niiLipriM-: \^•uuDs. , 395 
TELUTO. 
Pterocymbium tinctorium Merr. Fani. STERCULIACE 
Pln'lippines. 
Very liglit and soft. 
"White. Xo distinct SMp- und hcurt-\vood. 
Uses. — l\afts; matchwood. 
Structuvfi, — Pitli-rays large and distiTict. Yosscls Tnediuni size, scnt- 
tcrcd. Prominent parallel, transverse lines in tangeiitijd sectioji as in 
narra. 
TIXDALO. 
Pahudia rhomboidea (UUinco) Piain. Fain. LEGUMINOS>E. 
{Afzclia rhomboidea Vid. Eperua rhowhoitfra l^lanoo.) 
Balayqng (T.) ; ipcl (Pang.) ; magalayao (N. Java.) ; lU'is (11.). 
Philippines. 
Heavy ancl hard. Sp. gr. 0.878. 
Sapwood white; lieartwood saffron or red, Ijecoming very much ilarkt;r 
with age. Fine and usually straight-gi'ained, sometimes with hinrs-oye 
grain. Seasonal rings distinct. DiU'iise porous. Agreeahle odor. 
Uses. — Often considered our finest furniture wood; cabinetmaking; 
construction above ground; beams; chairs; desks; do<n's; floors; posts; 
interior finish of houses; joists; naval constmction: planks; rafters; rail- 
ing; siding; window sills; railroad ties. 
- Structure. — Pith-rays small but distinct. Vessels of medium size, 
scattered and surrounded by a fringe of wood i)arcnchyma. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4, 58; 2d ed. (ii>07), 4, G3. 
Ahern, 1. c.^ 81-84. 
TUCAXOALAO. 
Aglaia clarkii Morr. I'ji'"- MELLACE/t. 
Tansuyot (B.) : tucan-calao (T.). 
Philippines. 
Moderately heavy and hard. Reddish or brownish. Fine, curly grain. 
Seasonal rings present or absi'tit; if present, then diffubo porous. Faintly 
resinous odor. 
i7^.t'6\— Buildings : flooring; furniture: house construction; shipbuild- 
ing; interior finish of houses. 
^//v/r/wre.— Pith-rays small and ilistinct. Vessels of mcrlum size, 
scattered. "Wood parenchyma clustered about vessels. 
