riiiijpi'iM-: wooi>s. 
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SUPA. 
Sindora supa Merr. Fam. LEGUMINOS/E. 
{Sindora icaUichii Vid.) 
Malapajo (V., T.) ; Pancalian, i'aiino (('m<?.) ; Vaoal-dilao (T,). 
Philippines. 
Heavy and hard. Sp. prr. 0.729. 
Yellow and brown. Fine jiiid stniiudit-'n-fiiiKMl. Soasoiud rinirs dis- 
tinet. Diffuse poi-ous. Faint peppery udor. Colors waler a dark rod- 
dish-broM^n. 
Uses. — Geueraleonstruetion; flooring; interior iiouse Irini; furniture; 
cabinetniakin^r; basel)all bats; brid^^e eousLruction; door frames; jjosts; 
joists; naval construction; pillars; door panels; railroad ties. 
Structure. — Pitli-ruys small and distinct. Vessels nicdiuni sizcmI^ (scat- 
tered, exuding oil when first cut. "Wood turning niucli darker as it is 
covei'ed by tlie oil. End of seasonal ring a distinct line. 
Supa is said to be sometimes substituted for ij)il; but. the two woods 
are ver-y distiiu-t in appearance. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (l!)Of>), 4, 57; 
Ahem, 1. c., 80-81. 
TALTSAY. 
Terminalia catappa L. 
(Terminalia latifolia Blanco.) 
Asiatic Tropics. "Indian almond." 
Moderately lieavy and moderately hard. 8p. gr. about 0.700. 
Wood red, with lighter-colored sapwood. Wood coloring \\'at(!r a yel- 
lowish color. 
Structure. — Pith-rays \Qry fine. Vessels medium size, scattered, some- 
times joined by irregular, wavy, short, concentric Itands of wood paren- 
chyma. 
The different species of Terminalia, furnishing our woods known n= 
calujnpit, dalinsi, sacat, and talisay, are exceedingly alike in structure 
and are used for the same purposes. Thus far we can distinguish them 
only by color, and not certainly by that. 
*;!d od. (lf>07), 4, m. 
Yam. COMBRETACE/E. 
TAMAVrAX. 
Strombosia philippinensis {Raill.) Vid. Fntii. OLACACE 
{Strotnho^ia duhta Vid.) 
Camayuan (Bataan) ; I'amabayan (T.). 
Pliilippines. 
Moderately lieavy to heavy and hard. 
JJull-yellowish to pinkish. Fine and straight grained. Seasonal rings 
present or absent. 
Uscs^—VoMs; house building; joists: roofing; ax handles. 
