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in short radial lines, and very fine medullary rays. It is 

 used largely for plunking. 



Weight about 45 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Penak Chengai (Balanocarpus maximus) is a very large 

 tree, which is found also in Johore ; the wood is yellowish 

 brown, but darkens with age, and is hard and durable. The 

 rays are very distinct. It is excellent timber for general 

 building work and boat-building. There are several 

 varieties of the tree, but this is considered the best. 



Weight 59 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Kranji Sepan (Dialum platysepalium}. The Malay name 

 Kranji covers the seven species of Dialum found in the 

 Malay Peninsula, all of which yield -very hard, durable 

 timber. The heartwood is of dark brown colour, like 

 mahogany, the sap of light colour ; the wood is heavy, 

 tough, and extremely durable, with a close grain. Used for 

 ship and house building in Borneo. The best of it is now 

 rare. Laslett tested a piece which proved equal to a crush- 

 ing strain of 10,920 Ibs. per square inch. 



Weight 67 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Teng Mang (Dryolalanops aroinatica), the camphor tree of 

 Borneo, is also found in Sumatra and elsewhere. It 

 attains a height of 150 ft. with 3 to 4 ft. diameter, and 

 often with straight unbranched trunk for 80 ft. The 

 timber is a deep red in colour, tough, close in texture, and 

 often cross-grained ; the sapwood is light in colour, but in 

 the larger trees there is very little of it. The wood darkens 

 with age, and has a strong smell of turpentine, due to the 

 oil of camphor contained in the resin. It is one of the best 

 of Malay hardwoods, very durable, and when polished 

 resembles mahogany. It is used for general building 

 work. Laslett tested small pieces 2 inches by 2 inches 

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