S6 OF WOOD m GENERAL 



In Mauritius and other islands in the Indian Ocean : — 



Tatamaka or Rosewood, under which name are confused 

 Thespesia fOfUnea and Caloph^llum Inophyllum. 

 In South Africa : — 



Sneezewood, Neishout, or Umtati {Pteroxylon UiU), 



Stinkwood {Ocotea bulldta), 



Cape Ebony [Eudea pseudehenus, etc.), 



Cape Ash, Essen Boom, or Umgwenyuizinja {Eckebergia 

 capensis), 



Saffron-wood, or Umbomoana {Elceod6ndron croceum). 



Assegai-wood, or Umguna (Ourtisia faginea), 



SaHc-wood, or Unkaza [BuddUia salvicEfolia), and 



Red Cedar, or Rood Els {Gunonia capensis). 

 In Yoruba Land, West Africa : — 



Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa), resembling Satinwood. 

 In Borneo : — 



Mirabow {Afzelia palembdnica). 

 In Australia : — 



Blackwood {Acacia melanoxylon, etc.), 



Jarrah {Eucalyptus margindta), 



Shingle Oak (Casuarina stricta), 



Queenwood {Daviesia arbor ea), 



Rosewood {Dysoxylon Fraseridnum), 



Beefwood {Orevillea striata), 



Mulberry {Hedycdrya angusti folia), 



Silky Oak {Stenocdrpus salignus), 



Moreton Bay Pine {Araucaria Cunninghdmi), and 



Pencil Cedar {Podocdrpus eldta). 

 In Tasmania : — 



Honeysuckle {Bdnksia margindta) and 



Huon Pine {Dacrydium FranhUnii), 

 In New Zealand : — 



Honeysuckle or Rewa-rewa {Knightia excelsa), 



Kauri Pine {Agathis austrdlis), 



Rimu {Dacrydium cupressinum), 



Miro {Podocdrpus ferruginea), and 



Totara (P. totara). 

 And in Tropical America : — 



Mahogany or Bajnp^ood {SwietSnia Mahogani), 



Sabicu {Lysiloma Sabicu), 



Santa Maria, or Galba {Calophyllum Cdlaba), 



Green Ebony {Brya Ebenus), 



Zebra Wood {CSnnarus guianensis, etc.), 



Sapodilla {Achras SapSta), and 



Braziletto {Gcesalpinia brasiliensis, etc.). 



