494 FOXWORTHY. 



Harpullia cupanioides Roxb. Kajoe-kaleh (M.). 



Burma, Andaman Islands, Malacca, Sumatra, Java. Borneo, New Guinea. 



Wood while, soft. Pores moderate-sized, scanty, in whitish patches. 

 Pith-rays fine, numerous. 



Gamb. 199; Van Eed. 78 j K. & V. 9:239-242. 



Harpullia imbricata Tliw. 



Java. 



K. A V. 9:230-239. 



Litchi chinensis Bonn. {Nephelium litchi Cambess.) Litcbi. 

 China, India; widely cultivated. 



Wood nearly indestructible; used in carriage building and for cabinet 

 work. 



Wiesner 2:104; Gamb. 198; Nurd. V (Euphorbia litchi) ; Van Eed. 79. 



Litchi philippinensis Radlk. 

 Philippines. 



A rather rare wood much like the last. 



Nephelium. Wood red. hard; prominent wavy concentric bands. 



Nephelium lappaceum L. Rambutan (M.). 

 Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 



Wood hard and heavy, red when fresh cut, becoming dirty-reddish- 

 white or whitish-brown; pores large, scattered, surrounded by patches 

 of lighter-colored softer tissue; pith-rays very fine and obscure, concentric 

 rings broken up into short wavy pieces. Apt to split in drying, but 

 considered good for planks, beams, and other hard work, for water 

 wheels, rice mills, stampers, etc. 



Van Eed. 79; Ridl. 104; K. & V. 9:186-188; Pierre 319. 



Nephelium longana Cambess. [Euphoria longama Lam.). Longan. 

 British India, Ceylon, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 



A very hard and heavy red wood, much used for structural work and 

 furniture. 



Watt Diet, 5:348; Gamb. 197; Niird. IX {Euphoria longana); Van Eed. 80; 

 Pierre 318. 



Nephelium mutabile Bl. Pulasan (M.). 

 Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Philippines. 



Wood harder and heavier than thai of N. lappaceum. 

 Ridl. 105; Van Eed. 80; K. & V. 9:192. 



Other species of Nephelium are also used. The wood of Euphoria, 

 Nephelium, Litchi, and possibly some other genera, is so closely related 

 that I can not distinguish it by the structure. 



