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Guefnnia spathulata, a small soft flattened and branched orange 

 yellow fungus. 



DlLLENIACE.E. 



Of the five genera of this order occurring in the Peninsula, Dc- 

 lima and Tetracera are strong growing climbers and Acrotrema 

 is a herb. The others Wormia (6 or 7 species) and Dillenia (5 

 species) are trees or large shrubs. They are all somewhat similar 

 in their large leaves and usually showy white or yellow flowers, 

 rarely apetalous, and are generally known to the Malays as Simpoh 

 or Chimpoh. 



Wormia meliosmcefolia , King, Simpoh hutan. 



A common tree in the hill woods, with soft velvety leaves, yellow 

 acid fruit, often eaten. Attains a height of about 30 or 40 feet. 

 It is used in house building but is not of much value, 



W. tomentella, Bl. 



A medium sized tree, with large yellow flowers chiefly occurs 

 in the South of the Peninsula. The wood is light brown rather 

 soft, with rather broad rays alternating with narrower ones and few 

 small pores. Weight 54 lbs. per cubic foot. 



W. pulchella, Jack. 



A fair sized tree attaining a height of about 60 feet, with red 

 rough bark, and rather small dark shining green leaves, flowers 

 iight yellow. Common in damp wet woods. Wood red heavy 

 and compact fairly hard, pores moderate size, rays rather distant, 

 broad and narrow mixed, with very fine intermediate rays. A good 

 wood. 



Dillenia indica, L. 



A fairly large stout tree with very large white flowers, occurs 

 along river banks in a few places, and is sometimes cultivated. 

 A slow grower and rarely a tall tree, but fairly stout. The wood 

 is red, rather coarse grained with numerous pores. It is not com- 

 mon in the Peninsula. The wood is good for building, and used 

 in Java for telegraph poles (Van Eeden), and in India for shelves 

 and gunstocks. Weight 41 to 49 Tbs. (GAMBLE). 



D. aurea, Sm. 



An uncommon tree occurring in Perak and Pahang, with showy 

 yellow flowers. Wood grey mottled and wainscoted. Weight 48 

 to 49 lbs. (GAMBLE), used for the interior of houses but not durable 

 (Van Eeden). 



D. ovata, Wall and D. reticulata, King, 



are also trees which, however, are rare and little known. 



Magnoliace^:. 



There are six genera of this order here, of which one Kadsnra 

 is a strong woody climber, while the rest are trees and shrubs. 

 The greater number occur only at considerable elevations, from 



