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107. F. s epiaria, Roxb. h.f.b.i., i. 194. Roxb. 739. 
Vern . : — Kondai (H.) ; Sherawane, hargal, dajkar, jidkar 
khatai, kingaro (Pb.) ; Atruna ; tambat (Bombay); Conrew, 
kana regu (Tel.); Sottacla (Tamil) ; Couron moeli (Malay.); 
Jootay Karoonday (Dec.) ; Bainch(C. P.) 
Habitat : — Throughout Bengal, the Western Peninsula, 
notably in the north of Thana district, Ceylon. 
A small, thorny shrub or tree. Bark yellowish-red, thin. 
Wood light red, hard, close and even-grained. Stem much 
branched, with the branchlets ending in sharp pointed rigid 
spines. Leaves 1-2 in., in fascicles, cuncate-ovate, or oblong, 
tapering to a petiole, very obtuse, more or less crenate-serrate, 
glabrous, stiff. FJovvers yellowish dioecious, solitary or few, very 
small, in axillary racemose clusters shorter than the leaves. 
Sepals acute ; pilose. Disk lobular, stigmas 3-4, very short, 
recurved, usually separate, on very short styles. Berry like a 
pea, globular, £ in., smooth, purple, acid-sweet when ripe, much 
appreciated, as it makes a refreshing drink with sugar and 
water. Thorns usually bearing flowers and fruit 
Use : — This tree yields an antidote to snake-bite from 
an infusion of the leaves and roots. The bark triturated in 
Sesamnm oil, is used as a liniment in rheumatism (Wight ; 
Ainslie ; Rheede.) The ripe fruit, pea-shaped, is very 
savoury. 
108., Gynocardia odorata, R. Br. h.f.b.i., i. 195. 
Syn. : — Chaulmoogra odorata, Roxb. 740. 
Vern. : —Chaulmoogra, Chbalmugra, Choulinungri (Hind.); 
Chaulmugri, petarkura (Beng.) ; Kadu (Nepal); Tuk-kung, 
(Lepcha) ; Chaulmugra (Bomb.) ; Tungpung (Magh.).; Taliennce, 
(Sing.) ; Brinjmogra (Pers.) ; Ta fung-tsze (Chinese). 
Habitat : — From Sikkim and the Khasia hills eastwards to 
Chittagong. 
A moderate-sized evergreen, tree, perfectly glabrous, 
readily recognized by the hard round fruits which grow «n the 
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