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use. It appears to be seldom used. Weight 30 lbs. (Wallich), 

 38 lbs. (Gamble), S. 32 lbs. 10 ozs. 



E. macrocarpa, Roxb. Kelat Burong, Kelat Jambu. 



Is a large tree attaining a height of fifty feet, the timber is brown 

 and heavy. Beams will last five or six years if exposed. 



E. filiformis, Wall. Kelat Bilian, Kelat Lapis. 



Is a common tree attaining the height of from fifty to sixty feet, 

 and will give beams squaring to 5 or 6 inches or even more. The 

 timber is heavy, of rather a light brown colour with numerous pores. 

 It is decidedly a high class Kelat wood. Weight 48 lbs. 1 oz. 



E. aquea, Burm. Jambu Ayer Mawer. 



A common fruit tree attaining no great size, has a fairly hard 

 wood, but not large enough for building. 



E. Thumra, Roxb. 



A big tree with tall straight stem, flowers apple green. Wood 

 fairly heavy and hard light brown, rings distinctly marked, pores 

 medium sized in wavy lines of a light texture, very numerous, rays 

 fine, showing as reddish bars on a darker ground in longitudinal 

 section. A good useful wood, something like that of E. grandis. 

 Weight 38 lbs, 13 ozs. 



E. zeylanica, Wight. Kelat Nasi-nasi. 



Usually occurs as a shrub near the sea, but sometimes grows in- 

 land, and at times attains a large size. It is recognized by its 

 narrow small leaves, red bark, and white aromatic drupes. The 

 wood is dark brown, heavy and compact, and would be very good 

 if it could be procured of sufficiently large size. It is, however, 

 chiefly used for firewood. Maingay states it is used in ship build- 

 ing and gives the weight at 60 lbs. 9§ ozs. per cubic foot, Singa- 

 pore specimen 54 lbs. 



E. catyophyllata, Willd. 



A fair sized tree with rounded deep green leaves forming a 

 dense head. The timber attains a fair size though the tree is not 

 so large as many others. It grows readily in almost any soil. The 

 wood is light yellowish in colour, and structurally resembles that 

 of E. lepidocarpa. Weight 43 lbs. 14 ozs. to 50 lbs. 12 ozs. 



E. lineata, Bl. Kelat Merah. 



A common tree in the South, growing readily in secondary 

 jungle, attaining a height of about sixty feet and a diameter of I \ 

 feet. In open dry places it has a tendency to branch low down 

 instead of making a tall stem. It is also liable in open spots to 

 a disease resembling what is known as " Witches' broom" in Eng- 

 land. 'I he wood is very hard and tough rather coarse in texture 

 with large pores and conspicuous rings rather waved. The pores 

 are arranged in rows parallel to the rings. A very good wood for 

 general purposes, but it has a tendency to split. Weight 47 lbs. 

 13 ozs. to 52 lbs. 8 ozs. 



