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which open and become spirally twisted when mature. It is a small 
ungainly tree of no ornamental value whatever. 
Pterocarpus indicus Willd. 
The Andaman Redwood. 
Narra (in the Philippines). 
The Narra, or Andaman Redwood, is a large and lofty tree found 
in Burmah, the Andaman Islands, Philippines, China, Malay, and 
Polynesia. The leaves are three to six inches long, have seven to 
eleven ovate leaflets which are bluntly pointed, and are arranged 
alternately on the leaf rhachis. The flowering panicles are in the 
axils of the leaves, are branching, and bear numerous yellow flowers. 
The seed pod is circular in outline, short-beaked, flat, and of a papery 
texture. 
The sapwood of the Xarra is small, while the heartwood is dark 
red, close-grained, moderately hard, quite durable and is not attacked 
by white ants. As it seasons well, takes a fine polish, and is easily 
worked, it is employed for furniture, carts, etc. In the Andaman 
Islands it reaches an enormous size and is said to be the most useful 
wood. In the Philippines it grows usually wild on the flat coastal 
plains behind mangrove swamps and scattered along streams in the 
low hills. It loves light and loses its leaves for a short time during 
the year. The tree exudes a gum which has been used commercially 
in India. 
It was introduced into Honolulu and the Islands generally a few 
decades ago. Good-sized trees may be found but not very many ; a 
good specimen may be seen on the grounds of the Board of Agricul- 
ture and Forestry. It reaches a height of seventy-five feet or more, 
with an average diameter of one and a half to two feet. 
Pongamia mitis (L.) Merrill 
The Pongamia is a rather tall erect tree or occasionally climber 
with glabrous branches and leaves. The leaflets are opposite, five to 
seven in number, oblong or ovate, pointed and stalked, and two to 
four inches long. The pale purplish flowers are half an inch long 
and are arranged in simple peduncled axillary racemes, nearly the 
length of the leaves. The pod is woody, glabrous, about a fourth of 
an inch thick, one and a half to two inches long, with a short re- 
curved point. 
It is a native of India, ranging from the Central and Eastern 
