147 



Wood. — : Sap ill-clefiiiecl ; yellow., deepening to a 

 light brown. 



Rays. — 2G0, brown, very fine; l-100tli inch deep. 

 In my specimen very wavy in sweeping curves. 

 Individual rays are sufficiently sinuous to go 

 around large pores. On a quarter they show up 

 as thin brown lines. Pores. — 2,600 to 9,000, in 

 zones of thinly and thickly sown wood; single 



and radially septate 

 regular; short, thin, 



(2). 



Soft tissue. — Ir- 



pores 

 General. 



and surround 



tangential lines link 



here and 



up 

 there. 



pores 

 A mouse-coloured wood with a nice 



grain. Cuts hard and clean ; 52 lb. per cubic f oor. 

 Locality. — Veia Creek, alluvial flat. 



Date.— May, 1922. 



Native name. — O I (Suku). 

 Material collected. — Leaves. 



No. 86 



A large tree, 8 feet in girth, with a bole of 50 feet ; 

 unbut tressed. 



Leaves. — Simple, alternate; petiole, 1 to 3| 

 inches; blade, 6 to 14 inches x 2-J- to 4| inches; 

 oblanceolate, coriaceous 



green, 



; upper surface light- 

 shiny; glabrous, except midrib, which 

 has scattered hairs; and lower surface, midrib, 

 petiole, main veins, rusty tomentose; fine veins 

 rusty pubescent; margin wavy. Tbe leaves of 

 young saplings are many times greater, and the 

 young trees have the appearance of Pandanus, 

 with its tuft of long leaves hanging down from 

 the summit. In large trees the leaves 

 bunched at the end of the branches. 



are 



Bark. — h inch thick; smooth, save for pustules; 

 grey; inner bark red; exudes a colourless or pale 

 yellow sticky gum; solution colourless, faint 

 green precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap undefined, "white. 



Rays.— 



—180, fairly uniform, here and there a very 

 coarse one, really a double one; sinuous around 

 pores; l-50th inch deep; show up plainly as 

 straight lines and specks on quarter. Pores. 

 Conspicuous; 2,500, single and radially septate 

 (2-3), evenly scattered. Soft tissue. — Absent. 

 General. — A pale timber with a straight grain, 

 very light. Solution wood colourless, no precipi- 

 tate. Cuts soft and woolly; 24 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Yanapa. 



Date.— May, 1922. 



Native name. — Bovida (Suku). 



Material collected- 



Leaves, wood, bark. 



No. 88 



See No. 298. 



Rays. — Clear, 100, red, coarse, and fine, sinuous 

 around pores ; up to l-5th inch deep, the average 

 is much less. Pores. — 4,000, evenly scattered, 

 single and radially septate (2, 3, and 4). Soft 

 tissue. — Thin lines, about three to the inch. 

 General. — A brown, straight-grained timber. 

 Solution wood colourless, no precipitate. Cuts 

 fairly soft ; 41 lb. per cubic foot. 



Bark. — Solution colourless, absinthe precipitate. 



No. 94 



A large tree with a 10-ft. girth and a 50-ft. bole, 

 with most symmetrical buttresses up to 12 feet. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite; petiole, I to 2 inches; 



blade, 11 x 5 inches; oblanceolate, broadly 



acuminate, entire, thin; glands at axils of main 



veins and midrib. 

 Bark. — Scaly, brown ; inner bark white, changing 



on exposure to a dirty green. 



j 



Wood. — Sap undefined; beart a slightly darker 

 shade of yellow than sap. 



Rays. — 160, pale yellow; generally rather straight, 



■ here and there a kink to round a pore; l-20th 

 inch; show up as lines and oblongs on quarter. 

 Pores. — 10,000 to 12,000 large and small mixed; 



• single and radially septate (2) appear rather 

 evenly scattered ; here and there zones of mon 

 porous wood occur ; the pores here are very small, 

 and the zones so narrow as to look like soft 

 tissue. Soft tissue. — Absent. General. — A yel- 

 low wood. Solution wood colourless, no pre- 

 cipitate. Cuts fairly soft ; 40 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Vanapa. 



Date.— May, 1922. 



Native names. — Arubi or Arupi (Suku) ; Ol^e 

 (Ointatandi). 



Kemarks. — A dense hardwood. 

 Material collected. — Leaves and wood. 



No. 99 



A large tree, 8 feet in girth, with a bole of 60 feet ; 

 unbuttressed. 



Leaves. — Simple, alternate; petiole, \ inch; 

 blade, 4 to 5 inches x 2 to 3 inches; oval to ovate, 

 entire, acuminate, thin, glabrous above; veins 

 beneath sparsely pubescent. 



Flowers. — Not seen, but said to be very fragrant, 

 and used by Samoan Mission teachers to scent 

 coco-nut oil. 



Bark. — 1 inch thick, grey-brown; inner bark 

 yellow-brown. Solution very pale yellow, no pre- 

 cipitate. 



Wood.— Sap undefined, pale yellow. 



Kays. — 65, of which 45 are coarse, conspicuous, 

 and up to 1-1 0th inch deep, showing np as ob- 

 longs and lines on quarter, and 20 are fine. The 

 latter are sinuous, the form?r straight, or nearh 

 so. Pores. — ( 1 onspicuous ; 1,000 large, 

 and radially septate (2-4), evenly scattered. 

 Soft tissue. — Exceedingly fine, close lines, 160 

 to the inch, link the rays like rungs of a vintner's 

 ladder. General. — A very pale yellow or white 

 timber. Solution wood colourless, no precipitate. 

 Cuts soft and woolly; 29 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Vanapa. 



Date.— May, 1922. 



Native names. — Keroni (Suku), Inono (Doura). 



Material collected. — Leaves, wood, bark. 



single, 



N"o. 100 



A large tree, 8 feet in girth, with a bole of 55 feet; 



medium buttresses. 

 Leaves. — Simple, alternate; petiole, f to 1 [ 



i nolle 



s; blade, 9x4 inches; lanceolate, entire, 



broadlv acuminate, thin, 



ti 11 



glaucous to fulvous beneath. 



green, 



shiny above, 



Bark. — \ inch thick, grey-brown, shallowly fis- 

 sured; inner bark pink-brown; exudes resin very 

 slightly; solution colourless, no precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap undefined, pinky yellow. 



Rays. — 370, very fine, yellow, wavy; broken by, 

 and sometimes somewhat sinuous around pores; 

 l-70th inch deep; specks on quarter. Pores. 



to 0,000, evenly scattered, single, and 

 radially septate (2-3-4). Soft tissue. — Absent. 

 General. — A pinky, yellow wood. Solution wood 

 colourless, no precipitate. Cuts very hard; 41 lb. 

 per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Yanapa. 



Date.— May, 1922. 



Xative name. — Asi Magani (Suku). 

 Material collected. — Leaves, wood, bark. 



5,000 



