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Weight 30 lbs. to 69 lbs , average 47 lbs. 15 ozs. 



M- Curtisii Oliv. 



Is a similar tree distinguished by its smaller fruits. It attains a 

 height of 80 feet, and the timber is exactly similar to that of the 

 preceding and equally good. Weight from a Penang specimen 

 57 lbs. 3 ozs. 



Glut a Renghas, L. 



A big tree growing usually near the sea, much branched low- 

 down, with white flowers and rough brown corky fruits full of 

 poisonous black resin. It occurs from Tringganu southwards, and 

 is also met with in Sumatra, Java and Borneo. It grows well and 

 rather rapidly from seeds. Along the banks of tidal rivers above 

 the influence of sea water it is often exceedingly common in a 

 bush form. 



The wood is used for building, also for boats, furniture, sheath 

 of weapons, etc., according to Van Eeden. 



Gl. coarctata Hook fil. Rengas burong (Van Eeden). 



Rather a scarcer tree occurs in Malacca, Banka and Sumatra. 



Used for building and furniture, resisting white ants and the 

 action of water (Van Eeden.) 



Dracontomelum mangiferum 61. Bengkuang, Sengkuang. 

 A big tree, not very common here. 

 Wood used in house building but not good. 



Melanochyla aun'culata. 



A stout but not lofty tree, with large dark green leaves and 

 green flowers, wood brownish grey, pretiily mottled not hard 

 pores rather large and often divided rays fine and brown. Weight 

 45 IBs. 8 ozs. 



A pretty wood but somewhat soft. 



Swintonia, Gigantic trees, attaining a height of about 100 feet. 



S. spicifera, Hook, fil. Mupus. 

 A big tree occurring in Penang and Perak. 



The wood is heavy, light brown in colour with distinct rather 

 close rings marked by deposits of black resin about \ inch apart, 

 pores medium-size numerous scattered, rays very fine and close. 

 A good useful wood. 



S. Schwenkii, Teysm. Balau Bet in a. 



Not common, occurs in Malacca. 



According to Maingay this has dull whitish wood with light 

 brown striae, grain medium fairly hard. It does not split in drying. 

 Its weight is 47 lbs. 15J ozs. per cubic foot. 



Campnosperma, Wallichii King. Teruntang. 

 A big tree with wide spreading branches and very large leaves, 

 flowers in small panicles green common especially ins wampy 

 spots. 



The wood is soft, and rather light silvery grey or white and fine 



