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These bigger lianes are useful in the jungles as water-vines, sup- 

 plying when cut a good quantity of potable water. 



Urophyllufn. 



A small genus of shrubs or small trees, seldom more than three 

 or four inches through with white wood. 



U. hirsutum, Wight. 



White wood, fine grained with rather distinct fine rays, very small 

 pores and fairly distinct rings. Weight 54 lbs. 



U. gla brum, Wall. 



Maingay says Urophyllum is the Kayu Gading, the wood is very 

 pale whitish red or reddish white, grain medium, very hard, splits very 

 slightly in drying. Used for the manufacture of Kris handles, and 

 probably valuable for carving or wood engraving. Weight of a 

 cubic foot 65 lbs. 8 ozs. It is a small common shrub. 



The name Kayu Gading is applied to several plants which have 

 white (lit ivory) hard wood. Chiefly species of 



Canthium , Petunga venulosa, and also Hunteria corymbosa. 



U . glabrum, Wall, is usually a small shrub, seldom big enough 

 to get any wood out of. 



Randia anisophylla, Jack. Simpoh Gajah. 



A very common small tree attaining a height of about thirty 

 feet, has a brownish white light wood, fine grained and smooth 

 with small pores, and fine rays difficult lo see, and no rings. It is 

 used in house building for posts and rafters. Weight 43 lbs. 



Gardenia tubifera, Wall. Delima hutan. 

 A fair sized tree with large orange coloured flowers sweet-scented 

 " Wood white, grain fine medium, hard splits in drying, a cubic foot 

 weighs 51 lbs. 9 ozs." (Maingay.) The wood is used for house 

 building and is fairly durable. 



Jackia ornata. Wall. Sintulang. 



A small tree with hanging panicles of pink flowers very beautiful, 

 grows in swamps, and attains a height of 70 or 80 feet with a 

 straight stem. 



The wood is hard fawn colour with fairly conspicuous rings and 

 numerous moderately large pores. Weight 55 lbs. 4 ozs ; 57 lbs. 

 Used in house building also furniture (Veth.) 



Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea , Gaertn. Chingum. 



A low shrub or small tree growing with mangroves on the sea 

 coasts. 



Wood dark brown compact, fine grained rings obscure, pores ex- 

 ceedingly small and rays very fine. Weight 44 lbs. 15 ozs. 



Canthium. 



There are several species of this genus of small trees the wood of 

 which much resembles that of coffee. The largest species is C. 

 glabvum, Rl. about 30 feet tall. 



