INDO-MALAYAN WOODS. 
493 
Arytera littoralis Bl. Kulu layo hitam (M.). 
Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to the Philippines. 
Wood pale, reddish-white, moderately heavy and hard, rings fairly 
distinct and remote; pores numerous; small rays obscure. Used in house 
building. 
Ridl. 106; K. & V. 9:216-220. 
Dittelasma rarak Hook. f. ( Sapindus rarak DC.) Lerek (Jav.). 
Malacca, Cochin China, Philippines. 
Hard and heavy, durable. Used for house building. 
Van Eed. 77; K. & V. 9:150-152. 
Dodonaea viscosa L. Plate XXV, fig. 48. Bandera. 
In all tropical lands. 
Sapwood white; heartwood dark brown, extremely hard and very 
heavy, called “lignum- vitae” in Australia. Used for turnery, wood 
carving, walking sticks. 
Ridl. 106; Gamb. 202; K. & V. 9:227-230; Van Eed. 78. 
Ellatostachys verrucosa Radik. 
Java, Timor, Celebes, Philippines. 
Moderately hard and moderately heavy. 
K. & V. 9:212-215. 
Erioglossum rubiginosum Bl. (E. edule Bl.) . Mertajam; kelat layu (M.). 
Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to Australia. 
Wood reddish-white to chocolate-brown, grain fine, hard, does not 
split in drying. 
E.-Pr. 3 5 : 300 ; Ridl. 104; Van Eed. 78; Gamb. 192; Iv. & V. 9:154-157. 
Euphoria cinerea Radik. Plate XXVI, fig. 49. 
Philippines. 
Dark-red, hard and heavy, durable. A very choice structural wood, 
much like some of the wood of species of N eplielium. 
Phil. Woods 371. 
Ganophyllum falcatum Bl. 
Philippines, Java, New Guinea, Australia. 
Excellent wood for matches and match boxes. 
Van Eed. 78; K. & V. 9:231-234. 
Guioa pubescens Radik. Sugi-sugi; Nilan (M.). 
Malay Peninsula. 
Wood heavy and hard, light-brown, pores small, not numerous, rays 
fairly fine, concentric lines rather distant and broad, undulating. Brittle, 
used in building. 
Ridl. 106; K. & V. 9:210. 
