PHILIPPINE WOODS. 
375 
Structure, — Pith-rays very fine. Vessels^ one lai-ge row in the inner 
part of eadi ring, smaller vessels in more or leas broken lines in outer 
part of ring. Dark-colored, glistening deposits in the vessels. AYood 
pareneliynia in wide, wavy, tangeiilial lines in outer ]iart of each ring, 
connecting and surrounding tlie vessels. 
Aliern^ ]. c, ])p. 20-28. 
liANCAL. 
Fam, RUBIACE>E. 
Sarcocephalus cordatus Micj. 
{Nauclea gluhcnima liluiieo. Nauclea lutea Rluiu'o.) 
Bancal (T.) ; bulala (11.) ; cabag (Y.) ; nababalos. 
Malacca and Coylon, India, tbroiigli the Malay Arcliipelago to north. 
Australia, (^ommon tlirongbout the Archipelago on low lauds near the 
coast. 
Soft and moderately heavy. Sp. gi'. about 0.550. 
Sapwood light-yellow; heartwood darker yellow, no very sharp lino of 
demarcation between the two. Seasonal rings distinct. i)iiruse porous. 
Wood with a decidedly greasy feeling. 
Uses. — Small boats; partitions; posts; rafters; flooring; ceilings; 
chairs; desks; barrel staves; paddles for t>eating clothes (palo-jtalo) : 
tubs. 
Structure. — Pith-rays small. Vessels of medium size, usually sub- 
divided, in rough radial rows between the numerous fine j)ith-rays, wliicli 
bend around them. Vessels often clogged with whitish depusils. 
Ahern, 1. c., 28-30. ' 
T^ANSALAGUIX. 
Mimusops elengi L. 
Fam. SAPOTACE>€. 
Bansalaguin, cabitpie (T.) ; duyogduyog (V.) ; ])asac (T.) ; talipopo 
(V.). 
Eastern Tropics. The same as the "bullet tree" or "horse-flesli wood'* 
of India. 
Very hard and heavy to very heavy. Sp. gr. 0.850 to 0.!)t)fl. 
Sapwood^ ])ale-reddish ; Jieartwood dai'k-red. A" cry fine grained. Sea- 
sonal rings present or absent. DiiTuse porous. Bitter taste. Jlubbing 
with water or saliva j)roduces a lather. 
Uses, — A first-class construction timbtM', used for posts; 8hi[)building; 
treenails in shiplniilding: keels; nuirlin spikes; belaying pins; spokes and 
handles of ship's wheel ; tmd handles; turiu-ry. 
Strm-fure. — Pith-rays very fine and indistinct. Vessels Very small, 
in oblique, radial lines, with yellowish deposits. Wood pareudiyma in 
discontinuous, wavy, tangential \\\\*^^, 
Exceedinirlv like betis but has finer grain, darker color, greater weight 
and hardness. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (lOOG), 4, HO; '?d ed. (10(»T) 4, fi4. Ahem, 
1. c, 30-31. 
