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Adinandra dumosa, Jack, Tiup-tiup, Medang Petutu. 

 A small tree sometimes attaining a fairly large size, about 30 

 feet tall, usually much branched, diameter about a foot. Bark \ 

 inch thick, wood red when fresh turning brown, fairly hard and 

 heavy, is apt to split in drying, rays irregular fairly thick and thin, 

 mixed pores fairly large not very numerous often divided, sur- 

 rounded by a small amount of softer lighter tissue, uniformly 

 scattered. In some specimens the pores are much more numerous 

 and crowded. Weight 39 lbs. 9 ozs. (Maingay.), (S.) 42 lbs. 2 ozs. 

 to 48 lbs. 



The wood is as a rule not large enough to be of great value but 

 is used for house building and firewood. The tree is very common 

 in secondary jungle springing up readily. It survives grass fires, 

 and will grow through lalang, soon forming small woods. 



A. acuminata, Korth. 



A medium sized but rather slender tree. Wood heavy and hard 

 of an olive yellow- colour browner in the centre, rays fine numerous 

 pores rather large surrounded by a little softer tissue arranged in 

 groups. Weight 57 lbs. 8 ozs. 



./. Miquelii, King. Kwak. 



A medium sized tree in sandy spots by mangrove swamps and 

 woods. The fruit of this tree shows that it should really be classed 

 under Termtroemia, as Miquel put it under the name of Terns- 

 Iroemia bancana. -Wood rather light, reddish brown, rings faintly 

 marked, rays irregular rather thick, pores very numerous, small, 

 crowded, but uniformly distributed. Weight 35 lbs. 4 ozs. 



Saurauja. 



Small trees with flowers pink or white on the branches or old 

 wood. Usually rather irregular gnarled trees with soft poor wood. 



S. cauliflora, Dc. 



Rather a scarce tree, occurs in Selangor and Perak. 

 Has a soft white light wood, becoming brownish, rings incon- 

 spicuous, rays fine. Weight 18 lbs. 13 ozs. 



Schima Noronhae. Reinw. Medang Bekwoi. 

 A tree 40 to 80 feet high 



Timber very close-grained, dark red, rays very fine and obscure 

 not elose, pores exceedingly numerous very small, containing a 

 resinous substance. The wood is heavy and hard, shining, is apt 

 to split, but is a good useful wood. 



Weight 45 lbs. (Gamble). Penang 50 lbs. 5 ozs. 



Hill districts, Penang, Perak. 



Gordon ia cxcelsa, Bl. Pagar Anak Ja titan. 



A fairly large tre<\ with large white flowers, stem tall and 

 straight. 



Wood pah.- red, line to medium grain, good lor houses, beams 

 and boats. Weight 59 lbs. 57 ozs. and 65 lbs. 7 .'. ozs. (Maingay), 



