FLORA OF THE SUNDRIBUNS, 
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especially look for it near the ruins not far from the Cobaduk Revenue Station, 
in Coupe No. i of the Khulna Working Circle, on the left bank of the Man- 
dabari river.’* The occurrence of the tree among the ruins round the Jatta 
temple is in keeping with Heinig’s conclusion that it is only an introduced species 
in the Sundribuns. 
70. Cassia -Sophera Linn. ; F. B. 1 . ii. 262, Senna sophora F. L 
ii. 347. E. D. C 787. 
Sea-face at Tiger Point, Heinig ! 
Vernac. Kdlanchi [Heinipj ; Kalkashonda. 
A shrubby weedj properties medicinal, cathartic. 
Distrib. — Cosmopolitan in the Tropics, probably a native of Asia. Its occur- 
rence at Tiger Point may be explained by its seeds having been brought down 
by one of the great rivers. 
71. Cassia Tora Linn,; F. B. 1 . ii. 263, in part. Senna Tora 
F. I. ii. 340. E. D. C 797. 
Northern clearings, Calcutta Garden Collectors ! Prain ! 
Vernac. Chakunda, 
A gregarious weed ; yields a dye; properties also medicinal, cathartic. 
Distrib. — Cosmopolitan in the Tropics. 
50 . Cynometra Linn. 
72. Cynometra iiiiniosoides Wall, C, ramiflora var, mimosoides 
F. B. 1 . ii. 267. E. D. C 2577. 
Abundant throughout the central and eastern forests, Calcutta 
Garden Collectors \ Home\ Heinig\ PrainX Lace\ 
Vernac. Shingar ; SMngra. 
A tree 20 feet high ; wood hard, red, used in making carts, also for posts, and 
as fuel. Where this species occurs the seedlings of Sundri do not thrive, owing 
to its spreading and umbrageous habit. 
Distrib. — Coasts of W. India; Ceylon ; Burma ; Andamans; Malaya. 
57 . Taniaiiiidus Linn. 
73. *Tamariiidus iiidica Linn.; F. I. ii. 215; F. B. I. ii. 273, 
E. D, T 28. • . 
Very occasionally planted in the northern clearings, 
Vernac. Tintuli ; Imli. 
A large tree usually; in the Sundribun clearings small and not thriving o 
timber excellent but difficult to work ; fruits acid and laxative; seeds yield an 
oil on expression. 
Distrib. — Generally planted in the Tropics. 
58 . Intsia Thouars. 
74. Intsia bijuga O. Kuntze. Jonesia triandra F, I. ii. 220, Afzelia 
retusa F. B. I, ii. 274. 
