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No. 201 



A large tree, 10 feet in girth, with a bole of 30 

 feet, heavily buttressed. The buttresses extend 

 up the trunk, rendering it grooved and generally 

 asymmetrical. 



Leaves. — Compound, alternate. Stalk variable up 

 to 3 ft. 9 in. long; large swelling at junction 

 with stem; leaflets, 6 to 10 pairs, and no ter- 

 minal one; opposite; petiole, -A- to 1 inch, much 

 swollen; blade, 5 to 6 inches x 2f to 4i| inches; 



oval or lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, thin. 



Bark. — J inch thick, mottled grey and red-brown; 

 scaly, scales shedding in small, irregular patches ; 

 inner bark streaked light and dark yellow. 

 Solution tawny, no precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap undefined, yellow, rings of soft tissue 

 very regular and distinct,. 



Rays. — 170, cream, wavy and sinuous around rela- 

 tively large pores, l-100th inch deep, fine lines 

 on quarter. Pores. — Clear, 1.000 to 2,000, 

 fairly evenly scattered, single and radially 



septate; some large pores occur, though most are 

 of medium size. Soft tissue. — Conspicuous ; 

 numerous coarse, white, wavy broken or con- 

 tinuous lines, about 50 to the inch radius, some- 

 run together, 

 which has 



times 



General. — A white 



a pretty back grain 



owing 



to 



wood 

 th 





bands of soft tissue, hard to tell from 200, not 

 attacked by blue fungus. Solution wood colour- 

 less, no precipitate. Cuts firm to hard; 47 lb. 



per cubic foot. 



■Kunmsi near Ointatandi. 



Locality.— 



Date,— July, 1922. 



Native name. — Asawa (Buna). 

 Remarks.- 



No. 200. 



A hardwood, difficult to separate from 



Material collected. — Loaves, bark, wood. 



No. 20; 



A medium to large tree, 6 feet in girth, with an 

 unbuttressed bole of 50 feet, and attaining 85 

 feet over all. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite; petiole, £ inch; 

 blade, 4£ inches x 2j to 2h inches; oval, acumi- 

 nate, coriaceous; venation very distinct and mid- 

 rib prominent below. 



Hark. — £ inch thick, scaly, yellow; scales shed in 

 rather large plates and leave bole scroll-marked; 

 inner bark red-brown; solution pale yellow, 

 strong green precipitate. 



"Wood. — Sap ill defined ; yellow, darkening to red- 



brown. 



Ravs. 



130, red-brown, very sinuous, 1 -120th inch 

 deep, fine lines and specks on quarter. Pores. — 

 Clear, 5,000 to 7,000 in zones of less and more 



porous wood, single and radially septal e (2-3). 

 Soft tissue. — Absent. General. — Grey-brown 



wood with a close, straight grain. Solution wood 

 pale yellow; pale-green precipitate. Cuts very 

 hard; 43 lb. per cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Sagari, Northern Division. 



Date.— July, 1922. 



Xative name. — Gasara. 



Remarks. — A hard, straight-grained timber. 



Material collected. — Leaves, bark, wood. 



Xo. 220 



A large tree, 13 feet in girth, with a heiivily- 



buttressed bole of 60 feet and a wide-branching 



crown. Its height over all is 120 feet. 



Leaves. — Compound, opposite. Stalk, 4£ inches; 

 leaflets, 3 to 4 pairs and a terminal one; 



opposite; petiole, 3-16th inch; blade, 3 to 4^ 

 lichee x 1\ to If inches; oval to lanceolate, 



acuminate, serrate, glabrous, thin; very shiny 

 above, dull beneath ; veins very regular and 



distinct. 

 Bark. — J inch thick, very light brown, scaly and 



pustular; inner bark red-brown. 

 Wood. — Sap, 2 inches, yellow; heart a red-brown, 



dries to a light yellow-brown. 

 Rays. — 240, of which 120 are coarse and 120 fine, 



sinuous, l-80th inch deep; 



red-brown, very »*«~~««, 



show up as wavy lines on quarter. 



Pores. 



Clear, 3,500 to 4,500 in zones of less and more 



are 



porous wood ; single, but 



septate (2-4) ; 



deposit. 



connect 



some 

 Soft tissue. 



up 

 General. — A 



the 



often radially 



with a ruby 



— Very faint, broken lines 



more 

 filled 



like 



rays hkc rungs 

 dark-brown, very heavy, 



of a ladder. 



hard, 

 straight-grained wood. Solution wood colourless, 

 blue precipitate. Cuts hard; 62 lb. per cubic 

 foot. 



Locality. — Hydrographer's Range, above Pernam- 



bata. 

 Date.— July, 1922. 

 Native name. — Siri (Pernambata). 

 Remarks. — A hard, close-grained wood. 



Material collected — 



Leaves, wood, bark. 



ISTo. 221 



A medium tree, 5.1 feet in girth, with a bole of 50 



feet, and attaining 75 feet over all. 

 Leaves. — Simple, sub-opposite; petiole, § inch ; 



blade, 21 to 3} inches x 1 to lij inches; lanceo- 

 late, obovate, acuminate, glabrous. 



Bark. — Yellow-browil, scaly, scales papery ; inner 



bark red-brown, streaked with white. Solution 

 sherry; strong blue precipitate. 

 Wood. — Saj) ill-defined, straw, deepening 



t: 



a 



jarrah-red. 



Rays. — 300, sinuous and Avavv; l- ( .)0tb inch deep ; 

 fine lines on quarter. Pores. — S,()()(), very small, 

 ami evenly scattered. Soft tissue. — Clear, short, 



broken lines coarser than rays link up and sur- 

 round pores. General. — A red-brown wood, 

 hard, dense, showing little grain. Solution wood 

 colourless, green precipitate; cuts very hard; 

 58 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. I lydrographer's Range, above Pernam- 

 bata. 



Date.— Julv, 1922. 



Xative name. — Lala. 



Remarks. — From a general outward appearance 

 this tree is hard to separate from Lala of tho 



plains, and Lalagi. A dense hardwood. 



Ms 

 No. 229 



— Leaves, wood, bark. 



A medium tree, 5 feet in girth, with an unbut- 

 tressed bole of 50 feet, and attaining 75 feet 

 over all. 



Leaves. — (Y>mpound, alternate; stalk, 3 inches; 



one, \ to f 



leaflets, 2 pairs and 



a terminal 



i'! 



inmate 



glabrous, thin ; midrib 



oblanoeolate, 



and veins prominent ; yellow; twigs grey, slightly 



pustular. 



Bark. — 3-1 6th inch thick, grey, scaly, scales small, 



pustular; inner bark yellow. 

 Wood. — Sup undefined, pale yellow; exudes a resin. 



Locality. — Km hi, in Hydrographer's Range. 



Date. 



August, 



1!*22. 



useful-looking 



Native name. — I\'iinga. 



Remarks. — A straight-grained, 



wood. The resin is use.) by the northern divi- 

 sion hoys for tattooing. See Xo. 7. 



Material collected. — Leaves. 



