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Names. 



Bemarks. 



1017 



CaryoU uMn6, L, 



(Minbo) S. K. 



101 



Caryota sobolifera, WaU. 



(Minbo-bo) S. K. 



1019 



-it. , 



Arenga saeebarifera, hah. 

 Towng oug. 



1020 



1021 



Wallichia distieha, T. And. 



(Minbo or zanong) S. K. 



Nipa frtiticans, Wwmh. 



(Da'-n^) S. K. 



R 



5^-11^^,^^ (APr~P-z2000'). 

 8S = Si 8., Ca S. Upper mixed forests. 



Wood very fibrous and hard, silicious. 

 Trunks well adapted for water-buckets 

 and water-trains. The pitli yields sago. 

 Yields also toddy. The leaves yield the 

 kittul fibre of oommeroe. 



E. , Boboliferous, rarely simple stemmed 

 ^^ ~ ^^ (Ar* - Aa- M' T 



Ever- 



12 15 + 1 1 J 



1000'). SS = Si S., Metam, 

 green tropical forests. s. 

 Yields fibre similar to the above. 



E 



20 3040 



^_^^^_3_^(Ps-M-T-1000'). 



SS = Mctam., Si 8. Evergreen tropical 

 forestSi 8. 

 The trunk of the dead palm becomes sOon 

 hollow and furnishes very durable under- 

 ground water-pipes; also good for troughs 

 or channels for water. The pith yields 

 sago. The black fibre used for cordage is 

 renowned for its power of resisting wet. 

 Each leaf yields from 8 to 16 ounces of 

 clean fibre. The sap yields toddy and 

 sugar. 



E. 



8 15 



Evergreen tropical and 

 mixed forests. s X 1. 

 Yields strong but coarse fibre. 



(P' 25000. SS=SiS. 



3 4 + 2 3 ^ 



moist upper 



15 30 



E. simple or soboliferous , 



short and thick 



(C Ar' P* T An' 00. SS = Sal. 

 Tidal forests -^s. 



The leaves are used extensively for thatching. 



