204 BOTANY, 



VATERIA. 



A species of vateria is a common timber tree in the 

 Provinces of Tavoy and Mergui. The timber is whiter 

 than hopea, and equally good. Indeed, it is often call- 

 ed white thengan, or white hopea, the woods being only 

 distinguished in commerce by their colour. Wallich in 

 his list of Indian woods mentions Hopea jloribunda as 

 known at Tavoy by the Burmese name of tantheya. 

 This tree is called at Tavoy pantheya, but it is certainly 

 not a species of hopea. Its flowers, in white fragrant pa- 

 nicles, are often seen in the Tavoy bazar, and are very un- 

 like the yellow secund flowers of the hopea. 

 Vateria lanceolata ? 



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WOOD OIL TREE. 



The common wood oil tree produces a very useful tim- 

 ber, which is sawn into boards at Tavoy and Mergui, and 

 used in house building. Where not exposed to the wet, 

 they answer as well as teak, and are sold at half the price ; 

 but they are not impervious to white ants. 

 Dipterocarpus lozvis. 



LARGE-FLOWERED DIPTEROCARPUS. 



This is a species of wood oil tree which grows on the 

 sandy plains near the sea-shore, and on a similar soil in 

 the interior. 



Dipterocarpus grandifiora. 



SOUR WOOD OIL TREE. 



This is the name which the Karens give a large tree 

 that grows on their mountains, but which produces com- 

 paratively very little wood oil. 

 Diptei ocarpus. 



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