Berria ammonilla
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Berria ammonilla, Roxbg. High tree: Lvs. entire, heart- shaped, Iong-petioled, smooth, 5-7-nerved, alternate: fls. in. racemes, small, white, very numerous: fr. a 3-celled caps, with 6 wings, the 3-12 seeds with stiff hairs, which readily penetrate the skin and produce a painful itching.—Grows abundantly in British India, Ceylon, the Malay Archipelago, and the Philippines. The wood is smooth-grained, yellow, with dark red heart; used for house-building, agricultural implements, oil-casks, boats, and the like. Exported as "trincomalee wood." G. T. Hastings.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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