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Native names. — Anna (Yailala), Pedina (Suku). 

 Material collected. — Leaves, flowers, seed vessels, 

 bark, wood. 



7,000 feet. 



Spur to Larurii. 



Flindersia pimenteliana F. v. M., Xo. 382. 



A large tree, 8 feet in girth, 65 feet of bole, and 



80 feet overall. Xo buttresses. 

 Leaves. — Compound, alternate, subopposite and 



opposite. Stalk 2 inches to 3 inches, bearing 



Locality. — Mt. Obree. 



Date.— February, 1923. 



Native name. — Bina-u (Laruni). 



Remarks. — A beautiful saffron-coloured hardish 



wood. On the quarter the rays show up very 



well. 



Material collected. — Leaves, bark, wood. 





BURSERACEAE. 



two lateral pairs and one terminal leaflet. Leaf- Canarium grandistipulatum, Xo. 338; Canarium 



lets opposite. 



3 



* 



I „ , 



lanceolate, acuminate, light-green below, dark- 

 green above; glabrous; more or less coriaceous; 



lineistipula, Nos. 306, 142, 197; Canarium 

 maluense, No. 244; Garuga sp., No. 297; Indt.; 

 Xo. 560. 



midrib yellow prominent. Stalk yellow-green, Canarium lineistipula Unit, and K. Sch, Nos. 197, 



warty. Branchlets brown, covered with small 

 lenticles. 



Fruit. — Dry ones picked up from under the tree; 

 3 inches long, armed with short spines, separat- 

 ing into canoe-shaped segments 5-16th inch 

 deep. Seed not seen. 



306, 142. 



, 



Bark.— f inch thick; mottled grey and brown; 

 smooth, except for warty excrescences, which are 

 up to 3 inches in circumference, and stand out 

 1 inch from the bole. Inner bark red-brown, 

 streaked with white. Solution sherry; no pre- 

 cipitate. 



Wood. — Sap ill-defined, white, deepening to a pink. 



Bays.— 160. Yellow. l-50th inch to l-70th inch 

 deep, showing as a multitude of spots on the 

 quarter. Pores.— Clear. 3,000 to 4,000; single 



and diagonally septate (2). Evenly scattered. 



Soft tissue. — Absent. 



General. — A pinky-yel- 



low timber with a satin sheen on back and quar- 

 ter. ^ Solution wood, tawny; very slight greenish 



precipitate, 

 cubic foot. 



Cuts soft and clean. 



43 lb. per 





7,000 feet. 



Mt. Obree to Laruni Spur. 





Locality, — 



Date. — February, 



Native? name. — Ouru (Laruni). 



Remarks. — A hard maple; not common. Cairn's 



silk wood. 



Material collected. — Leaves, dry seed-vessels, bark, 

 •wood. - 



Yanf/ioxyhtm syn. Fagara sp., Xo. 392. 



^ ^ A large tree, 7ft. 6 in. in girth, SO-ft. bole, and 



3 00 feet overall. Small spur roots. 

 Leaves—Compound, alternate. Stalk 10J inches 

 to 17 inches, bearing 9 to 17 pairs of opposite 



Large tree, 8 feet girth, and 60 feet of bole. More 



or less buttressed. 



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Lea ves. — Compou nd, alternate, stipulate. Stalk 

 9 inches to 14 inches, bearing four to five pairs 

 of leaflets; opposite; petiole § inch; slightly 

 pubescent; blade 6 to 8 inches x 2 to 2^ inches; 

 obovate, sometimes asymmetrical, glabrous 

 except for midribs; scantily pubescent; acumi- 

 nate; thin. 



Flowers. — Axillary, panicles of cream flowers. 



Fruit. — A berry, jj inch in diameter. 



Bark. — Yellow-brown; pustular and scaly; scales 



papery. Inner bark salmon-pink. 

 Wood. — Sap ill-defined, pale-yellow, deepening to 



pinky-yellow, 



Rays. — 170. Yellow. Very sinuous. l-40th inch 

 deep; distinct on quarter. Pores.— Conspicuous. 

 4,000 to 5,000, crowded rather evenly. More 

 ' often single than radially septate (2 to 3). Soft 

 tissue. — Absent. General. — A pinky-yellow wood 

 with a straight grain and pleasant-looking both 

 quarter and back. Solution wood pale-yellow; 

 no precipitate. Cuts firm. 29 lb. to 33 lb. per 

 cubic foot. 



Locality.— Kumusi River, Northern Division. 



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Date. — Flowers in July. ' 



Native names. — Sisera (Buna), Wairo (Vailala), 

 Xuri (Evara). 



Remarks. — A medium soft wood, with a nice grain 

 on back. 



Material collected. — Leaves, flowers, wood, fruit, 



■i -i 7 7 7 



Dark. 



■ 4 



leaflets, and no terminal one. 



2f inches x 



1-1 6th inch; blad 

 asymmetrically 



2 to 



Leaflets : Petiole Canarium grandistipulatum Lautb., No. 338. 



3 



4 



incl 



lanceolate, acuminate; midrib 



prominent, yellow, thin, soft. Twig and branches 

 covered with sharp hard spines, £ inch to 3-1 6th 



inch long. 



Bark. 



inch thick, grey; longitudinally lined, 

 pustular; somewhat scaly at butt. Inner bark 

 yellow, streaked with cream; rapidly turns brown 

 and cream. Solution colourless. 





precipitate. 



Wood. — San 



Rather strong 



Ri 



—Sap 2-J to 3 inch. A bright eye-arresting 

 saffron, heart a darker saffron. 



ays. 



• 



—145 to 165. 



Fine; do 





not show upon 



quarter. Pores.— Clear. '5,000 to 7,000; sep- 

 tate radially (2, 3, and 4). 



lighter-coloured soft tissue which 



slio 



Surrounded by 



ws them up. 



The groups are fairly evenly distributed. Gene- 

 ral—The wood, which is saffron, has a lovely 

 satin sheen on both back and quarter. Solution 

 wood colourless. Xo nrecinitate. Cuts firnilv 



A large tree, with a girth of 9 feet, a bole of 

 85 feet, and attaining 110 feet overall. Large 

 buttresses up to 15 feet. 



Leaves. — Compound, alternate. Stalks, stout, 

 grooved, 12 inches to 14 inches long, bearing 

 five pairs of opposite leaflets and a terminal one; 

 petioles, respectively £ to 1 inch and 2 inches; 

 blade 4 to 8 inches x 2 to H inches; lancealote; 

 midrib and veins prominent below; acuminate; 

 glabrous; more or less coriaceous. Branchlets 

 stout, and leaf arises from a large brown velvety 

 fimbriate margined bract. 



Fruit. — Single terminal on a very short peduncle. 

 Calyx, persistent, brown velvety surface, but 



A drupe 2\ inches in diameter 



and 





Exudes resin. Pericarp 5-1 6th 



works easily. 



foot 



hard. 



3 inches long. 



to ll-16th inch, firm, fleshy. Nut 2 inches long, 

 with a triangular cross section, If inches across, 

 divided into three compartments, each contain- 

 ing a white kernel f by § inch. 



