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Lopliopetalum. 



A number of large often vast trees with very inferior wood. 



L. curtisii, King. Rujang, Kroi. 



A gigantic tree the bark and wood of which are used by the 

 Sakais in making dart poison. 



Wood soft white and brittle. Weight 24 lbs. 



Rhamnea?. 



A small number of climbers and shrubs, or small trees of little 

 importance. 



Colubrina asiatici, Brnogn. 



A large bush with green flowers, has a fine grained wood of a 

 yellow colour shading into pink when fresh, becoming yellowish 

 white with age, pores moderate, rays fine and parallel, might be 

 used for small cabinet work. 



Weight 45 lbs. 



Ampelideae. 



Climbing vines with the genus Leea consisting of shrubs, and 

 one species Langulata, a small tree. The wood of the Leeas 

 known as Mamalli, Malli-malli is fairly hard, brown close-grained 

 but light. 



Sapindace^. 

 Erioglossum edule, Bl. ''Mertajam", Kelat Layu. 



A small to medium-sized tree, with red drupes eaten by children. 

 Wood reddish white, grain fine hard, does not split in drying 

 (Maingay). Hard dark brown, not used (Van Eeden). 



Weight 54 lbs. (Maingay). 



Allophyllus Cobbe, Bl. Bulakank Ular. 

 A shrub or small tree, wood when big enough as in the var 

 Rheedu "Tumbet kayu, Kuchapai is used for rafters but is not 

 durable. 



Wood also used for walking sticks, firewood, etc. 



Nephelium lappacean, L. Rambutan. 



A large tree well known for its fruit, commonly cultivated. 



Wood hard and heavy, red when fresh cut becoming dirty red- 

 dish white or whitish brown, pores large scattered surrounded by 

 patches of lighter coloured softer tissue, rays very fine and obscure, 

 concentric rings broken up into short wavy pieces. 



It is rather apt to split in drying, but is considered good for 

 planks, beams and other hard work, for water wheels, rice mills, 

 stampers, &c. (Van Eeden). 



Weight 65 lbs. 4 ozs., 62 lbs. 3 ozs. (Maingay), S. 35 lbs. 



N. glabrum y Noronha. Redan, Redan Tumu. 

 A medium-sized tree, fruit warty acid. 



Wood brown, rings distinct, pores numerous connected by bands 

 of light coloured tissue, rays very fine broken up. Weight 57 lbs. 

 A good wood for planking, etc. 



