., p. 352. 



A small deciduous tree, with thin papery yellowish-gray 

 bark peeling off in long flakes. Twigs coated with yellowish 

 woolly hair. Leaves large, opposite, about six inches long, 

 rounded or nearly cordate at base, covered when immature 

 with woolly hair, extending to a rather long stalk. 



Flowers dull yellow, in close cymes, also woolly hairy. 



A characteristically dry-zone plant, rather rare in the 

 Western Province, but plentiful in Kegalla towards the 

 North-Western Province, and in all the dry country east of 

 Balangoda to the foot of the Rakwana hills. 



The wood is light brown in colour, smooth, close, even- 

 grained, taking a good polish. Weight, about 50 lb. per 

 cubic foot. Suitable for rafters, but rarely attains a large 

 size. 



215. — Gmelina arborea. 



Et-demata, S. qi&S®q®0, 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. III., p. 355. 



A rather large deciduous tree with rather thin smooth 

 grayish-yellow bark and spreading branches. Leaves 

 opposite, large, about seven inches, broadly ovate, rounded at 

 base, acute at apex, smooth above, thickly coated below with 

 white woolly pubescence. Two large glandular pits occur 



