126 



Rays. — 15t) ; yellow; sinuous around 



to l-20th inch deep; show 



quarter. Pores. — 5,000 to 

 septate 

 Absent. 



as 



(2-3) evenly scattered. 



up 



6,000; 

 Soft 



pores; up Eugenia sp., No. 385. 



oblongs on 



and 



single 



;V large tree. 



Eight feet in girth with a bole of 



Not buttressed 



tissue. 



General. 



Mouse-brown ; straight 



grained. Solution wood: colourless; no precipi- 

 tate. Cuts rather hard; 41 lbs. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Veimauri. 



Date.— May, 1922. 



Native name, — Bado (Suku). 



Remarks. — A hard wood used by Goaribari and 



Kiwai Tribes to make combs. 

 Material collected. — Leaves and wood. 



Eugenia sp., No. 131. * • 



A small tree. 



Leai 



e 



Simple, opposite, subopposite, alternate; 

 petiole J; blade 4 to 7% by 2^; ovate to lanceo- 

 late, entire, glabrous. 



Kays.— Clear. 90 fine, 120 

 very pale 



iVT^ 



yellow, straight 



ry fine indeed, all 

 l-60th inch deep, 



showing up as thin lines on quarter. Pores. 

 2,500 to 4,500 in zones of porous and less porous 

 wood, radially septate (2 and 3)). Soft tissue.— 

 Absent. General. — A white wood. Solution 



wood : colourles 



s 



no precipitate. 



Cuts soft. 



26 lb. per cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Aroa. 

 Date— May, 1922. 



Native names. — Fotaia (Suku), Maita-Maita 



(Motu). 

 Remarks. — This is the small fruiting variety of 



Eugenia. 



Material collected.- -Leaves, flowers, fruit in for- 

 malin. 



Eugenia sp., No. 3S4. 



A large tree. 15 feet in girth, 80 feet of bole and 



125 feet over all. Not buttressed, but has pro- 

 nounced root swellings or spurs. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 3/16; 

 blade li to 2 by -} to 1 inches, asymetrically 

 obovate, acute, coriaceous; midrib prominent, 



pale yellow; venation distinct, marginal vein 

 present. 



Bark. — \ inch thick, a light brown; very scaly; 



scales longitudinally arranged and \ to 3 inches 

 wide — average about 1 inch; several thicknesses 

 of scales persist, giving tree an untidy appear- 

 ance. Inner bark a slightly deeper shade of 

 brown. Solution sherry. Strong blue precipi- 

 tate. 



Wood.— Sap \ inch, yellow. Heart an oily brown. 



Eays. — 14 easily visible ones to the inch, between 

 which are about 270 fine ones to the inch; show 

 up as thin lines on quarter. Pores. — Clear. 

 10,000 in more or less regular concentric bands. 

 Thin bands l-40th to l-50th inch wide of almost 

 poreless and without soft tissue then bands thick 

 with pores and which are connected by and im- 

 mersed in soft tissue. The pores are single and 

 radially septate (2-4 and occasional 5 and 7). 

 General. — A grey brown timber showing a little 

 grain. Solution wood: colourless, strong blue 

 precipitate. Cuts very hard. 55 lb. per cubic 

 foot. 



Locality. — Mt. Obree to Laruni Spur on a flattish 



portion between 7,000 and 8,000 feet, where 

 broadleafed species take the place of Coniferae. 

 Date.— February, 1923. 



Native name. — Sere. 



Remarks. — A hard, close-grained, interlocked tim- 

 ber. Common. 



Material collected. — Lea 



res. bark, wood. 



80 feet and 130 feet overall, 

 but spur-rooted. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite and subopposite; peti- 

 ole |, grooved; blade 2^ to 3 by li inches; obo- 



vate to oval, acute, more or less twisted from 



7 .-..*, -li • . 



base to apex; midrib yellow, prominent; veins 

 indistinct; glaucous below; green, shiny above; 



When leaves crushed thev emit 



coriaceous. 



w ■ 



faint apple perfume. 



Bark. 





to 



inch; salmon; scaly; scales papery. 

 Inner bark a lighter pink. Solution light yellow; 

 faint precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap, l£ to li inches, yellow. Heart a 



deep red brown; very fine indeed. 



Raj 



r s. 



sinuous, 

 inch 



370. Very fine dark brown, 'somewhat 



l-75th inch deep. About 70 to the 



Pores. — Clear. 



are coarser. 



100,000 

 Soft tissue. 



to 



110,000 plentifully scattered. 



Surrounds and links up pores in short wavy 

 lines, running across rays. General. — A dark 

 red brown wood. Solution wood: faint yellow, 

 slight precipitate. Cuts hard; 59 lb. per cubic 

 foot. 



Locality. — Mt. Obree to Laruni Spur — 7,000 to 

 8,000 feet. 



Bate. — February, 1923. 



Native name. — Maro (Laruni). 



Remarks.- — A hard, dense wood. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, bark, wood. 



Eugenia sp., No. 387. 



Large tree. Girth 9 feet, bole 65 feet, over all 100 



feet. Medium spur roots; no buttresses. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite, decussate ; petiole 

 blade 1£ to 2J by g- to l-£; obovate to oval, more 

 or less acuminate; midrib prominent; veins dis- 



4 j 



tinct; marginal vein present; coriaceous. 



Bark 



Grev-brown. Pustular fibrous. 



Scaly ; 



the scales are very small and thin, and lie close 

 so that it is only on close inspection that the 

 Bcaliness is observable. Inner bark yellow brown 

 with a powdery sheen. Solution colourless. 

 Strong blue precipitate. 



Wood.— Sap 2 J to 2^, light brown. Heart a deep 

 brown. 



Eays —300 to 500, of which 14 to 16 are plainly 

 visible, the rest are very fine indeed; yellow, 

 showing up as specks on quarter. Pores. — Clear. 

 6,000 to 8,000 in close sown and wider sown 

 bands. Soft tissue. — More or less clear. Sur- 

 rounds pores and link them in broken and tan- 



gential lines, 

 showin 



little grain, 

 strong blue precipitate, 

 per cubic foot. 



General. — A grey-brown timber 



Solution wood : colourless, 

 Cuts very hard; 55 lb 





Locality. — Mt. Obree to Laruni Spur. 7,000 to 



8,000 feet. 

 Date. — February, 1923. 

 Native name. — la (Laruni). 



Remarks. — A hard, interlocked timber. 



to be close to No. 384. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, bark, wood. 



Eugenia sp., No. 428. - 



Appears 



A large tree 10 feet girth and 60 feet bole, 100 

 feet over all. Spur rooted. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite; petiole 5-16 inch 

 grooved; blade 2 by f ; lanceolate acuminate, 

 venation fine but clear, slightly coriaceous. 



