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Rh Use : — The bark has been tried medicinally in cases of hæmaturia.

(For notes on the medicinal utilization of the astringency of this tree, see Ph. J. for 1st Sept., 1888 ; p. 179).

Vern. :— Kirrari ; Chauri (Sind) ; Goran (B.).

Habitat : — Tidal forests, &c, from the mouths of the Indus to Malacca and Ceylon.

A small, evergreen tree, in the tidal forests of Sindh, the Western Peninsula, Bengal, Ceylon and the Andamans, Sea coast of Tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. " A simple stemmed shrub " almost reaching 25ft. in height, with a girth of 18in. (Schlich), and many buttresses at base" (Gamble). Bark dark-red. Wood orange-red, hard. Leaves 2-3 by l-2in., ovate, very obtuse, cuneate or attenuate at the base. Cymes peduncled, branching, pedicels short. Calyx 5-cleft, lobes linear acute ; petals 5 glabrous emarginate tip with 3-4 capitate bristles. Stamens 10, alternately shorter ; filaments much longer than the anthers. Ovary half-inferior, 3-celled. Style short, stigma simple. Fruit small, club-shaped or subovate> surrounded near base by the reflexed segments of the calyx.

Parts used :--The bark and shoots.

Uses : — The whole of the plant abounds in an astringent principle. The decoction of the bark is used to stop hæmorrhage, and applied to malignant ulcers. On the African Coast, a decoction of the shoots is used as a substitute for quinine. (Watt).

Vern. : — Guria (B.) ; Rasunia, rasuria (Uriya).

Habitat : — Bengal, Burma and the Western Coast.

An evergreen shrub or small tree, with a simple stem. Bark ¼in., spongy, red-brown, peeling oil in small flakes. Wood