PHTLUl^INE WOODS. 
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Sapwood nazTow, very pale reddisli; lieartwood diill^ dark rcddisli. No 
seasonal rings. Coarse and twisted grain. AVood staining water a pale 
reddish color. 
Uses. — Framing of native houses; heavy constnietion; fnmitnre. 
Structure. — Pith-rays bi'oad to very broad, not running straiglit, ap- 
pearing as broad and crooked lines in the tangential section. Vessels 
medium size, scattered, containing wliite deposits. 
CUPANd 
Fani. LEGUMINOS/E. 
Parkia roxburghii G. Don. 
{Mimosa pcrcgrina Tilaiico. ) 
Baguen, balay-oac (11.) ; butaric (N. Liiz,) ; cujmng ( II., T.). 
India, Tndo-China, and Malaya. Widely distributed througlMmi the 
Archipelago in lowland foi'ests. 
Light and soft. Sp. gr. 0.285. 
Almost white in color when first cut, but discolors rapidly. AVith 
strong, disagreeal)le odor when first cut. Seasonal rings sonietirnes 
distinct, sometimes not. T)Lfriis(^ porous. 
Uses. — Light or temporary construction; matches; shoes; ])aper i)u]p; 
not dui'al)le. 
Structure, — Pith-ra^s of mediuni size, white, distinct. Vessels of 
medium size, numerous and scattered, not conspicuously clogged with 
secretions, usually surrounded by a white fringe of wood parenchyma 
cells. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1907), 4, 2d ed., p. GO. 
DUGUAX 
Fam. MYRISTICAC 
Myristica spp. 
t^i Knema heterophylla \\aib. 
Tambalao (Z.) ; duguan (T.). 
'Light and soft. Very faint reddish. Seasonal rings distinct. Grftin 
Sapwood slightly lighter than the 
heart and with blood-red sap. Wood soft and spongy. 
Uses. — Light or temporary construction. 
Structure. — Pith-rays fine and indistinct. Vessels small and scat- 
tered. Wood parenchyma a more or less coarse line in outer part of 
fine and straight. Diffuse porous. 
ring. 
DALINSI. 
Terminalia pellucida rrcsl. 
Fam. COMBRETACEyt. 
Philippines. 
Moderately heavy and moderately hard. Coarse and straight grained. 
Seasonal rings distinct. Diffuse porous. Brownish, with greenisli tinge. 
Wood coloring water a pale yellow. 
Uses. — House construction; interiors of houses. 
