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No. 119 



A large tree, 9-ft. girth by a 60-ft. bole. 



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



blade, 4 to 7 inches x 2 to 2| inches; oval to 



lanceolate, acuminate, entire, few scattered hairs 



on midrib (lower surface), otherwise glabrous, 

 thin. 



Bark. — Dappled grey and brown, with a streak 

 here and there of red; inner bark pale yellow. 



Wood. — Sap undefined, yellow. 



Rays. — Clear, 100-110, yellow, sinuous around 

 pores; l-100th inch deep; show up as fine lines 

 and little specks on quarter. Pores. — 3,000 to 

 4,000, variation depending on degree to which 

 pores divide; radially septate (2-4), but here and 

 there they might be termed reticularly septate 

 (3 to 9) ; encrusted with sparkling deposit. 

 Soft tissue. — Thin, concentric rings, about 5 to 

 the inch, sometimes only i inch apart, at other No. 140 



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General. — A mouse- 



grey timber. Solution wood faint yellow, green 

 precipitate. Cuts firm; 36 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Vanapa. 



Date.— May, 1922. 



Native name. — Tikona. 



Material collected. — Leaves and wood. 



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(2-4) ; the divisions are irregular, and sometimes 

 a further septum divides a group of 2 in 4 

 radially. Certain of the pores filled with yellow 

 deposit. Soft tissue. — Clear; lines thicker than 

 the rays, and 150 to the inch; run more or less 

 continuously and concentrically. The lines are 

 wavy and link up the pores, sometimes surround- 

 ing, sometimes tangential to, and sometimes 



crossing them along septa. 



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eneral. — A very 



pretty brown wood, with a delightful cedar frag- 

 rance. Solution wood colourless, no precipitate. 

 Cuts hard ; 4!) lb. per cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Aroa. 



Date.— 22nd May. 

 Native name. — Koka (Suku). 

 Remarks. — A hardwood. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, wood. 



A large tree, 8 feet in girth, with an unbuttressed 



bole of 70 feet. 

 Leaves. — Simple, alternate ; petiole, 



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A large tree, 8-ft. girth, with a bole of 60 feet, 

 unbuttressed. 



Leaves. — Clustered at the end of the branches, 

 simple, alternate; petiole, f to l£ inches; blade, 

 3^ to 5 inches x If to 2i inches; obovate, obtuse, 

 glabrous, entire; exudes milky sap from every - 

 broken vein. 



Bark. — lj inch thick, regularly pustular and 

 scaly, the curved back edges of the scales break 

 the smoothness of the trunk; greeny-grey; inner 

 bark white, spotted with yellow; exudes a milky 

 sap. Solution yellow, muddy precipitate. 



"Wood. — Sap undefined, yellow. 



Rays. — Clear, 140, white, sinuous round pores, 

 very hard to see on quarter. Pores. — Con- 

 spicuous, 600-1,200, large, evenly scattered, dif- 

 fering in density due to number of septate pores ; 

 radially septate (2-4, rarely 7, 8, and 9). Soft 

 tissue. — Conspicuous; short thick lines surround 

 pores and link them up in a wavy, zig-zag 

 manner. General. — A white wood, much at- 

 tacked by blue fungus. Solution wood colour- No. 143 — 



blade, 7 to 81 inches x 2| to 3 inches; lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, glabrous above; midribs and 

 veins rusty, pubescent below; exudes latex from 

 every broken vein. 



Bark. — 1 inch thick, grey, flatly ridged; inner bark 

 red-brown; exudes latex; solution orange, sage- 

 green precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap undefined, pale yellow. 



Rays. — 200, yellow, very sinuous, crushed together 

 here and there around pores; l-60th inch deep; 

 indistinct on quarter; faint speckles. Pores. — 

 2,000 to 3,500 in zones of more porous and less 

 porous wood; single and radially septate (2 



sometimes 3), encrusted with sparkling deposit. 



Soft tissue.— Short, broken lines, 170 to inch, 

 about same thickness as rays, link up the latter. 

 Sometimes continue across 2 or 3 rays, some- 

 times break off at first ray, and start again 

 afresh at the other side. General. — A pale, 

 yellow wood, clear and straight-grained. Solu- 

 tion wood pale yellow, green precipitate. Cuts 

 firm ; 39 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Suputu, near Buna. 



Date.— 22nd July. 



Native name. — Nambo. 



Material collected. -Leaves, wood, and bark. 



less, no precipitate. Cuts soft and woolly; 37 lb. 



per cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Aroa. 

 Date.— 22nd May. 

 Native name. — Ivina (Suku). 

 Remarks. — A hardwood. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, wood, and bark. 



Large tree, 8-ft. girth, with a bole of 90 feet, and 



narrow buttresses up to 10 feet. 

 Leaves. — Simple alternate; petiole, ^ to 



blade 6 to 9 inches 



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A large tree, 10 J feet in girth, and a bole of SO 

 feet, with small buttresses up to 4 feet. It 

 reaches 120 feet in height. 



Leaves. — Compound, alternate; stalk 12 to 23 

 inches, bearing 4 to 6 pairs of leaflets; these are 

 alternate; petiole, \ inch; blade, 3 to 4f inches 



If inches; lanceolate, acuminate, glab- 

 rous, membranous. 



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

 yellow, streaked with brown. 



Wood. — Sap yellow, 5 inches, heart light brown. 



Kays. — 200, very sinuous; up to l-50th inch deep; 

 showing up as fine lines on quarter. Pores. — 

 Clear, 2,000 to 3,000, large, radially septate 



inch ; 

 2\ to 3 inches; lanceolate, 

 acuminate, glabrous, thin. The veins on lower 

 surface are prominent, regular, and yellow. 

 Bark.— i inch thick, flatly ridged at butt, longi- 

 tudinally lined further up; brown, dappled with 

 . grey; inner bark brown, streaked with white; 

 exudes latex. Solution colourless; very pale blue 

 precipitate. 

 Wood. — Sap undefined, white. 



Kays. — 280, white, very fine, slightly sinuous round 

 and broken by pores ; l-40th inch deep ; show up 

 as lines oil quarter. Pores.— 2,500 to 3,000, 

 evenly scattered, single, and radially septate 



Soft tissue. — Fine, broken 



(2-4). 



irregular 



lines link up rays. General. — A pale yellow or 

 white wood with a wavy grain, works smoothly 

 enough. Cuts soft and clean; 32 lb. per cubic 

 foot. 



Locality. — Suputu, near Buna. 



Date.- 



Max, 



1922. 



