N. 0. DIPTERR0CARPEAE. 
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30. Anthers with a hairy appendage. Stigma 3-lohulate. Capsule 
| in. long, ovoid, acuminate, pubescent above ; bases of fruiting 
Calyx-segments £ in. long., ovate, hoary ; wings 1|-1| by | in., 
spathulate, obtuse, 8-10-nerved. 
Part used : — The resin. 
Use : — It is an external stimulant. Not used internally. 
To all appearance, it will foim a good basis for some plas- 
ters and ointments (Moodeen Sheriff). 
142. Vnteria Indica, Linn., h.f.b.i., i. 313. 
Roxb. 436. 
Vern. : — Sufed-ddmar; kahruba, sandras (H.) : Koond- 
rikum, vellikoondricum (Tam.) ; Vellakoondricum, Peinimarum 
(Malay) ; Dupa maram (Kan.); Dupadu, (Tel.) ; Chandrus (B.) ; 
Ral (Bomb.). 
Eng. : — Indian Copal, Piney varnish, or white Dammar 
Tree. 
Habitat : — Western Peninsula, from Canara to Travancore. 
A large handsome evergreen tree ; young shoots and in- 
florescence clothed with a scurfy stellate tomentum (Brandis). 
Bark whitish grey, rough, g in. thick, peeling off in round thick 
flakes. Sapwood white, with a tinge of grey or red ; heartwood 
light grey, rough, moderately hard, porous. Pores large, 
often subdivided, ringed. Medullary rays fine and broad, very 
prominent on all vertical sections, while on radial section they 
appear as rough plates, with shining fibres between them. 
The distance between the broad rays is generally greater than 
the transverse diameter of the pores. Annual rings doubtful, 
though distinct (Gamble). Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, elliptic- 
oblong ; blade 4-10 by 2J-3J in., obtuse or minutely acuminate, 
base rounded or emarginate ; petiole 1-1 J in. long, secondary 
nerves 14-16 pair, prominent beneath as well as midrib. Sti- 
pules £ in., obliquely lanceolate, acute. Flowers J-f in. across, 
one-ranked, erect, in large terminal panicles, loosely corymbose; 
pedicels longer than Calyx-segments, which latter are lanceolate, 
obtuse, canescent on both surfaces. Petals spreading, slightly 
