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Its timber resembles that of the last but the pores are rather 

 larger and the rings distinct, narrow and pale. 



It is good for masts as well as stakes, house poles, etc., and is 

 considered one of the best of the Bintangors. 



C. macrocarpum, Hook hi., Bintangor Rimbah. 



A tall tree with narrowly oblong leaves. 



The timber resembles generally that of the last but it is more 

 buff-coloured than red, and has smaller pores. Weight 1 1 lbs. 9 ozs. 



C. Wallichianum, Planch. Bintangor Hati Yu. 



A big tree, the twigs buds and young leaves covered with 

 reddish tomentum. 



Timber reddish resembles the others but the pores are fewer and 

 the rings rather wide. 



Kayka. 



A small genus of trees, some of which attain a height of 60 feet, 

 but most are quite small and in most the trunks are gnarled and 

 irregular. 



K. g nitidis, King. Bunuai. 

 Attains a height of 80 feet. 



It is used in house building, but is a rather rare tree. 



Mesua. 



Of this genus we have two species M. lepidota, King, a very 

 little known tree, and M.ferrea, L., a beautiful tree commonly 

 known as Ceylon ironwood, and as Matopus, Penaga Bunga, 

 Penaga Putih, Suga, Lilin, by the Malays. It occurs in many 

 parts of the Malay Peninsula, Penang, Perak, and is cultivated as 

 an ornamental plant, growing readily from seed. It is not, as a 

 rule, a very big tree, but attains a height of 70 or 80 feet. The bark 

 is smooth and grey about J inch thick, with oblong flakes. The 

 leaves are narrow, deep green above grey beneath, when young 

 bright red, the flowers very large, white with innumerable yellow 

 stamens, very sweetly scented. 



The sapwood is fairly large about \\ inch thick in a medium 

 sized tree, pale whitish brown to dark brown. Heart wood deep 

 brown or dark red extremely hard, tough and springy, pores 

 rather large in irregular lines and also scattered, rays exceedingl y 

 fine and close, concentric lines conspicuous wavy and broken up. . 



Weight 71 lbs. 13 ozs, (Maingay), 69 Tbs. to 76 lbs. (Gamble), 

 (S.) 75 Tbs. 4 ozs., very durable and strong but hard to work. 



It is used lor rice pounders, (Maingay) tool handles, gun stocks, 

 bridges, boats, buildings, etc. in India, and has been found to answer 

 for sleepers very well, but its great hardness, weight and the 

 difficulty of working it are against its general use (Gamble). 

 Beams 5 or 6 inches square can be had at times. 



Tenistrocmiaccx. 



Shrubs and trees of no very great size, but with fairly hard 

 limber often large enough lor building. 



