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'USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF ZAKHIMPUlt. 
110. €. mediea L. Tar. genuina Engl. Eng. & Prantl iii, 4, 200. 
C. mediea L. var. proper Hook. L F. B. I. i, 514 ; D. E. P. ii, 350. 
C. mediea L. var. typica Pram. Beng. PI. 306. 
Sadiva. No. 384. 
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Local name. — Ass, jhara tenga, tuning. “ Citron.” 
Distrib. -‘-Throughout the warm moist regions of India generally 
cultivated but said to be found wild in parts of the Central and Eastern 
Himalayas also in Chittagong and the Western Peninsula. 
Cultivated in Sadiyn. The fruits are eaten. 
120. C. mediea L. var. acida Hook. f. F. B. I. i, 515; Eng. & 
Prantl iii, 4, 200 Beng. PL 300; D. E. P. ii, 355; Pbarmacog. Ind. i, 
269. 
C. bystrix DC. var. acida (Roxb.) Bonavia. Eng. & Prantl iii, 
4, 200. C. acida Roxb. FI. Ind. iii, 390. 
Sadiya. No. 375. 
Local name. — Nimu tenga. “ Sour Lime/ 5 
Distrib. — Cultivated throughout India and Burma, said to be wild 
in the warm valleys of the outer Himalayas from Gharwal through 
Sikkim to Assam and Chittagong. Cultivated in many countries. 
The fruits are used along with the seeds of Caesalpinia bonducella for stomach ache. 
XXXIX. MELIACEAE. 
99. JHelia Linn. 
121. M. azedaracli Linn. F. B. I. i, 544 ; Eng. & Prantl iii, 4, 
288 ; Beng. PL 313 ; D. E. P. v, 221 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 330. 
Local name. — Bakayan, ghora nlm. “ Persian Lilac/* 
Distrib. — Persia, China. Naturalised throughout India and Burma, 
said to be wild in the Himalayan tract ; cultivated elsewhere. 
The so •called *• Persian Lilac.” A tree with large twice pinnate, fern-like leaves and 
panicles of beautiful lilac ilowers. It is common throughout the district and is of tou infested 
with Loranthus (q. v.). The fruits are poisonous but are sometimes used medicinally. The 
stones of the fruits arro used as beads. 
100. Azadiraclita Juss. 
122. A. indica A. Juss. Eng. & Prantl iii, 4, 288 ; Ind. Trees, 139. 
Melia Azadirachta Linn. F. B. I. i, 544; Beng. PL 314; D. E. P. 
v, 211 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 322. 
Local name. — Nlm. 
Distrib. — Acorn m on‘ tree throughout the greater part of India, 
often planted, as it is in all hot climates. 
A tree with simply pinnate leaves. The leaflets are very oblique. It is common through- 
out India and all parts of it are used medicinally. 
