LINDEN TRIBE, the Tiliacere of botanists, com prise about 91 species of the East Indies, mostly with valuable economic properties, the following being the more important of them : Corchorus acutangulus, Lam., all India, Malayans. C. fascicularis, Lam., all British India.
C. olitorius, Linn., a11 British India, Egypt, Malayana. C. capsulans, Linn., all British India, China.
C. trilocularis, all British India, Burma. Triumfetta angulata, Lam., all British India. T. annua, Linn., Bengal.
T. rotundifolia, Lam., Bengal, Circars.
T. trilocularis, Barb., Bengal, Senegambia. Grewin abutilifolia, Jun., Peninsula of India. G. Asiatica, Linn., Bengal, Peninsula of India.
G. columnaris, Sm., Peninsula of India, Khassya. G. denticulata, Wall., Nepal.
G. elastics, Boyle, Himalaya.
G. floribunda, Wall., Burma.
G. humilis, Wall., banks of Iramadi.
G. lavigata, Vahl., all British India, Malayans. G. rnicrocus, Wight, Peninsula of India.
G. microsteunna, Wall., banks of Irawadi. G. occidentahs, Linn., introduced.
G. oppositifolia, Bach., Debra, 'Chorea Pass.
G. orientalis, Linn. Peninsula of India, Bengal. G. paniculata, Bore., Penang, Malacca.
G. pilora, Lam., both•Peninsulas of India.
G. polygama, Barb., Bengal.
G. populifolia, Vial., Peninsula of India. G. sapida, Barb., Bengal.
0. scleropbylla, Borb., Dehra, Kheree ]'ass. G. sepiana, Barb., Bengal.
G. tilimfolia, Vahl., Neilgherries.
G. trochodes, —? Bengal.
• G. ulmifolia, Barb., Assam, China.
G. umbellata, Roxb., Penang, Sumatra. G. villosa, Hb. Missionis, Trichinopoly. G. viminea, Wall., Prome.
Berrya ammonilla, Barb., Ceylon, l'eninsula of India. L'rownlowia data, Borb., Chittagong.
The Tiliaccie abound in a mucilaginous whole some juice. The fibres of the inner bark are very tough, and are used for a variety of econ omical purposes. The wood is generally white, light, and tough ; that of Grewia elastica is used for making bows in India. The Trincomalee wood, used at Madras for making the Masula boats, is tho produce of Berrya ammonilla. Cor chorus olitorius is cultivated in Egypt for use as a potherb, and species of Corchorus and Triumfetta furnish valuable fibres. The wood of Brownlowia is also valuable.—Roxb. ; Royle; Voigt.