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DapJiniphyllum laurtnutn, Baill. 



A tree usually of no great size 20 to 30 feet, common in Singa- 

 pore with dirty light brown wood fairly heavy, rays very close and 

 line, pores comparatively few and large double and arranged in 

 horizontal rows. 



Weight 38 lbs. 15 ozs. to 4} lbs. 15 ozs. 



An inferior wood used for boat building and houses. 



Aporosa. 



Trees of no great size with small catkins of yellow flowers, and 

 yellow fruits. The timber as a rule is fairly good, but unfortunate- 

 ly too small usually to be of great use. 



A. a urea, Hook, fil. Sebasah. 



Is fairly large at times, attaining a height of 30 or 40 feet, and 

 thick enough to supply beams. It sinks in water. It can be used 

 in house building. 



A Praineana, King. Petaling Tandok, Masekam Putih. 



A medium sized tree with dark chocolate coloured wood, used 

 for house building. Beams and rafters. 



A. nigricans, Hook, fil. 



Medium sized tree with dark green leaves wood dark brown 

 with wavy fibres, some of the rays are very broad. Weight 49 lbs. 

 8 ozs. A fairly good wood, though not large, for rafters. 



A. ficifolia, Baill. 



A heavy dark brown wood, rings wavy obscure, pores numerous 

 medium sized, simple, lined inside with some white substance, 

 rays fine and broad mixed, with numerous minute transverse bars. 

 Weight 50 lbs. A good useful wood. 



Antidesnia. 



All small trees chiefly used for firewood, or rafters and such 

 work. 



A. bunias, Spr. Bras-bras hitam. 



Has a hard compact deep brown wood, with medium-sized pores, 

 and very line rays. 



Used for beams, rafters and the like. A fairly good wood but not 

 durable if exposed to the weather. 



* I . cuspidatum, Muell 



A small tree with hard compact close grained dark red wood, 

 rays line, pores numerous and small, rings obscure. A good wood 

 for small work, hard and heavy but it never attains any great size. 



A. ghaesembilla, Gaertn. Kasumba. 



"A small tree, wood white, grain very coa'/se, soft splits in drying, 

 used for light rafters for native huts, cheap but inferior. Weight 

 cubic foot 23 lbs. 4H ozs. (Maingay) Ic." I have; usually met with 

 this as a bush but it is not very common. Gamble describes it as a 

 small deciduous tree, wood red, darker coloured heartwood, smooth 



