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S. sp. from Langkawi islands, a small tree producing the flowers 

 after the fall of the leaf ; has a light brown or yellowish red wood, 

 much resembling that of Heritiera, fine grained with small pores. 



S. Scaphigcra, Wall. Kembang Samangko. 



A vast tree 100 feet tall with a straight smooth stem, dis- 

 tinguished by its seeds which are borne in a large thin green boat 

 shaped capsule and when put in water produce a quantity of mucil- 

 age containing Bassorin, a favorite medicine with natives. The 

 timber is white and soft outside, harder and darker within, light 

 floating in water, used for planking. Weight 31 lbs. 11 ozs. 



S. campanulata, Wall. Kluet, Kulunot. 



A tree of 80 to 90 feet, Forests, Perak. Timber whitish brown 

 not durable. 



Pterospermum B/umeanum, A "Bayur". 

 A tree about 50 feet tall common in all the lower jungles. 

 Wood soft white corky with a few large pores very poor. Used 

 for planking. 



Pdiver si folium. Bl. 



A gigantic tree with large buttresses common. Wood " orange 

 vellow, grain medium, fairly hard, splits slightly, used for boxes. 

 Weight 50 lbs. 9^ ozs. " Maingay. 



Commersonia platyphylla> Andr. Durian Tupai. 



A common tree of no great size abundant in secondary jungle, 

 with cymes of white flowers. Wood light, pale brown, moderately 

 hard, rays broad, w r avy pores rather large, mottled in longitudinal 

 section with the darker coloured rays. Weight 29 lbs. 6 ozs. 



Tarrietia simp/icifo/ia, Mast. "Teraling", Merbaju.Siku Keluang. 



An enormous tree with strong buttresses and rough bark. 



"Wood very pale red becoming darker towards the centre, 

 grain medium fairly hard, splits in drying. Largely used for cart 

 wheels. Weight 52 lbs. 7^ ozs." (Maingay). 



A specimen from Singapore is very heavy and fairly hard, dark 

 red, the pores large and often divided, the rays irregular rather 

 distant and fairly broad red, wood fibre grey- A handsome and 

 excellent wood. 



Buttneria uncinata, Mast. " Sugi Jantan". 



Wood dull red paler in some parts than others, grain coarse 

 hard, does not split in drying. Used for the sides of gharries. 

 Weight 60 lbs. 4 ozs." (Maingay). 



This plant has only been collected by Maingay in Malacca. All 

 the other species are climbers of no great thickness and of no use. 



Heritiera, Dungun. 



There are here three species of this genus recognized by the 

 coriaceous leaves with silvery backs, and woody ovoid fruits with 

 large keels. Two species occur in mangrove swamps and one 

 much larger occurs in forests. 



