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I Fruit large, 60-75 mm. long, 50 mm. diameter, sub-globose 
or ovate, slightly flattened at top, apple-green to black, 
| glabrous or nearly so; fruiting calyx enlarged, flattened, 
g woody, intersegmental groove large, margins strongly 
reflexed. (See pi. VI., fig. 8.) 
Seeds 4-10 in each fruit, 30 mm. long, 15 mm. wide, 5 mm. 
thick, flattened and elliptical in shape; testa brown, shining, 
striated ; endosperm copious, horny, equable. (See pi. VI., 
fig. 9.; 
I Seedlings epigeal, cotyledons detached early, epicotyle- 
donary system enhanced in development and distinguish¬ 
able in resting embryo (see pi. VI., fig. 6.) ; cotyledons white, 
when mature measure 25 mm. long, 12 mm. wide, oblong- 
ovate, blunt apex, squarish base, strong midrib ; hypocotyl 
yellowish-green, rapidly turning black, glabrous or nearly 
| so, 90-100 mm. long, diameter 3 mm. ; epicotyledonary stem 
yellowish-red, 3 mm. long; epicotyledonary leaves, first two 
form an opposite pair at right angles to the plane of the 
defunct cotyledons, 60 mm. long, 30 mm. wide; traces 3 per 
cotyledon, median abortive, xylem not much split; epicotyle¬ 
donary traces, one per leaf, probably continued into the root. 
Timber ,—The timber of this species—calamander—is con¬ 
sidered to be one of the best for durability and ornamental 
purposes. It would be difficult to find a prettier variegated 
wood, though samples of D. Kurzii, received from the Conser¬ 
vator of Forests, Andaman Islands, come a good second for 
ornamental value. 
The timber is very scarce ; the total amount exported from 
Ceylon during the last five years being 20 pieces only ; these 
were sold in Colombo for Rs. 150. The specimens were in the 
form of planks, slabs, and small round pieces, the latter 
measuring 3 to 4 feet in length and 16 inches in circum¬ 
ference. 
The heartwood, when present, is usually of a deep brown 
colour streaked with black. There is however, considerable 
uncertainty as to the presence and abundance of coloured 
