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C. tMdymum, Roxb. Butulang. 



Is a small shrubby tree common near the sea coast with light 

 brown or dull whitish wood, numerous tine rays and abundant mo- 

 derate sized pores. A fairly good hard wood for small purposes. 

 Maingay states it is used in boat building. Weight 54 lbs. 6 ozs., 

 Singapore 43 lbs. 8 ozs. 



Ixora spp. Pecha Priok, Siantan. 



Well known ornamental shrubs or small trees, with red yellow 

 or white flowers. The wood resembles that of euffee, white to light 

 brown fine grained with conspicuous rings, exceedingly line rays, 

 and concentric lines broken up connecting them, pores wry small 

 Weight 55 lbs. 1 1 ozs. 



/. concinna, Br. 



The wood is chiefly used for walking sticks, but could also be 

 used for many small purposes. 



/. par vi flora, Vahl. 

 Is used for furniture and house building in Southern India. 

 Timonius Jambosella Thvv. 



A common small tree with yellow flowers, abundant in secondary 

 jungles. 



Wood yellowish heavy, pores moderately large, rays very fine 

 and close, rings faintly marked. Weight 44 lbs. 



T. Rumph'i, Dc. 



Is very similar but rather lighter coloured, and the fibre is more 

 wavy. Cubic foot 20 lbs. 2. ozs. Maingay. 



Morinda tinctoria, Roxb. Mengkudu. 



This is chiefly grown for its bark, which especially that of the 

 roots is used for tanning and dyeing. It grows in waste ground 

 and is usually a tree of about 20 or 30 feet tall, but I have seen a 

 tree much larger. 



The wood is yellowish brown, bright orange when fresh cut, close 

 grained and rather soft, pores large and small mixed, the rays rather 

 thick. Maingay gives the weight as 46 lbs. 7 ozs. per cubic foot, 

 S. 40 lbs. 4 ozs. to 47 lbs. 8 ozs. 



It is used for gun stocks in Java (Van Eeden.) 



Composite. 



The only tree of this order, is Vernonia arbor ca. Ham. " Me- 

 rambong", which attains a height of 60 feet, and a diameter of 

 about 18 inches or more. It has - rather soft white or brownish 

 wood, with conspicuous rays, and fairly large pores. It has a fairly- 

 good figure, though a dull coloured wood. It is used in housebuild- 

 ing but is not considered very gooJ. Weight 26 lbs. 4 ozs. 



Mv'RSINE/E. 



Mxsa indie a, L. 



A small common tree, with compact light brown fairly hard wood 

 with fine close rays and medium sized pores. Too small for much 



