INDO-MALAYAN WOODS. 509 



PENIOW. 



This is produced by Shorea grandiflora Brandis and is found only in 

 Sarawak. It is probably the best member of the family in the region 

 where it occurs. In durability, it is considered as second only to billian 

 (Eusideroxylon zwageri). Wood very bard, very heavy and very resin- 

 ous. More uniformly yellowish-brown than any of the preceding. Used 

 for piling, comer posts,' wherever great strength and durability are 



required. 



KAPOR. Piute XXVII, fig. 69. 



Found in Borneo, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula and some of 

 the islands of the Malay Archipelago. The Dutch call it "kampferhout," 

 and the English, "Borneo camphorwood." Wood reddish, very straight- 

 grained. Besin-ducts not abundant. Pores medium-sized, not fringed, 

 and wood parenchyma scanty. Occasionally a faint odor of camphor in 

 •the wood. Ripple marks occasionally present on longitudinal sections. 

 Used for piling, planking, etc. Easily worked and much in demand. 

 Produced by the species of the genus Dryobalanops. 



GU1JO (Phil.); SAL (Burma); TEKAM (Sarawak); SELANGAN BATU 

 MIREH (British North Borneo). Plate XXVII, fig. 70. 



In the Philippines, where it is known as a shipbuilding wood, it is 

 produced by Shorea guiso Bl. In Burma it is known as sal and occurs 

 in solid stands. It is here the product of Shorea robusta Gaertn. 

 Wood hard and moderately heavy to heavy. Wood parenchyma present 

 in some quantity, sometimes faintly fringing the vessels and often form- 

 ing indistinct concentric lines. Resin-ducts not infrequent. Grain 

 crooked. This is an exceedingly good wood, but it is very likely to 

 warp badly unless carefully seasoned. Used for house and shipbuilding, 

 planks, carriage building, etc. 



Card. 55; Phil. Woods 384. 



APITONQ (Phil.) ; KRUEN (M.) ; ENG (Burma). Plate XXVII, fig. 71. 



' Quite a number of species of Dipterocarpus produce wood of this 

 grade. The most widely distributed seems to be Dipterocarpus grandi- 

 florus Blanco, which is found in the Philippine Islands, in northern 

 and western Borneo and on the Malay Peninsula. In the Philippines 

 the name apitong is used. In northern and western Borneo and on the 

 Malay 1 'en insula the name Tcruen is used for the same and related species. 

 In east Borneo the name tampoerouw or tampoedow is found for wood 

 which is probably mainly the product of Dipterocarpus tampurau Kortli. 

 In Burma, the eng. which is the product of Dipterocarpus tuberculatum 

 Boxb., is a wood of this quality, as is also the wood of Diptero- 

 carpus turbinatus Gaertn. f., the gurjun of India, and Dipterocarpus 



