N. 0. RUTAOEifi. 
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A small tree, with pale, smooth bark ; young twigs glabrous. 
Wood close-grained, rather hairy, yellowish white. Leaves 
opposite or some alternate, 3-5in., oval or oblong-oval, acute at 
base, usually shortly acuminate, obtuse, entire, glabrous and 
shining, especially above, dark green ; petioles about fin. 
Flowers pale, yellowish green ; about fin., on rather long pedicels, 
loosely arranged in pyramidal divaricate, corymbose Cymes on 
long, straight, axillary peduncles. Calyx-lobes short, broad ; 
petioles fin., strap-shaped, acute, indexed at tip, hairy within 
the base, supersistent ; stamens shorter than petals, 4, inner 
shorter, filament slightly dilated at base ; disk tomentose, ovary 
tomentose, style very short ; fruit nearly globular, harder in 
centre, but with no distinct stone, 4-celled. 
Uses: — According to Dr. Trimen, the bark is used in Ceylon 
as an external application to sores and ulcers. The whole plant, 
says he, when bruised, has a warm terebinthiuate scent. 
The leaves have an orange-like smell when crushed; and 
are burnt near small-pox patients, with a view to curative 
effects (Stewart), 
231. Murraya Koenigii,Spreng,a.F.B.i., 1 . 503 . 
Syn. : — Bergera Koeuigii, Linn. Roxb. 362. 
Sans. : — Surabhi-nimbu ; Paribadhra. 
Fern. : — Harri, Katnim (H.) ; Barsinga (B.) ; Gandla, gandi, 
bowala (Pb.); (Guj and Porebunder) Kadhinimb, Kadu-pab, 
Jhirang (Bomb.) Kadhi-nimb ; Godanimb (Mar. and Bomb) ; 
Karee-pan, Kary4-pan (Dec.) ; Karu-Veppilai, Karu-Vembu 
(Tam.); Kari-vepa-chettu (Tel.); KariVempu, Mishta-Nimb (Tam.) 
Karapincha (Sinhalese). 
Habitat : —Along the foot of the Himalayas, from Garwhal 
to Sikkim, Bengal, and southward to Travancore. 
A small, strong-smelling tree, deciduous ih the hot season 
for a short time; umbrageous when in foliage, pubescent, nearly 
glabrous, unarmed. Bark thin grey or dark grey, with shallow 
netted fissures. Wood greyish white or pale brownish yellow, 
hard, close-grained, durable. Branches slender, young parts 
