CASEARIA CANZIALA. Wall.
Samyda canziala, Buch. I. Ana vinga, . . MALEAL.
A large tree growing in Assam and Bengal, very bitter. Its leaves are used in baths, and the pulp of its fruit as a diuretic. The Casearia genus is of the order Samydacete. The species are found in the Himalaya, S. India, Assam, Ceylon, Penang. Voigt (p. 78) mentions six species, shrubs or small trees of N. India; and Thwaites mentions two moderate-sized trees of Ceylon,—C. coriacea and C. championi.
Casearia pentandra, tlia-byai-ywet-kya, BUR MESE, found in the Pegu district, but scarce. Timber strong and close-grained, adapted for fancy work and cabinetmaking.—Dr. 11PCkl/and.
Casearia tomentosa, Roxb., D. C., ehilah, chills, HINDUSTANI, a small tree of Kangra, the Panjab, Jaffna, and Sigre. It is not uncommon in the Siwalik region at from 2000 to 3000 feet, up to near the Indus. The timber is whitish, soft, and brittle, and is only used for small woodwork by natives ; but is said to furnish good fuel. In some places the fruit is used for poisoning fish.
Casearia elliptica, bhogara, MAIIR., klaare maram, TAM., in Coimbatore, a large shrub. On the Bombay side it is atsmall tree, not uncommon near the ghats. The wood is smooth, fine-grained, and yellow-coloured, but from its small size can only serve as an ornamental wood.—Drs. Wight, J. L. Stewart, and Gibson.
Casearia esculents. Roxb.
Jiru kaneli, . . MALEAL. I Konda pragara, . . TEL. Konda junguru, . . TEL.
A large shrub, growing in the mountains of the Northern Cirears. Its leaves are eaten by the people, and its roots are employed by the hill people as a purgative.— Useful Plants.
Casearia ovata, Roxb., Peda - kal - mesura, TELUGU, is a large tree of the Godavery ; has wood of a light colour, hard, does not warp, and is worthy of attention. Fruit used to poison fish. —Captains Beddome, Macdonald.
Casearia varians. Thu,.
C. °orifices, Thic. I C. championi, Thu.
This is a lofty tree, very common in all the Western Ghat forests and in Ceylon, and it grows to a very large size in the dense moist forests at 2000 to 3000 feet elevation. C. coriacea, Thw., a form with very coriaceous leaves, is very common on the higher ranges of the Animally, 6000 to 7000 feet elevation, and cm the Ceylon mountains at the higher altitudes. In drying, the leaves turn very black on the upper side.—Thwaites, p. 19 ; Beddome, Fl. Sylv. part xviii. p. 208.
Casearia Zeylanica: Thu.
C. ovata, Wald. I I . . SINGE.
A middle-sized tree of the hotter parts of Ceylon, very common up to an elevation of 1500 feet.—Thw. En. Pl. Ceylon.