N. 0. SAMYDA0EA3. 
573 
521. G. tomentosa , Roxb : h.f.b.i., ii. 593, Roxb, 
377. 
Syn. C. elliptica, Willd. 
Vern. : — Ghilla, chilara, bairi, bliari (H.) ; Maun (Manbhum) ; 
Rore (Kol.) ; Chorcho (Santa).) ; Munkuru-kuri (Mai., ; Girari 
(Uriya) ; Thundri (Gond.) ; Kliesa (Kurku.) ; Men, wasa, gam- 
gudu (Tel.) ; Lainja, massei, karei (Mar.). 
Habitat : — Common throughout India. 
A small deciduous tree, attaining 25ft. Bark £in. thick, 
brittle, exfoliating in more or less square flakes. Wood yel- 
lowish-white, moderately hard, rough, close-grained (Gamble). 
Branches spreading, all parts bitter. Branchlets tomentose or 
nearly glabrous. Stipules sma 11, soon falling off. Leave 
obscurely serrate, elliptic-oblong, narrowed towards the apex 
or lanceolate, sometimes entire, not acuminate, base acute or 
rounded, 3-7 by l£-3in., tomentose beneath ; midrib and 
petiole, when full grown, hairy ; petiole i-£in. long, translucent 
glands round or broad, elliptic. Flowers small, tomentose, 
£in. long, densely clustered on scanty axillary tubercles, bisexual, 
regular, green-yellow, shortly stalked. Calyx free, persistent, to- 
mentose, 5-parted, lobes orbicular, concave. Petals 0. Stamens 
8, alternating with short ciliate stamiuodes ; “Stamens 7-10 
(sometimes 12, Benth.),” says C. B. Clarke ; filaments free, 
anthers 2-celled. Ovary superior, 1-celled ; style very short, 
stigma capitate ; ovules numerous. Capsule more or less 
succulent, ovoid, fin. long, 6-ribbed, opening by valves ; 
seeds about 8 in each, valve ovoid, enveloped in a fleshy red 
aril. 
Use : — The fruit is used to poison fish (Stewart). The 
bark is bitter and used as an adulterant for Mallotus Phillip- 
pinensis (kamela) powder. The bark is applied externally in 
dropsy (Rev. Campbell, Santal.). 
The leaves are used in medicated baths, and the pulp of 
the fruit is a very useful diuretic (Lindley). 
