PHILIPPINE WOODS, 371 
The wood most likely to be confused with agoho is linsin, which is 
useful for the same things and which is lighter in color, with larger and 
more widely scattered vessels. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1907), 4, G8. 
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ALUPAd. 
Euphoria cinerea Raillk. Fum. SARIN DAC 
{Euphoria lifchi Blanco. SanunJus cinereiis Turcz. ) 
It is prol)a])le that other closely related species in the genus Nrphclivm 
furnish some of tins wood. 
Alipay, alupag (T.) ; ahipag ama^ alupe (Pa nip.) ; apaloug (X. Luz.) ; 
bulala (B.) ; dulit (Xeg.) ; hahipag (Tayabas). 
Philippines. 
Heavy and very hard. 
Seasonal rings distinct. DiJTuse porous. Sa])wood very ])ale reddisli ; 
lieartwood very slightly darker. Fine and straight grained. 
Uses.— House construction; flooring; posts; ax handles. 
Strv-cture. — Pith-rays very fine and indistinct. Vessels small and 
scattered, often two, three or foui- In a row, separated only by cross parti- 
tions. 
Malugay is the wood most like ahipag. It may be distinguished from 
alupag b}^ its lighter weight, larger vessels and tlie di.stinct line at the 
end of the seasonal ring. 
A^Muaris. 
Koordersiodendron pinnatum ftl*^^t^^)A^^''^ ' Fam. ANACARDI ACE>E. 
{Odina wnltijiiga Vid. Helicieres pinnata Blanco. Grytocarpa quinquestiia, 
Blanco. Odina fipfciosa Blume. ) 
Ambogues (Y.) ; anipopo (C.) ; bancalari (I.) ; l>ancocbasi (II.) ; 
ealnmanog (Y.) J t^'arugcog (B.) ; dangila (T.) ; laco-laco (V.); mar- 
santog (\. Luz.) ; palo-santo (T.) ; sambulauan (Y.) ; twi (Xeg.). 
Philippines, Celebes and New Guinea. 
Yery widely distributed in the Islands. 
Moderately hea.yj and hard. Sp. gr. O.^JDO. 
Sapwood pale red; heartwoud dark red, both sap and lieartwood often 
with irregular, lead-colortnl area,s; black spots often scatteretl through 
the wood. Seasonal rings sometimes distinct, sometimes not. Diifuse 
porous. Bather fine, but not straight grainetl, not smoothing rea<lily 
under the plane. Said to liave a slightly disagreeable odor when freshly 
worked. 
Uses. — Ordinary construction and cabinet work; posts; rafters; lloor- 
um; furniture; inside partitions of ]ious(-s; naval construction; planks; 
