AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES, 



No. 8.] MAY, 1902. [Vol. i. 



THE TIMBERS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



Concluded. 



Conifers. 



There are but few species of this order here, and as most are 

 natives of the hill regions, they rarely are used for timber. 



Dacrydium elatum, Wall. Ru Bukit. 



A very large tree attaining a height of 80 or more feet. Bark 

 J inch thick. 



Wood moderately hard, pale brown with fairly distinct rings 

 somewhat irregular, line grained, fairly heavy. Rays invisible. 

 Weight 39 lbs. 3 ozs. to 42 lbs. 4 ozs. 



Occurs on the hills of Penang and the main range. 



Agathis ioranthifolia, Salisb. 



A very large tree, with broad coriaceous leaves, fruit a cone. 

 Growth rather slow. Occurs in the hills of Penang and Perak. 



Wood pale yellowish brown, rather light, fine grained, rings dis- 

 tant narrow rather darker than surrounding tissue, about 12 to an 

 inch, rays fine, wood cells longitudinally striate. 



Produces a large quantity of turpentine, Damar minyak. 

 Podocarpus neglecta, Bl. S'tada. 



A tree of no great size, with flaky bark and narrow coriaceous 

 leaves, common near the sea. Height about 20 feet, diameter 

 feet. Wood fawn-white fine grained, fairly heavy and hard with 

 irregular rings. Weight 43 lbs. 3 ozs. to 48 lbs. 



Useful for axles of carts, &c. 



P. cupressina, Br. 



A fairly large tree, occurring on the hills in the main chain at 

 an altitude of 2,000 feet and upwards, leaves narrow and short on 

 the older branches minute lanceolate, on the younger ones linear 

 spreading. Wood rather light yellow, with fine rays a fine grained 

 and prettv wood, rings very obscure. 



Weight 32 lbs. 6 oz. to 36 lbs. 3 ozs. 



P. sp. A very large species attaining a height of 80 to loo feet 

 with a straight smooth trunk, and larger leaves than those of P. 



