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440 Very common in the Concan and North Kanara. I have seen a white-flowered vareity, and a deep scarlet one in the Thana Forests (K. R. K.) A variety, with pink flowers, is noted by Moon, says Trimen.

Parts used : — The bark, juice and leaves.

Uses : — The bark is used medicinally as a febrifuge and antibilious (Watt).

In the Concan, the juice of the young leaves is used to kill worms in sores, and the young roots of the white-flowered variety are pounded and given with cold milk as an aphrodisiac (Dymock).

It is anthelmintic and useful as a collyrium in ophthalmia. The leaves are applied externally to disperse venereal buboes and to relieve pain of the joints (Kanai Lai Dey).

The fresh juice of the leaves is used as an injection into the ear for the relief of ear-ache, and as an anodyne in toothache (Dr. Thornton, in Watt's Dictionary).

Sans. — Palás.

Vern— Dhák, palás, têsû-ká-per, kakria, kankeri, chichra (H.) Palás (B.); Chalcha (Bundelkund.) ; Mureet (Kol); Murup (Santal) ; Paras, faras (Behar) ; Palási, bulyethra (Nepal) ; Lahokung (Lepcha) ; Porásu (Uriya) ; Chiula, puroha (Bom.); Palás-ká-jhár, tesu-ká-jhár (Duk.) ; Khákará, Khakhado, khakhar-nujhada (Guz.) ; Khakar, pálás (Cutch) ; paras, palas, phalâsá-cha-jháda, kakrácha-jhada (Mar.) ; Porasan, parasa, murukkan, puraishu, purashu, palâsham (Tam.); Moduga, mohatu, tella-modugu, môduga-chettu, palâdulu(Tel.) ; Muttuga thorâs, muttuga-marâ, muttuga-gida (Kan.) ; Pilâch-cha, murukka-maram (Mal.).

Eng.: — The Forest flame.

Habitat: — Common throughout India and Burma, often gregarious. Ceylon. N. W. Himalaya,

An erect, moderate-sized, deciduous tree, reaching a height of 40-50ft., with a cracked trunk and irregular branches. Bark