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FOXWORTHY. 
For masts and spars, the most widely known and used wood seems to 
be bintangor or poon ( Calophyllum spp.). 
For small boats, bancas, cascoes, dugouts of various sorts, a large 
number of the relatively soft, light and easily worked woods are used. 
WOODS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. 
RAILWAY TIES AND SLEEPERS. 
The following woods are used : 
In the Philippines: 
Molave 
Vitex littoralis. 
Ipil 
Intsia bijuga. 
Acle 
Pithecolobium acle. 
Betis 
lllipe betis. 
Aranga 
Homalium spp. 
Dungon 
Tarrietia sylvatica. 
Yacal 
Shorea spp. 
Tindalo 
Pahudia rhomboidea. 
Sasalit 
Vitex spp. 
Supa 
Sindora supa. 
Anubing 
Artocarpus spp. 
Banaba 
Lagerstroemia spp. 
Bolongeta 
Diospyros pilosanthera. 
Agolio 
Casuarina equisetifolia. 
Borneo 
Pinapok 
Shorea sp.? 
Billian 
Eusideroxylon zwageri. 
Selangan batu. 
Shorea spp. 
Resale batu 
Vatica sp. 
Bed camphor 
Dryobalanops spp. 
Merabau 
Intsia bakeri. 
In the Federated Malay States : 
Chengal Balanocarpus spp. 
In India and Ceylon: 
Acacia arabica. 
Acacia catechu. 
Anogeissus latifolia. 
Barringtonia racemosa. 
Bassia latifolia. 
Bosioellia serrata. 
Calophyllum inophyllum. 
Careya arborea. 
Cedrus deodara. 
Cinnamomim g landu liferum . 
Dalbergia latifolia. 
Dalbergia sissoo. 
Eucalyptus globulus. 
Eugenia jambolana. 
Hardivickia binata. 
Hopea par vi flora. 
Lagerstroemia parviflora. 
