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Tho excellent Dr. Royle, however, rather inclines to the opinion that 
this tree, when old, does yield a gum resin, closely resembling myrrh, because 
that which he examined “ was said to come from the hills, at the foot of which 
the tree is found.’’ — Ed. — Hooker's Journal oj Botany. 
256 . B. pubesceris, Stock s. h.f.b.i., i. 529 . 
Iialitat : — Rocky parts of Sindh, as far south as Karachi. 
Distributed through Baluchistun. 
A small tree, with pubescent, unarmed branches. Leaves 
3-5-foliate, on slender petioles, longer than the blade, soft and 
downy when young. Leaflets entire, lateral leaflets nearly orbi- 
cular, terminal, ovate-cuneate, petiolate. Flowers sessile, 4- 
merous. Stamens equal. Drupe red, with 2 stones ; pulp orange- 
cloured. 
Use : — Dr. J. Newton reports that the gum obtained from 
this tree may be used in the form of ointment for cleansing and 
stimulating bad ulcers. It is a favorite application in Dehli 
sores, combined with sulphur, catechu and borax. It is reported 
to stimulate healthy action, (Pharm. Ind.). 
257 . Canarium commune, Linn. h.f.b.i., 
i . 531 ; Roxb. 504 . 
Vern. : — Jangli badam (H.) ; Jangali bedana (Cutch) ; 
Kaglimara, kagga libija, java bada miyaune (Kan.) ; Canari 
(Mai.). Rata-Kakuna (Sinhalese.) 
Eng. : — Java Almond tree. 
Habitat : — A native of the Malayan Peninsula, but general- 
ly cultivated in India. 
A large tree introduced into India from Malay. Wood 
greyish white, soft, smooth (Gamble). Extremities of branches 
tawny, puberulous or glabrate. Stipules elliptic or rotundate, 
auricled, often early deciduous. Leaves of flowering branches 
f-lj ft., more or less ; leaflets entire, 7-9 ovate to oblong, ellip- 
tical, acuminate, glabrous ; lateral nerves about 10-15 pair, 
often paler and sub-prominent beneath. Upper leaflets 4-6 by 
I 5-24 in.; petiolules 5 -lin. Panicles terminal puberulous, 
with spreading, successively shorter, lateral branches. Buds 
