298 BOfAN*. 



GREWIA. 



At Tavoy, when vessels require spars they are usually 

 furnished from a small tree which grows on the sea-board, 

 belonging to the genus grewia. r 



Grewia. 



CALOPHYLLUM. 



House carpenters often use the timber of a species of 

 calcphyllum, and this tree also furnishes spars. 

 Calophyllum. 

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GARCINIA. 



A timber tree, the largest that I have seen of the genus 

 garcinia, is in frequent demand for house posts in Tavoy, 

 Garcinia. 

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GORDONIA. 



Gordonia is called " itch-wood" by the Tavoyers, from 

 the itching which its chips or bark occasion when brought 

 in contact with the skin. I have often seen its compact, 

 timber" used for house posts, and for rice mortars. 

 Gordonia fioribunda. 

 " intcgrifoJia. 



MANGROVE. 



The species of mangrove most abundant along ouf 

 shores furnishes a hard and durable timber. The tree is 

 easily distinguished from its associates, for it drops no roots 

 from its branches, but the trunk is divided into numerous 

 roots for half its height, like a small bamboo pavilion. 



Bruguicra Rheedit. 



R hizophora gymnorrhiza. 



