MANGEAO 



section. Pores, narrow lines : fine except where a radial group 

 is exposed. Rays, small lighter-coloured flakes. Rings, im- 

 perceptible. 



Tangential Section. As the Radial, but the pores appear finer 

 because they are exposed in smaller numbers. Rays, imper- 

 ceptible with lens, about 0*5 mm. high. 



Type specimens authenticated by the Forest Officer to the 

 Government of the Cape of Good Hope : from logs sent to the 

 Indian and Colonial Exhibition. 



Laslett (61) says the Soft Grey Stinkwood is believed to be 

 a variety. This is not the case ; see Celtis Kraussiana, No. 175. 



No. 153. MANGEAO. Litsea calicaris. 



(Not mentioned in the Index Kewensis.) 

 Plate XI. Fig. 98. 



Natural Order. Laurineae. 



Synonym. Tetranthera calicaris. Hook. fil. 



Source of Supply. New Zealand only. 



Alternative Names. Mangeas (60). Tangeao (90). 

 f Physical Characters, etc. Recorded dry-weight 48I lbs. per 

 cu. ft. Hardness Grade 7, compare English Alder. Smell 

 delightfully fragrant and spicy when worked. Taste faint or 

 none. Burns well : ignites readily but embers soon die out and 

 leave the carbonized wood : little aroma. Solution very faint, 

 turning pink upon the addition of potash : ppt. reddish-brown. 



Bark. Brown, J-J inch thick : of two layers, the outer rather 

 soft and crumbling : fragrant when sawn : the inner about 

 rV inch thick like a dark line following the undulating contour 

 of the outside of the wood, which latter is deeply channelled. 



Uses, etc. " Ships' -blocks " (60). " Tough, . . . seldom 

 exceeds 40 feet in height" (57), p. 311. 



Authorities. Laslett (60), p. 311. Perceval (91), p. 11. Kew 

 Guide (57), p. 79. 



Colour. Heart-wood ecru : brownish white : defined from 

 the darker sap-wood, which is from 2-2J inches (or more) wide. 



Anatomical Characters. As those of Ocotea bullata (No. 152) 

 with the following differences: — 



Pores. Just visible from their lighter colour, size 3 : mostly 

 empty : 8-15 per sq. mm. 



Rays. Just visible on account of their white colour, size 5-6 : 

 firm, not avoiding the pores : 5-7 per mm. 



Rings. Just traceable by means of a rather denser pore-less 

 zone. 



Soft-tissue. White borders encircling the pores. 



Pith. ? 



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