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THE FORESTER. 



February, 



Common name. 

 Alintatao 



Botanical name. 

 Diospyros sp. 



Bolongita 



Diospyros 

 pilosanthera 



Description. 



Several other varieties of the order 

 Ebenacae are found on the islands, 

 such as Ebano, Sapots and Camagon. 

 Alintatao is a hardwood which has 

 been used for furniture, framing, 

 roofs, etc., but it is brittle, not very 

 plentiful, and is now not much used. 



Wood clouded red in color, very 

 similar in appearance to Camagon ; 

 used in house construction. 



Camaynan Diospyros sp. 



Ebano 



Malapapay Diospyros sp. 



Hard wood, black and red in color, 

 very similar to Camagon and used 

 for same purposes. 



Anobing 

 Antipolo 



Artocarpus ovata 



Artocarpus incisa 



Acle 



Xylia sp. 



Amnguis 



Odina sp. 



Anagap 

 Apiton 



Pithecolobium 

 Dipterocarpus 



Not much appreciated as a hard 

 wood, but resists damp well; used for 

 pillars or supports of houses. 



Yellowish in color, light, very 

 strong; is resistant to attacks of the 

 teredo, does not warp when seasoned, 

 is much used for outside planking and 

 keels of ships, and also for flooring. 

 A very valuable wood. 



Can be obtained in large logs. 

 Wood dark red in color, strong and 

 durable; it is difficult to burn, pol- 

 ishes well, and is of fine grain. It has 

 been called the Walnut of the Phil- 

 ippines, is much used in house and 

 ship building, and is highly prized 

 by the natives 



Close-textured, solid wood, reddish 

 in color, used for flooring or plank- 

 ing; abundant. That from Bataan is 

 considered the best quality. 



Light durable wood used for inte- 

 rior fittings and furniture; does not 

 bear exposure. 



Logs can be obtained 60 to 70 feet 

 long by 24 inches square. A light 

 wood, works well, serves for furni- 

 ture and general carpentry. 



Localities where found. 

 Provinces :* Tayabas 

 Camarines Sur. 



A wood of close texture, dark red 

 in color. It was formerly much used 

 in house building, but it is very liable 

 to attacks of insects, which has led 

 to disuse. 

 Diospyros ebenum The Ebony of commerce ; found 

 only of small size and in limited quan- 

 tities. Used exclusively for fine cabi- 

 net work. 



Banuyo 



Dipterocarpus Logs 20 to 40 feet long by 12 inches 



sp. up to 30 inches square similar to 

 * Provinces 1. e., provinces of the island of Luzon. 



Provinces: Zainbales, 

 Morong, Infanta, Batan- 

 gas. 



Islands : Mindoro, Ba- 

 labac. 



Provinces: Bataan, 

 Laguna. 



Island : Leyte. 



Provinces : Cagayan, 

 Principe, Infanta, Batan- 

 gas, Albay. 



Islands: Masbato, 

 Mindoro, Romblon. 



Provinces : Cagayan, 

 Lepanto, Benguet, Prin- 

 cipe, Laguna, Infanta, 

 Batangas, La Union, 

 Ilocos. 



Islands : Mindanao 

 Negros, Romblon, Mas- 

 bate. 



Provinces : N u e v a 

 Ecija, Bataan, Laguna. 



Provinces : N u e v a 

 Ecija, Bataan, Laguna, 

 Infanta, Batangas, Cam- 

 arines Sur. 



Islands: Masbate, 

 Romblon. 



Provinces : N u e v a 

 Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, 

 Pampanga, Bulacan, La- 

 guna, Infanta, Cavite, 

 Camarines Sur. 



Islands : Mindoro, 

 Romblon. 



Provinces: Tayabas, 

 Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Ca- 

 vite, Batangas, Bataan, 

 Zambales, Camarines Sur. 



Islands : Masbate, Min- 

 doro, Romblon. 



Provinces : Laguna, 

 Batangas, Cavite, Nueva 

 Viscaya. 



Provinces : Nueva 

 Ecija, Laguna, Tayabas, 

 Zambales, Camarines Sur, 

 Pampanga. 



Islands : Mindoro, 

 Palawan, Panay. 



Provinces : Nueva 

 Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, 



