WOODS OF THE INDO-BURMESE PROVINCES. 73 



Koung-moo. — Found near Monlmein, Tavoy, and Mergui, on the coast. 

 It is not a good wood, being soft and perishable. 



Kussoo. — Nearly white. Abundant near the sea. Maximum length 

 15 feet. Very tough, durable, and good for helves. 



Kyai-gyee (Barringtonia speciosa). — Red. Abounds in the Pegu 

 districts. Hard and compact wood, used for building carts. 



Kya-hotjk. — Stated to be a kind of oak. Found all over the provinces 

 inland. An excellent tough wood, used for handspikes, casks, cavady- 

 poles, &c. 



Kyai-tew. — Found along the banks of the rivers. Brittle, but some- 

 times employed for posts. Used principally for making charcoal. 



Ktai-tha ; Kyway-thoay ; Kyee-tha ; Kyay-mishoung ; Itchwood 

 {Barringtonia acutangula). — Eed. Plentiful in the Tharawaddy district 

 and Amherst. Wood is hard and of fine grain. Used in constructing carts, 

 and for rafters. 



Kyannan ; Keannan ; Kannan-tha (Xylocarpus sp.). — Red. Found 

 near Mergui. Durable wood. Used for musket-stocks, spear-handles, &c. 



Kyanan {Syndesmus Tavoyana). — Moulmein and Tavoy. Banks of 

 rivers, in the province of Martaban, near the sea. Tough, light, and 

 durable. Used for planes, spears, &c. 



Kyet-thaY/ — Found on the sea-coast from Amherst to Mergui. Used 

 for posts of houses, but is liable to split. 



Kye-yo-tho. — Abundant at Mergui. Smooth-grained, close, tough, but 

 not heavy wood. Durable, but small. Appears to be identical with Trinco- 

 mallie wood 



Kye-zai {Laurus sp.). — Along the coasts from Amherst to Mergui. 

 Very tough and durable ; has been experimented upon, and found remark- 

 able for strength and tenacity. 



Kyoonboe (Gmelina arborea). — Yellow. Plentiful in the Pegu and 

 Tounghoo forests. Large and remarkably strong, tough timber, for cabinet- 

 work. 



Laibwai (Terminalia violata). — White. Plentiful throughout the Pegu, 

 Tounghoo, and Tharawaddy forests. Large and useful for housebuilding. 



Let-pan (Eriolcena tilifolia). — White. Grows plentifully throughout 

 the Pegu and Tounghoo districts, attaining a height of 50 feet, with a 

 girth of 7 or 8 feet sometimes, usually of about 6 feet. Strong, tough 

 timber, useful for housebuilding. 



Mai-kay. — (Murraya sp.). — Abundant in Tavoy. Used for knife- 

 handles and such purposes. It is a strong,, tough wood, in grain like 

 boxwood. 



May-shoung. — Found on the coast, from Amherst to Mergui. It is 

 brittle, soft, and but of little value. 



May a lee (Cassia Sumatrana).— Bombay black wood. Plentiful through 

 the Hlaine, Pegu, and Tounghoo forests. 



May-byoung. — Found near the sea-side. Used for anchors of boats. 

 An uncommonly heavy, hard, and durable wood. 



