BUC HANA N I A LATIFOLIA. Roxb.
Chirongia sapida, Bud+. ? Spondias elliptica, Piyala? . . . BENG. Char, Dhan, PANJ, MAUR. Thit-sai? Len-lwon, BUMS. Chara, . . . SANSK.
Lumbo, . . . . „ Aima, TAM.
Noas kool, Nuskul, CAN. Morxda, Mowda, , Pia-Sal, . . . . Chara-chettu, . .
rya], Piar cheronji, HIND. Chara pappu, . . „ Chironji, Charoli, . „ Charu-mamidi, . „ This is a straight-growing, handsome, large forest tree, with fragrant flowers, common for some dis tance west of the Jumna, in the lower hills. It grows in Ajmir, Panjab, and Garlim al. In the Bombay Presidency, is found more inland than in the coast jungles. In Canara and Sunda it is most frequent above the ghats, particularly north of Dandellee, and the wood is rather strong and tough, but seldom squaring above four inches, The tree abounds in Mysore and Cuddapah ; in Cuttack is worked up generally into furniture, house doors, windows, presses, tables, etc. It requires to be polished, otherwise it stains of a burnt-sienna colour any cloth brought into con tact with it. Brandis says that in Burma it is a
soft, light wood, and not used. The fruit, when ripe, in May is gathered, then soaked in water to soften the outer pulp, when it is washed and rubbed off by the hands ; the little nut is then dried in the sun, and afterwards broken between a common chuckee or stone .hand-mill, such as is used for grinding wheat ; the kernels are then shifted and winnowed, and much used in native confectionery, roasted and eaten with milk, and considered a great delicacy. They abound in a straw-coloured, sweet-tasted and limpid oil, which is seldom extracted. Its bark is used by tanners. In Hindu poetry, its handsome white flower furnishes a simile for pretty and is held to be sacred to Vishnu.—Madras ixhibition ; Eng. Cyc. ; Drs. Roxb., Gibson, Voigt, Brandis, Mason; Cal. Cat. of 1862; Useful Plants; Ron Andh. ; Powell, p. 570 ; Mr. Thomson ; Beddome.