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Phoebe multiflora, Bl. Medang Ketana, Medang Tuloli, 

 M. Asam, M. Pasir. 



A big tree stated to grow to ioo feet, wood very durable. The 

 Medang Ketanah of Johore is a fine dark oiive brown wood when 

 old and dry, light yellow when fresh, close grained and heavy, pores 

 small and numerous, rays very fine, rings fairly distinct: A good 

 wood for house building and furniture. 



Actinodaphne } Sp. Medang Kuning, or Kunyit, 



A tree about 30 or 40 feet high with very large leaves, the 

 flowers borne in clusters on the bark. Wood durable good for 

 planking, boats, house beams, and furniture. 



•Act. Maingayiy Hook fi{. 



Only a small tree as far as I have seen, with very large leaves 

 pubescent beneath. The wood is yellowish olive with numerous 

 pores, very tine rays, and fairly distinct rings. 



Act. pruinosa,) Hook, hi. 



A small or medium sized tree. 



Wood pale yellowish olive, heavy dark brown in section, pores 

 small very numerous, rays visible in young wood, rays line and 

 close. A good useful wood. Weight 48 lbs. 15 ozs. 



A, sesquipedale y Hook hi. 



Tree with very large leaves, wood yellowish with rather large 

 rays, pores very numerous medium size. 



Eusideroxyloii Sc/nvageri, Teysm. Billion. 



A very large tree, native of Borneo, well known for its excellent 

 timber which is very hard, heavy and durable. The tree which has 

 been planted in Singapore is of very slow growth. The timber is 

 deep brown when old, with numerous small pores, the rays quite 

 invisible in section. Newton states that it is of a drab colour when 

 cut which quickly changes under exposure to much darker, im- 

 mensely hard and difficult to work. It splits readily into shingles 

 which are very lasting. 



Litsea myristiceefolia, Wall. Medang Bunga. 



A tree usually of no great size but sometimes growing to 50 or 

 60 feet. Timber considered inferior fawn colour, used in building. 



L polyantha.) Juss. Medang busuk. 



A fairly large tree 70 to 80 feet tall, common. W'ood said to be 

 foetid, good for planks. 



L. penangiana, Hook fil. 



Small tree common in woods. Wood fairly heavy yellowish, 

 pores very numerous, rays fine. Good for posts etc., but small. 

 Weight 38 lbs. 4 ozs. 



L. sp. (2371). 



Small or medium sized tree, wood yellow close grained, rings 

 d\st\nct, pores mediocre in lines, rays obscure. Weight 37 lbs. 2 ozs 



