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H. littoralis, Dryand. 



A medium sized but rather irregularly shaped tree, growing in 

 tidal swamps. The wood is dark brown and heavy, finely grained, 

 with large scattered pores, the rays are often conspicuous especially 

 in young wood. 



A useful wood for house building, piles and boats, rice pounders, 

 blocks, etc. It is extremely tough and durable. 



Weight 53 lbs. to 70 lbs. (Gamble) Singapore 76 lbs. 15 ozs. 



H. sp. Dungun bukit. 



A very large tree growing in dense forest far from the sea, about 

 80 feet or more tall. 



A very fine hard close grained wood, dark brown in colour, pores 

 numerous fairly large. Weight 55 lbs. 3 ozs. 



T iliac eos 



Are represented here by seven genera of trees and shrubs, of 

 which two Triumfetta and Corchorus, are under shrubs giving a 

 strong fibre, Corchorus Capsularis and C. olitorius, being Jute- 

 plants. 



Pentace 



Includes ten species of big trees, of which the commonest is 

 P. triptera, Mast "Medang Serai", "Kabal Ayam", "Sepa Petri". 

 It attains a height of 80 or 90 feet. 



The bark is grey, flexible and strong and used for the walls of 

 houses. The wood is hard and dark reddish brown in colour, close 

 grained with fairly conspicuous rings, small rays and small pores. 

 Weight 31 lbs. Singapore, Malacca, Perak. 



Schoutenid Master si. King, Kooudoo (Maingay). 



Wood faint reddish white, grain very coarse, very soft does 

 not split in drying. Weight 25 lbs. 4! oz. (Mainga) ). 



Eloeocarpus. 



There are a number of trees of this genus, none of which attain 

 any great size, but many grow big enough for rafters, posts, and 

 the like, the bigger ones are about 60 feet tall and a foot through. 

 The flowers in racemes are white and often showy, fruits globose 

 or olive shaped, oily blue or green. Most are common in woods 

 in the low country. 



E. stipulnris, Bl. Medong Tijo. 



A very common tree about 50 feet tall or less. 



Wood moderately light reddish brown, rather soft, pores large, 

 often sub-divided, rays obscure fairly broad. It is apt to split and 

 is not durable, but is used for beams in houses, rafters, &c. Also 

 for boxes (Maingay). Beams 5 or 6 inches square can be obtained. 



W'eight 35tr>s. 5 ozs. (Maingay). Singapore 27 lbs., 32 lbs. 10 ozs., 

 36 lbs. 



E. petiolatus, Wall. Medang pepilakan. 

 A fair sized tree with large deep green shining leaves with 

 rather thin grey or brown wariy bark. Sapwood £ of the thickness 



