384 THE TIMBER TREES AND USEFUL PLANTS 
tree is occasionally used for domestic purposes, but I hardly think it 
grows outside the Siwaliks. 
57. Feronia elephantum, Corr : halt. Small specimens of this tree, 
which has a dark bark, very much wrinkled and furrowed, grow in 
various parts of the forest, and it is not uncommon, planted in the plains, 
but its timber does not appear to be valued here. It is white, with a 
tolerably close, even fibre, and in some parts of India is used for doors, 
rafters, &c. In Bengal a gum is collected from this tree. 
58. Ficus caricoides, Rox : anjirl. A small tree resembling the culti- 
vated fig-tree, common in the open plain, rare in the forest. 
59. F. cordifolia, Rox ; kdbra l khabar (qujeeon). Bears a strong 
resemblance to both the pipal (No. 64) and the pilkhan (66). Its tim- 
ber, like that of all the family, is worthless, its leaves are given to 
elephants. 
60. F. Cunea, Hamit : khenna. Common in the lower and outer hills, 
and occasional at damp places in the forest. Its very scabrous leaves are 
in the Peninsula used in polishing cabinet-work, and in some parts of 
India its fruit is employed medicinally. 
61. F. glomerata, Roxb : gdlar. This tree, which is common in the 
open plain, is rare — if wild at all — in the forest. Its fruit is greedily 
eaten by monkies, and is used in curries, &c, by the natives. Its timber 
is coarse-grained and brittle, like that of the other figs, but as it does not 
readily decay under water, it is here (and in Central India) used for well 
frames. 
62. F Indica, Lin : bargad. The " banyan tree," revered by Hindoos 
as the female of the piped, is abundant all over the forest. Its leaves 
are eaten by elephants, and although the timber of the trunk has the 
faults of that of the family, the root stems are strong and elastic and 
used as dandy poles. Each — 2/. 
I have been informed that the red powder on the fruit is used for 
adulterating the kamela powder (No. 112), but I very much doubt the 
correctness of the statement. 
63. F. oppositifolia, Roxb : gobla. A shrub which is occasional in 
the forest, and, as far as I know, quite useless. 
64. F religiosa, Lin. pi pal, peepul. Not uncommon throughout the 
forest, and there very often quasi-parasitical on other trees. Timber 
worthless. 
65. F. Roxburghii, Wal ; timla. I do not think this tree extends 
outside the Siwaliks. Its timber is always small but is occasionally used 
for domestic purposes. 
66. F. venosa, Ait, pilkhan, (pakar). This handsome tree, which is 
common, planted in the open plain, occurs wild in the forest. Its leaves 
furnish elephant fodder, and on the Peninsula, a red dye is made from 
the root, and bowstrings from the root bark. 
67. Flacourtia sapida, Rox bhanber, bildngra, kanda. This small 
