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N. O. URTICACEÆ. 1193
A dried specimen from Bundi was analysed and found to contain —
| Water | 9.9 |
| Albuminoids* | 7.9 |
| Oil | 5.3 |
| Carbohydrates † | 54.9 |
| Fibre | 33.7 |
| Ash ‡ | 8.3 |
| Total | 100.00 |
The alcoholic extract contains a soluble tannin which gives a green precipitate with ferric chloride.
The colouring matter appears to be identical with that characteristic of the other varieties of Picus.— (Agricul. Ledger 1904— No. 4).
1181. F. infectoria, Roxb. h.f.b.l, v. 515 ; Roxb. 643.
Sans. : — Plaksha ; Parkati.
Vern. : — Pilkhan, kahimal, ramanjir, pákar, kaol, kaim, Pipli, (H.) ; Pâkar (B.) ; Baswesa (Kol.) ; Prab (Garo) ; Safed-kabra (Nep.) ; Kangji (Lep.) ; Pepre (Kurku) ; Serelli (Gond.) ; War, batbar, janglipipli, palákh, pâkhar, pilkin, trimbal (Pb.) ; Killah (Konkan) ; Pepar, gándhaum bara, dhedhumbara, lendva (Mar.) ; Pepri (Guz.) ; Jooi, kall-alun, pepre, kurku (Tam.) ; Jewi, yuri, bassari (Tel.); Kari, bassari (Kan.).
Habitat : — Plains and lower hills of India, from the Salt Range to Sikkim ; Bengal ; Assam ; both Peninsulas.
A large, widely spreading, deciduous, fast-growing tree, usually epiphytic. Bark ½in. thick, greenish-grey, smooth, exfoliating irregularly in flakes and patches. Wood grey, moderately hard ; with narrow concentric bands of soft tissue alternating with broader bands of firm texture. Pores large, scanty, often sub-divided. Medullary rays uniform, moderately broad, equidistant. (Gamble.) Young shoots and stipules minutely hairy. Leaves thinly coriaceous, glabrous, shining, ovate or ovate-oblong, shortly acuminate, margin undulate, base acute, rounded or cordate, blade 3-6in., petiole l-3in.
* Containing nitrogen ... ... ... ... 1.27 per cent.
† Ditto colouring matter ... ... ... 7.5 per cent
‡ Ditto silica (Si O2 ) ... ... ... ... 1.85 per cent
‡ Ditto phosphoric acid (P2O5 ) ... ... ... 0.69 per cent