INDIAN FOREST RECORDS 
Vol. VI.] 
1917 
[Part III. 
A Note on Thitsi, Melanorrhoea usitata, Wall., with 
special reference to the Oleo-resin obtained from it. 
by 
E, BENSK1N and A. RODGER, f.l.s., 
Indian Forest Service. 
Burmese 
Talaing 
Karen 
Kachin 
Palaung 
Shan . 
Taungthu 
Chin 
Chinese 
Manipuri 
1. Vernacular Names. 
. Thitsi. 
. San. 
. Thu-asaw, Thu-saw, Su, Thutu, Thu (Sgaw), Kyoun* 
(Pwo). ° 
. Hkri. 
. Gaye. 
. Tunhat, Maihafc, Hwik, Hak, Mai-hun ( Siamese Shan). 
. Thi or Si. 
• °, r Son ’ Lein (Haka), Che’ (Chinbok), Ashadon 
( Chmbon ). 
. Chang. 
. Kheu. 
2. Distribution and Habitat. 
This tree is found in the drier forests of Burma up to about 3,500 
feet, usually in the type of forests known as Indaing, in which the 
predominant tree is Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Roxb. It may be seen 
from the map, which accompanies this note, that the forests con¬ 
taining the tree are frequently found on the flat land and low hills 
lying between the main rivers and the main ranges of hills. It does 
not occur wild in Burma, north of latitude 25° and south of latitude 
15°, and has not been found in Arakan. In the following table the 
estimated areas, in square miles, on which the tree occurs in each forest 
division in Burma are given. 
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