PHIUl'Z'lM-: WOODS. 
3G0 
. WiUi resinous deposits and, somt'timesi, re&iiious odor. 
y. Wood without reddisli tinge. 
h. Very hard and lieaw. 
i. Straw color or almost white, when fresh. 
MaiNGAChai'UY (see fi;,'. 4H). 
a. Lij^ht to dark brown Yacal (see ^it. 4»). 
hh. Soft and lif^ht. 
i. White to grayisli, uneven j^n-uin JIavaims (see ^^^ '>()). 
a. Grayish; very soft and light; eiMuinuutively strai;;ht i;raiii. 
White Lauan (see fig. 51). 
<ji). With reddish tinge. 
/(. Vessels of medium size. 
t. Uather dark and coarse grained, shining, brittle. 
TAXflinrE (see fig. .')2). 
a. Tdgliter color, gniyish-red, dull; heavier and harder; finer 
iiiin UuiJo (see fig. 53). 
)lJi. Vessels large and numerous. 
i. Worn! moderately heavy and hard; dark, often with purplish 
tinge AiTTONfi (see fig. 54). 
a. Soft and light; pale red Red Laua.n (see fig. TyT)). 
IV 
to 
VI, N0TK8 ON srUClKS. 
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iCLE; 
Fam. LEGUMINOS/E 
Pithecolobium acle (Jileo.) V'id. 
[Mimom acle Blanco.) 
Acle (T.); anaguep (I., T.) ; langtiip, quitaquita, t<abnlan^n (V.). 
Philippines. Widely distributed tlirougli tlie Areliipolago. Said closely 
to resemble the pynkadoo {XijUa dolabrlfonnis Beiith,) of India.' 
Moderately heavy and hard. Sp. gr. 0.610 to 0.603. 
Fine grained, durable and seasons well. 
Sapwood whiti.sh; heartwood dark brown, like Englisli Malnut. Du- 
cidod peppery odor, causing sneezing wlien i)laned or sawed. 
Aele chips soaked in water, color the water a dark hn>wn and give it 
a slightly aromatic odor. The coloring matter is also soluble in alcohol. 
Usrs. — Acle is one of the most satisfactf)rv woods for fine furniture 
and cabinetmaking. It is used in first-class construction of various 
sorts. It is said to be difficult to burn it. If is known to be used for 
railroad ties; posts; bridges; chairs; desks; doors; floors; planks; siding 
of houses; naval construction; sides of guitars. 
* In the following species notes, mnst of the rotnnmn nanie-^ have In'en taken 
from Dr. 11. N. Wliitford's Check List. The mites on the uses of individual 
woods have, many of them, l>een taken from data on tile In tlie Ijureau of Forestry. 
The following abbreviations are used to designate the dialect or the region in 
which a i)articnlar name is used: 
B Bicol. 
Gag _ Cagajttn. 
I. 1 Igorot. 
n nocano. 
n. Sur UocosSur. 
Neg Negrito. 
N. Luz Nonhern I.uznn 
Pam Pttiiii'HnfiH. 
Pang. pHngaJjInan 
T _ Tagalos. 
V Visayan, 
Z Zfonlmles, 
