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sembles somewhat Dammar Laut, but is less dense. Weight 62 lbs. 



8 ozs. It is a good wood for building bridges, houses, etc. 



Xtmenia americana, L. Bidara Laut. 

 Is a sea-shore shrub of no great size, spiny with white flowers, 

 and orange-coloured-plums eaten by the natives. The wood is 

 chiefly remarkable for having a pleasant scent when fresh. It is 

 light brown in colour and rather heavy, the rays exceedingly nu- 

 merous and close, the pores numerous and small. Weight 62 lbs. 



9 ozs. 



Ctenolophan parvifolius, Oliv. Bungkal. 



Is a fairly large tree tall and straight about sixty feet in height. 



Its wood is rather soft, brownish white with very fine rays and 

 few large pores, the vessels are filled with resin, and this gives 

 the wood a shiny appearance. 



Maingay under the name " Preecha " describes it as hard yel- 

 lowish white becoming red towards the centre, grain fine fairly 

 hard, does not split in drying. Weight 54 lbs. S. 33 lbs. 4 ozs. 



ILICINE^E. 



Ilex. A few species of this genus occur here of which only two 

 are common /. cymosa and /. macrophylla, Wall. 



Ilex cymosa Bl. Timah-timah, Titimah, Musirah putih. 



A common tree of no ^reat size in waste ground and woods with 

 white bark, sometimes attaining a height of 50 feet with small 

 greenish white flowers and small red drupes. Wood yellowish 

 rather soft, with somewhat scanty pores and rather thick rays, 

 some thicker than others. 



This is a poor dirty looking wood. Weight 39 lbs. 7^ ozs. per 

 cubic foot (Maingay) S. 40 lbs. 



It is used in building, but is not duiable and is considered very 

 inferior by the Malays. 



/. macrophylla, Wall. Titimah bulan, Musira bukit, 

 Titimah Gading. 



A very similar tree with larger leaves and fruits. 



Celastrine^. 

 Kurrirnia paniculata. Wall. Banak, Biko Biko. 



A big tree 20 to 30 feet tall, with large dark green leaves and 

 panicles of small green flowers. 



The wood is medium hard and of fair weight, light brown in 

 colour with numerous medium sized pores, very fine rays and fine 

 and numerous concentric lines. 



It is used in building houses but is not durable. A handsome 

 shade tree but rather slow in growth. 



K '. pulcherrima , Wall. Boko Boko. 



A taller straighter tree with pink flowers, attains a height of 

 about 60 feet. 



Wood dark coloured not durable. 



