PHILirPINE WOODS. 377 
sels grouped 2 to 3 together and then arranged in wavy, tangential lines. 
Wood parencli^-nia a small amount surrounding the vessels. 
Ahern, 1. c, 31-33. 
EATING. 
Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ^ Fain. APOCYNAC 
{Alsionia batino Bhmco. Echites trifida Blanco.) 
Batino (T.) ; tafigitan, tanguilan (Y.). 
British India and Malaya. 
Mr 
Moderately heavy and moderately liard. 
Wliitirih or pale yellowish. Grain close and tolerably strnight. Bitter 
taste. Seasonal rings distinct. Diffuse porous. 
Uses. — Building; posts; rafters; boards. 
Siruclure. — Pith-rays fine but distinct and nnmerons. Vessels snudl 
ill radial rows of 3 to 7. "Wood pjireiicliyuui scattered. 
Aliern, 1. e., 33-34. 
15ATIT1XAN. 
Lagerstroemia batitinan \id. Fam. LYTHRAC 
{Lagerstroemia hexaptcra Vid.) 
Bingas (II.); boticalag (Pang,); batitian (T., Pamp.) ; batitinan 
(T.) ; bugaron, dnmato, lasila (N. Liiz.) ; Inmasi, lumati, larila (11); 
magatululung (II.) ; manglate, luiao (V.) ; natliubo, saguimsim (V.) ; 
tinaan (B.). 
Philippines. 
Hard and heavy. Sp. gr. O.T8(). 
Sapwood light; heartwood dark brown. Fine, straight grain. Sea- 
sonal rings distinct. Ping porous. 
Uses. — General construction; posts; sleepers; flooring; joists; planks; 
rafters; keelsons of ships; masts; piles; telegraph poles. 
Structure. — Pith-rays fine and indistinct. \ essels, a hirge row in the 
inner part of each ring, outer vessels of ring smaller, in more or less wavy 
lines. Black, glistening deposits in vessels. 
Wood parenchyma in wavy lines surrounding vessels. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (190G), 4, Gl; 2d ed. (1907), 4, Go. Ahern, 
1. c, 34-35. 
BETIS. 
Illipe betis (mco.) Merr. Fam. SAPOTACE/E. 
{Azaola hetis Blanco. Paijena hetis F. Vill.) 
Bacayao (II., Pang., T.) ; baniti (B.) ; banicac (V.); betis (T., 
Pamp.); pagpagan (Cag.) ; pailan (T.) ; pianga (Cag., II. Sur). 
Philippines. 
Yery hard and heavy. Sp. gr. 0.773. 
DnlT, dark reddish. Bitter taste. Clear and straight graiii<'<l. 
