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a height of about 70 feet and a diameter of feet. The wood is 

 hard and heavy light brown showing rings corresponding to the 

 years of growth. Sapwood a little softer and whiter, rays rather 

 broad very close, pores mediocre. 



It is raised easily from seed and might be worth planting for its 

 timber. 



Albizzia moluccana, Miq. 

 An introduced tree often cultivated for shade, very rapid growth 

 and throwing up root suckers often at great distances from the 

 main tree, attains a height of about 100 feet and diameter of 3 feet 

 or more. Sapwood very large white soft useless. Heartwood 

 hard, dark brown but very scanty, often absent even in large trees. 

 The wood is of little value, even as firewood as it burns badly. It 

 can be used for various household purposes. 



A. odoratissima, Benth. 

 A much smaller tree than the last of rapid growth. Sapwood 

 less in proportion wdiite. Heartwood very hard dark brown. This 

 which is not a native tree might be worth planting as the heart- 

 wood is very good and strong. 



Pithecolobium lobatum, Benth. Jering. 



A big tree with brown foetid pods eaten by the Malays. Height 

 about 60 feet, diameter 2 or more, wood soft light reddish white 

 shining, little or no heartwood and that not very distinct, pores 

 large. 



Weight 44 lbs. iof ozs. (Maingay) S. 26 lbs. 9 ozs. A soft 

 almost useless wood, only used for coffins and firewood. 



P. angulatum, Benth. 

 A small tree common in secondary growth and light w r oods, with 

 red pods. 



Sapwood pale reddish white, heartwood red shining soft light, 

 pores large not very numerous scattered, rings distinct, rays fine 

 inconspicuous. Weight 31 lbs. 8 ozs. A poor useless wood. 



P. clypearia Benth. 



A very similar tree with soft light wood, is used for sheaths of 

 weapons according to Van Eeden. 



P. micro car pum, Benth. Petai Belalang, Kurdas. 

 A common small tree. Wood soft and white, more or less red- 

 dish, heartwood redder and a little heavier, splits when drying, 

 shining, pores large, rays very fine and close. Weight 28-30 lbs. 

 6 ozs. Very poor wood. 



P. bubalinum, Benth. 



A fairly big tree. Wood like that of the other species but rather 

 harder, used for planking and said to be durable. 



P. affine, Bak. Lulai merah, Bonga. 



About 30-40 feet ? Wood heavy dark brown used in building 

 but not durable. 



