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leaves, and small yellow flowers, fruit yellow as big as an olive or 

 larger eatable. 



The wood is yellowish becoming brown, with distinct irregular 

 rings and large pores. It is durable if not exposed but is liable to 

 the attacks of insects. 



The rays are rather distant and connected by transverse bars 

 as in G. nervosa, (Miq.) Maingay says it is used for house sup- 

 ports, "but that it splits very much in drying and gives the weight 

 as 63 lbs. 1 if ozs., a Singapore specimen weighs 33 lbs. 3 ozs. 



G. Merguensis, Pierre. 

 A small tree not very common here. 



Wood reddish yellow, flexible and light, not much used (Pierre). 

 G. Forbesii, King. 



A small to medium tree. Wood heavy brown, splitting readily, 

 rings distinct, rays rather distant, pores medium to large, concen- 

 tric lines as short transverse light coloured bars. 



G. nervosa, Miq., Kandis Gajah. 



A tall tree about 40 to 60 feet tall, with rather smooth bark, 

 exuding, much gamboge when cut. Leaves large with strong 

 nerves, and fruit like a yellow or russet apple, very acid. 



The wood is fairly heavy light brown rather soft, pores few and 

 large, rays distant rather broad, whitish in colour, with transverse 

 wavy bars connecting them. Weight 50 lbs. 



G. malaccensis, Hook fil., Manggis Hutan. 



A rare tree only collected by Maingay. "Wood reddish white 

 with darker lines and blotches, grain medium fairly hard, splits in 

 drying. Used for ordinary work. Weight 43 lbs. 7 ozs." (Maingay). 



G. dulcis, Kurz. Mundu. 

 A fruit tree with egg-shaped yellow 7 fruits often cultivated. The 

 wood is good and sought for building and furniture in Java accord- 

 ing to Van Eeden. 



Calophyllum, Bintangor. 



About 20 species of this genus occur here. All, but one or two 

 bushes, are trees from 30 to 100 feet tall. They are recognized 

 by their opposite coriaceous leaves very closely veined with innu- 

 merable small veins closely parallel to each other. The flow r ers are 

 in axillary and terminal panicles, white and usually showy. The 

 fruit is a globose green drupe with a rather hard stone. The 

 trees contain in the bark and fruit a brownish gum often becom- 

 ing black on exposure. The timber is usually red and much used 

 for masts, ship-building, poles, but seldom for planking. 



C. inophyllum, L. Penaga, Pudik. 



A tree of no very great height, usually branching rather low 

 down. It attains a height of 20 or 30 feet and a diameter of trunk 

 of 2 feet. The leaves are about 4 inches long elliptic, dark shining 



