XIV, 6 King: Philippine Bast-fiber Ropes 619 
TABLE XXVII.—Physical tests of rope made from the bast of Grewia 
multiflora—Continued. 
Ultimate tensile strength (dry): 
Mean in kilograms 321 
Maximum in kilograms 363 
Minimum in kilograms 299 
Mean in pounds 708 
Maximum in pounds 800 
Minimum in pounds 660 
Ultimate tensile strength (wet): © 
Mean in kilograms 283 
Maximum in kilograms 315 
Minimum in kilograms 202 
Mean in pounds 624 
Maximum in pounds 695 
Minimum in pounds 445 
Mean ultimate tensile strength per unit area (dry): 
Kilograms per square centimeter 376 
Pounds per square inch 5,360 
Mean ultimate tensile strength per unit area (wet): 
Kilograms per square centimeter 332 
Pounds per square inch : 4,730 
Mean elongation at instant of rupture: 
Dry (per cent) 10 
Wet (per cent) 11 
Mean weight per unit length: 
Grams per meter 87.9 
Pounds per foot 0.0591 
Average breaking length: 
- Meters 3,660 
Feet 12,000 
Moisture (per cent) 18.12 
MORACEAE 
ALLAEANTHUS GLABER Warb. Malambifigan. 
Local names: Alibabai (Cagayan, Itneg) ; alibakai (Cagayan) ; alitagtég 
or balitagtég (Camarines) ; alokon, baeg, bofigon (Pangasinan) ; babayan, 
imkabau (Nueva Ecija) ; butgon (Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur) ; 
kabag (Mindoro) ; karud (Misamis) ; liba (Davao) ; malakadiée (Masbate) ; 
malambifgan (Basilan). 
A medium-sized tree with oblong, nearly glabrous leaves; the 
male flowers in long slender amentlike inflorescences ; fruits 
fleshy, globose; of local distribution at low altitudes in northern 
Luzon. 
The crude bast strips used in making this rope show great 
variation in color, structure, and size. Some of the strips are 
light yellow, soft, and thin. Others have a decided brownish 
