PHILimXK WOODS. 391 
NATO. 
Palaquium spp. Fain. SAPOTACE>E. 
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Baiiilac (V.) ; narec (V., T.) ; make malac, palac palar, dolitan. 
Liglit to moderately heavy; sofi to jnodorately Icird. 
Pale-reddiph; sapwood only slightly lighter fhati the heart. Siraight- 
gained. No seasonal rings. 
Uses. — Light constniction ; flooring; siding. 
Structure.— V]fh-ri\\?- small and indistinct. Vessels small or niediiim 
size,' in short radial rows. Wood j)aren(*hyma in ntimorons, lino, con- 
centric lines. 
This M'ood is very often substituted for annigiiis. 
TALO ^lAKTA. 
PALO AfAUIA DE LA PLAVA OPv "BTTAOO. 
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Fam. GUTTIFER>E. 
This species is cosmopolitan in the Tropics. It is known as poon in 
India. 
PALO MAKJA DEL ^MONTE OR BITANHOL. 
Calophyllum wallichianum Plaiicli. et Tr. 
Calophyllum spp. 
Bancalan (T.) ; dincalan (T.) ; pamitaogan (V.); zaruiiiayen (II.). 
Hard and moderately heavy. Sp. gr. 0.621. 
Reddish-brown. Grain fine and crossed. Xo seasonal rings. 
Uses. — General construction; masts; hubs; turnery; fine furniture; 
bridge building; carriage building; cascoes; decks of ships; flooring; 
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futtock timbers; house posts; oars; paddles; ships' booms; bowsprits; 
spars; wqgon shafts; keels of boats; recommended for railroad ties. 
Structure. — Pith-ravs tine and indistinct. A'essels of medium size, 
in irregular, branching, radial lines; with sulphur-yellow dej>osits. Woml 
l)arenchyma in a few, coarse, concentric lines and scattered. 
Bitaog, or palo nmria de la playa, differs from bitanhol, or palo iiiaria 
del monte, in having a much more twisted and crooked grain. It is tliere- 
fore the finer furniture wood. Otherwise these two woods are suitable 
for the same things and not distinct in structure. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1006), 4, GO-Gl; 2d ed. (1007), 4, 61. 
Aheni, 1. c, 77-78. 
PANAO. 
For description see AriTOxa. Panao is like apitong in all respects, 
except that it is less resinous and has less wood parenchyma. Not 
ordinarily distinguished frou) ai)itong. 
Bull. For. Hur. Manila (1006), 4, hi', 2d wl. (1007), 4, 54. 
Ahem, 1. c, 70-80. 
