520 FOXWORTHY. 



Vateria seychellarum Dyer. 



Seychelles. 



Wood of this rare tree much valued because of the large amount of oil 

 which it contains. 

 E.-Pr. 3":273. 



Vatica (Synaptea) astrotricha Pierre. 

 Cochin China. 



Yellow-brown to reddish or greenish, black-streaked, very durable. 

 Used for structural work and furniture. 

 Pierre 240. 



Vatica bancana Scheff. 



Banka, Java. 



K. ft V. 5:127-129; Janssonius 1:360-304. 



Vatica bantamensis Burck. 

 Java. Sumatra. 

 K. 1 V. 5:129. 



Vatica cinerea King. Pinang baik. 

 Malay Peninsula. 

 Ridl. 60. 



Vatica chinensis L. 

 British India and Ceylon. 



Reddish-brown, hard, close-grained. 

 Gamb. 84. 



Vatica (Synaptea) faginea Pierre. 

 Cochin China. 

 Pierre 242. 



Vatica mangachapoi Blanco. Narig (Phil.). 

 Philippines. 



Vatica rassak Korth. Kassak; njating; dammara. 

 Dutch Borneo. 



It seems probable that quite a number of species produce timber which 

 is known as rassak. In some places the wood of Vatica is known as 

 tjengal. 



TAMARICACE^E. 



Tamarix articulata Vahl. 

 Africa, Arabia, Java, British India. 



White, moderately hard wood, used for cart wheels, agricultural imple- 

 ments, etc. 



Watt Diet. 6 3 :409; Gamb. 4G; Nbrd. VI. 



Tamarix gallica L. 

 India, Burma, Ceylon. 



Wood white or reddish, sometimes darker in the center, but no heart- 

 wood. Pores small to moderate-sized, often in groups, more numerous 



