216 WOODS or COMMERCE 



Marrara {Weinmdnnia rubifoUa F. v. M. : Order Saxifragdcece), 

 North-East Australia. " Corkwood." Height 80 — 150 ft. ; diam. 

 2 — 3 ft. Close-grained, tough, easily wrought. Not much used. 



Massarandulba (Mimusops eldta Fr. AUem. : Order Sapotdcece). 

 Brazil. Height 80 ft. ; diam. 10 ft. Very hard. Used in con- 

 struction and in joinery. 



Matai. See Pine, Black. 



Mee. See Mahwa. 



Me-matsu. See Pine, Japanese Red. 



Meranti {Hopea Mardnti Miq. : Order Dipterocarpdcece), Malay 

 peninsula. Over 100 ft. high ; 3 ft. in diam. W 55. Resembling 

 Bay- wood, red, heavy, but soft. Used for planks, furniture, and 

 boxes, and yielding a dammar resin. 



Mesquite [Prosopis juli flora I>C. : Order Leguminosce). Southern 

 United States and Northern Mexico. Height 30 ft. Dark brown 

 to red, very heavy and hard, durable. Used in house-building and 

 for furniture. 



Messmate, a name applied in Australia (i) to Eucalyptus amygda- 

 Una [See Ash, Mountain], (ii) to E. ohliqua [See Stringybark], 

 (iii) to E. piperita [See Peppermint], from their association with the 

 Stringybarks. 



Milkwood. See Ironwood (xvii). 



Milkwood, Red {Mimusops dbovdta ^ond. : Order Sapotdcece). 

 South Africa. Height 15—20 ft. ; diam. 1|— 2 ft. W 52-4. 

 E 876 tons. / 9-52. Moderately heavy, close-grained and tough. 

 Used for felloes of wheels and other parts of waggons. 



Milla or Mililla {Vitex altissima L. fil. : Order VerlendceGe), Ceylon 

 and Southern India. SinK '' Milla," '' MiHlla." W 60*9. E 721 

 tons. / 6-59. fc 3-12. fs -448. A large tree yielding a grey 

 or yellowish, heavy, very hard, fine and close-grained wood, whiclx 

 m Ceylon is one of the most valuable for building purposes. 



Mirabow {Afzilia palembdnica Baker in Hook. : Order Legumi-' 

 nosce). Andaman Islands, Malay Islands, Borneo. " Meraban " 

 or '' Merban." A large tree, 100—150 ft. high, yielding timber 

 30—40 ft, long, and IJ— 2| ft. in diam. W 52—55. Dark yellow 

 or brown, darkening and reddening with age, prettily figured, 

 hard, moderately heavy, of fine even grain, very tough, durable, 

 termite-proof, working freely and taking a fine polish, thus re- 

 sembhng Mahogany. The most important timber in the Malay 

 pemnsula, suitable for sleepers, building, or furniture. 



Miro. See Pine, Black. 



