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of the trunk whitish or light brown. Heart wood white or dark 

 brown rather light and soft, pores large often sub-divided, scattered, 

 rays rather fine. 



Weight 42 lbs. J 2 ozs. Common. 



E. robustus, Bl. 



A fairly large tree. 



Wood white shining soft even-grained, pores moderate-sized 

 uniformly distributed, generally oval or elongated sub-divided, rays 

 fine and very closely packed. 



Weight 38 lbs. (Gamble). 



E. Mastersi. King. Chemantong Merah. 



Usually a small tree, said to attain the height of 60 feet. Wood 

 rather hard and heavier than most species, light brown, pores fairly 

 large and numerous, rays rather thick. 



Used in building, for rafters, and for firewood, lasts about 6 or 

 7 years. Weight 50 lbs. 15 ozs. 



E. Jackianus, Wall. Jatek Jatek, Jintek-Jintek, Saburu. 



A medium sized tree with grey rather smooth, bark \ inch thick, 

 and rather heavy yellowish brown wood, with but little brownish 

 sapwood, rings distinct, rays fine, and very fine mixed pores, 

 medium sized in pairs, arranged in rows. Weight 51 lbs. 2 ozs. 



E. pedunculatus, Wall. Chumantong Jantan. 



Attains a height of 60 feet, common in low country forest. Wood 

 light red, floats in w r ater, is used in building, for rafters, etc., but 

 only lasts 5 or 6 years. 



E. obtusus, Bl. Medong Paya, Medong Tana, Medong Kawan. 



A fair sized tree common near the sea. 



Wood reddish used for planking. 



Grewia. 



Trees or shrubs usually of no great size. 



G. paniculata, Roxb. Chenderai. 

 A tree about 30 to 50 feet tall. 



Wood heavy, hard, dark brown with very small pores and very 

 fine wavy rays whitish in colour, giving the wood a pretty mottled 

 appearance. 



Weight 47 lbs. 2 ozs. 



Common in secondary growth, Malacca, Penang, etc. 



Dipterocarpese. 



The trees of this order supply the largest number of important 

 timbers of any group in this region including as they do such well 

 known kinds as Seravah, Meranti, Chengei or Penak, Resak, Giam, 

 Damar laut and Camphor wood, nor is it only in timber that this 

 order is valuable, for from trees of this group are obtained Wood- 

 oil, Dammar, Camphor and Camphor-oil, while the flexible bark of 

 some species is used for walls of houses, rice chests and such things. 



