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XXI. MELIACEiE 
Staminal-tube purple, anthers 10 or 12. Ovary usually 5-celled. 
Drupe ovoid or globose, |-| in. diam., yellow and wrinkled when 
ripe ; stone 5-celled, 5-seeded. 
Valleys below Simla, Sainj in the Giri valley ; March-May. — Planted 
throughout India ; wild in the N.W. Himalaya up to 5000 ft. — Persia, China. 
The Bukain or Persian lilac, though not probably truly wild in India, is 
commonly planted in the plains. Wood used for furniture. The bitter bark 
and leaves are used in native medicine and an oil is extracted from the fruit. 
Fig. 26. Cedrela serrata. 
2. CEDRELA. Diminutive of the Latin cedrus, a cedar, referring 
to the aromatic wood. — Tropical Asia, Australia and America. 
Trees attaining 60-70 ft. Leaves pinnate ; leaflets lanceolate 
or ovate-lanceolate, long-pointed, entire or toothed. Flowers 
white or pink, about J in. long, in terminal, pendulous panicles. 
Calyx small, 5-parted. Petals 5, oblong, erect. Stamens 5, free, 
inserted on the disk ; disk thick, orange-coloured, lobed. Ovary 
