INDIAN FOREST RECORDS 
Vol. VII] 1919 [Part II 
A further note on Thitsi (Melanorrhoea usitata , Wall.) 
with special reference to the Oleo-resin obtained from 
it in the Lawksawk and Myelat States, Southern Shan 
States Forest Division 
BY 
F. A. WRIGHT, 
‘Provincial Forest Service, Burma. 
1. Distribution. 
I N the Lawksawk and Myelat States this tree occurs roughly between 
latitudes 20°60' and 22°25', and longitudes 96°25' and 97°25'. It 
is found throughout the Lawksawk State except in the central southern 
parts, and is plentiful in the central northern portions of the State. 
In the Myelat it is found, except in negligible quantities, only in the 
Maw, Ywangan, Kyaukku and Hsa Mong Hkam States and occurs 
plentifully only in the extreme north-west corner of the Ywangan State 
and the extreme south-west portions of the Hsa Mong Hkam State. 
A rough estimate is given below of the areas in Reserves and Unclassed 
forests in which Thitsi is (A) plentiful (five or more Thitsi ’trees per acre) 
and (B) occurs but is not plentiful (under five Thitsi trees per acre). 
(A) Areas in which Thitsi is plentiful . 
(a) Lawksawk State— 
• 
Square miles. 
(1) Reserves 
. . . 
. 200 
(2) Unclassed forests . 
. 300 
( b ) Myelat States— 
(1) Reserves 
. 
. , 
20 
(2) Unclassed forests . 
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80 
