Description of the Woods in the Collection. 4.3 



no value for export. Sometimes confused with Manniballi, to 

 which it has a strong resemblance. 



Authorities. 2. Bell, p. 6. 12. Hawtayne, p. 385. 20. 

 McTurk, p. 4. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



Somewhat similar to those of Pakoorie, No. 70 ; ManniballS, 

 No. 62. (See also Washiba, Stone, 27., PI. VII., fig. 57.) 



Transverse Section. Slightly darker than the other sections. 



Pores. Readily visible with the naked eye as holes; large, nob 

 diminishing towards the close of the season's growth, but becom- 

 ing gradually larger as the tree ages; little variation except in, 

 the groups; evenly distributed, isolated or isolated groups of 

 2-4, or rarely 7, Pores; few, widely scattered, can be counted 

 without the aid of the lens in old wood; mostly containing gum* 

 and sparkling here and there. 



Rays. Just visible with the naked eye when moistened; very- 

 fine, uniform, regular, weak and thread-like; less than the widths 

 of a Pore apart ; slightly avoiding the Pores ; of the same colour as- 

 the Soft Tissue. 



Rings. Well defined ; boundary a fine line accompanied by am 

 interruption in the succession of the zones of Soft Tissue,, 

 contour regular, averaging 6 per inch of radius in my specimens. 



Soft Tissue of definite arrangement ; type of Washiba or Manni- 

 balli, No. 62, but much coarser and bolder, in broad, light- 

 coloured concentric, closely-packed, continuous zones imbedding^ 

 the Pores. In young wood they are broken and then resemble 

 those of Purpleheart. 



Pith. About J in. diameter, brown, woody. 



Radial Section. Not as light as the Tangential Section, but 

 a little lighter than the Transverse. The Pores are coarse, red 

 grooves having chambers that are visible without the aid of the 

 lens. The Rays are faint semi-transparent lines. The Rings are 

 scarcely indicated. 



Tangential Section as the Radial, but a little lighter as the 

 Soft tissue is more abundantly exposed, in this section. The Rays 

 need the microscope, being minute and about '25 m/m. high. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 42/2698. 



43. NOT IDENTIFIED. 



Nat. Ord., LEGUMINOS^J. 



Alternative Names. " Itikabouraballi " (2); " Itikaboura ' ' 

 (12); "Bois de lettres; Tigerwood " (28); " Hitriribouraballi " 

 (9). 



Salient Features. A rich, nut-brown, hard, heavy wood of an- 

 uniform colour. Lustrous in Radial Section. 



