Survey of some Oil-Yielding Plants of Western India

The paper describes the distribution of 19 oil-yielding plants namely-Balanites aegyptiaca Delile., Boswellia serraia Roxb., Calophyllum inophyllum Linn., Cinnamomum zeylanicum Breyn., Cymbopogon martini Wats., Cyperus rotundus Linn., Garcinia indica Choisy., Madhuca indica Gmel., Mesua ferrea Linn., Michelia champaca Linn., Mimusops elengi Linn., Mammea longifolia Planch. andTriana, Pongamiapinnata Pierre, Salmalia malabarica Schott.&Endl., Schleichera oleosa Oken., Semecarpus anacardium Linn. Terminalia belerica Roxb., Vateria indica Linn.,& Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf.

The information is based on actual collections of the authors and plant specimens lodged in Poona herbarium.