INDO-MALAYAN WOODS. 
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GONYSTYLACE2E. 
(Plate XXYI, fig. 52.) 
Wood hard and heavy, sometimes with a distinct odor when cut. Sap- 
wood white or yellowish ; heartwood dark-brownish-yellow to almost 
black. Seasonal rings not present. Pores small or medium-sized, scat- 
tered, often with apparently crystalline contents. Pith-rays small, nu- 
merous, bending out around the vessels. Wood parenchyma present in 
irregular, broken, concentric lines. 
Gonystylus bancanus (Miq.) Gilg ((?. miquelianus T. & B.). Kayu garu 
(M.). 
Java, Sumatra, Banca, Philippines. 
The dark heartwood seems not to be of constant occurrence. Wherever 
the dark heart does occur, it is said to furnish a useful incense wood 
and to be useful for small chests. The other species of the genus are 
credited with having the same qualities. Other species of the genus are 
found in the Malay Peninsula, in Sumatra, Borneo and other portions 
of the Malay region. 
E. Gilg in Engl. & Prantl Nachtr. 232; Teysm. & Binn. in Bot. Zeit. (1862) 
265; K. & V. 9:48-51; Boorsma in Bull. Dept. Agr. Ned. Ind. 7 (1907) 6-13; 
Bargagli-Petrucci 45, tab. IX; Becc. 582. 
(See p. 428.) 
TILIACErE. 
Berrya ammonilla Roxb. Plate XXVI, fig. 53. Ilalmalille; trincomali. 
British India, Ceylon, Malay Archipelago. 
Smooth jrellow wood with dark-red heart. Heavy, very hard and 
durable. Distinct parallel transverse lines in longitudinal section. On 
account of its toughness and elasticity, much prized for house and boat 
building, agricultural implements, etc. A possible substitute for satin- 
wood. 
Watt Diet. 1 :448; Semler 674; Gamb. 107; K. & V. 5:406-409; Van Eed. 46; 
Bargagli-Petrucci 46, tab. IX; Stone 16-18; Becc. 573; Janssonius 1 :491. 
Brownlowia elata Roxb. 
India and Borneo. 
Soft, reddish-gray. Pine irregular bars between pith-rays, not joining 
into concentric rings. 
Gamb. 106. 
Brownlowia tabu laris Pierre. 
Cochin China. 
“One of the best redwoods known.” Structural work, shipbuilding, 
furniture. 
Pierre 132. 
