160 



Locality. — Ogeramnang, 6,000 feet. 

 Date. — 23rd November, 

 Native name. — -Kuvi. 



Material collected, — Leaves, wood, bark. 



No. 555 



A medium-sized tree, 6 feet in girth, with a bole of 

 40 feet, and 60 feet over all. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite ; petiole, 3-16th inch ; 



blade, 2 to 21 inches x 3 to H inch; obovate to 



equally tapering at both ends, obtuse, rather 

 coriaceous. 



Bark. — I inch thick, grey, finely lined, and covered 

 with minute pustules; inner bark a pale yellow, 

 streaked white; solution colourless, pale brown 



precipitate. 



Wood, — Sap undefined, white. 



Rays.— 



— Conspicuous, 150, pale, l-50th inch deep, 

 but indistinct on quarter. Pores. — Conspicuous, 



4,S00 single. Soft tissue.— 80 to the inch, fine 



lines 



General. 



brok 



en 



by 



them 



pores or iinKing mem up. 

 A pale yellow wood, cuts rather hard. 



and shows little grain ; solution colourless, no 



precipitate; 53 lb. to the cubic foot. 



Locality. — Ogeramnang. 

 Date. — 23rd November. 

 Native name. — Ngangi (Ogeram). 



Material collected. — Leaves, wood. bark. 



No. 559 



A large tree, 8 feet in girth, 60-ft. bole, and 100 



feet over all. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite; petiole, { to \ i.ich; 

 blade, 3 to 5 inches x 1| to 2| inches; elliptical, 

 acuminate, rather coriaceous. 



Bark. — A pinkey-grey, scaly; shedding cleanly, and 

 leaving hole smooth, but slightly scrolled; inner 

 bark dark brown; solution tawny, strong blue 



precipitate, 



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



brown. 

 Kays. — 180, distinct, wavy around pores, do not 



and radially septate (2). Soft tissue. — Fine, 

 wavy, irregular spaced lines of soft tissue link 



A. brown, hard, close- 

 grained timber, hard to cut, with an interlocked 



grain 



57 lb. to the cubic foot 



up the pores. General. — 



timber, hard to ci 



Solution pale yellow, blue precipitate; 



Locality. — Ogeramnang. 



Date. — 23rd November. 



Native name. — Sail (Ogeramnang). 

 Material collected. — Leaves, wood, bark. 



No. 578 



A large tree, 10 feet in girth, with a bole of 75 

 feet, and attaining 110 feet over all; root 

 swellings and spurs slightly developed. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite; petiole, \ inch; blade, 

 2^ to 4 inches x 1 \ to 2 inches; ovate, obtuse, 

 coriaceous. 



Hark. — ! to \ inch, a bright yellow or red-brown, 

 with papery scales; inner bark mouse-coloured ; 



colourless solution, blue precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap \ inch, yellow, heart a red-brown; a 



hard, interlocked wood. 



Kays. — 320 to 350, distinct, straight except round 

 large pore-, 1- 16th inch dee]), show up as rather 

 long, narrow bands on 1 inch. Pores. — 9,000 



to 10. (MM), distinct, single, and radially septate 



(2). Soft tissue. — Broken thin lines link up 

 rays and surround pores. General, — A pink to 



red hard wood, hard to cut, has an interlocked 

 grain. Solution colourless, strong blue precipi- 

 tate; 5G lb. to the cubic foot. 

 Loca 1 i ty . — Joang< y . 



Date.— December, 1928. 



Native name. — Swaing (Joangey). 



Remarks. — Compare with Pap. 221. 



Material collected. — Lea \ es, wood, bark. 



No. 583 



i 



A large tree with a girth of 8 feet, a hole of f!5 



feet, and attaining 90 feet over all; small but- 

 tressed to 4 feet. 



Leaves. — Simple, alternate; petiole, I to IS inch; 



blade, 2\ to 5 inches x V{ to 3| inches; obovate, 



thin, obtuse, margin wavy. 



Flowers. — Axillary, greenish cream; pedicel 1 inch. 



usually in pairs. IYntamerous. 

 Fruit. — A woody brown fruit, 3 inches long, on a 

 stout peduncle 1 inch long, opens into 4 seg- 

 ments to release about 24 seeds; seeds black, 



inch, with red aril. 

 Bark. — Grey, smooth, except for longitudinal lines 

 of rather prominent, though not numerous, pus- 

 tules; inner bark speckled yellow. Pale yellow 

 solution and strong blue precipitate 1 . 



Wood. — Sap undefined, axes easiler. 



Kays. — 30 to 40, conspicuous, white, and 250 fine 

 ones, all rather sinuous, and some of the fine ones 

 broken by pores; l-40th inch deep, conspicuous 

 on quarter. Pores. — Distinct, 2,000 to 5,000, in 

 thickly and thinly-sown bands, single and 

 radially septate (2, sometimes 3, rarely 4 and 5), 

 General. — A white or pale yellow wood, cuts soft 

 and clean, straight-grained; solution colourless, 



blue precipitate; 43 lb. to the cubic foot. 



Locality. 



Y 



unzam. 



Date. — December 1923. 



Xative 



names. 



Gal 



an 



(Waria). 



(Yunzain), Bakan 



Material collected. — Leaves, flowers, wood, hark 

 fruit. 



show lip on the quarter. Pores.— 3,S0(), single -No. 591 



A large tree, 10 feet in girth, with a boh 1 of 80 



feet, and attaining 120 feet over all. 



Root 



swellings, but no buttresses. 



Compound: 



J 7 



Leaves. 



Rachis 



5 



opposite, and sub-opposite. 

 to 9 inches. Leaflets : — Petiole 



i 



ter- 



iinh; opposite and sub-opposite, and a 

 minal odd one; blade, 3 inches to 6 feet x lj 

 inches to 2| feet, increasing in size from basal 

 to terminal pair. The rachis is swollen at junc- 

 tion with twig, so is the petiole at junction with 

 rachis. 



Bark. — \ inch, brown to grey-brown, pustular; 

 inner bark mauve, streaked white; pale brown 

 solution, faint blue precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap ill-defined, \ inch, white, then deepens 

 to a red; axes easily splits well. 



Kays. — 170, indistinct owing to colour, l-80th inch 

 deep, but show up clearly as brownish streaks on 

 the quarter. Pores. — 1,400 occasionally filled 

 with greenish resin; single, more rarely septate 

 (2-4). The septum is often diagonal, or even 

 radial; show up brown grooves on both longi- 

 tudinal sections. General. — A pinkish wood with 



a pretty satin sheen on the quarter; soft to cut, 

 and works up well. Solution colourless, no pre- 

 cipitate; 29 lb. to cubic foot. 



Locality. — Finsch Hatfen. 



Date.— December, 1923. 



Native name. — Ke Sang-Setng (Yabim). 



