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zeylanicus Thw., the liord of Ceylon. The quality of the wood varies 
to some extent in the same species under different conditions, and in 
different species; but, as a genus, Dipterocarpus has rather uniform 
wood. A number of different grades of apitong are recognized in the 
Philippine Islands. 
Wood moderately hard to hard and moderately heav3 r . Pale-grayish- 
red, sometimes with a faint purplish tinge. Pores large and more or less 
distinctly fringed. Wood parenchyma often rather copious. Resin-ducts 
numerous and evident. Wood sometimes rather close-grained, resembling 
guijo or sal, and sometimes rather coarse and open-grained. Rather 
easily worked. Used for heavy structural work, planks, etc. Very suit- 
able for railroad ties, wherever the termites are not bad. Other grades 
of this wood are known in the Philippines as panao or hagachac. 
TANGUILE (Phil.) ; KLAPAIv (Dutch Borneo) ; OBAR SULUK. Plate XXVII, 
fig. 72. 
In the Philippines, this wood is supplied by Shorea polysperma 
(Blanco) Merr. It seems to be identical with the wood known as 
Tdapak in Dutch East Borneo and obar suluk in British North Borneo. 
Wood soft to moderately hard; light. Red, close- and straight-grained. 
Pores of medium size. Resin white and hard, frequently forming con- 
spicuous hard lines. This wood works very well and is exceedingly 
well suited for interior finish. It is being sold as “Philippine mahogany.” 
It is of course not a mahogany at all; but, for interior finish, it makes 
a pretty substitute. 
Gard. 58; Phil. Woods 394. 
RED LAUAX (Phil.) ; MERANTI (M.) ; SERIAH MERAH (M.). Plate XXVII, 
fig. 73. 
The product of several species of Shorea (possibly also of Hopea) and 
seemingly identical with the meranti of Borneo and Malaya and the 
seriah merah of British North Borneo and the Malay Archipelago. 
Wood soft or very soft and light. Pale-reddish. Pores large, some- 
times showing dark glistening deposits. Resin-ducts rather numerous, 
filled with whitish deposits. Used for light furniture and light or 
temporary construction. The softer pieces are well suited for pattern 
work. 
Newton 2; Gard. 53; Phil. Woods 386. 
MANGAS1NORO (Phil.); SERIAH PUTEIi (British North Borneo). Plate 
XXVII, fig. 78. 
This seems to be the product of some species of Shorea in the Philip- 
pines and it is identical in structure and appearance with the seriah puteh 
of British North Borneo and the bangkirai of Dutch East Borneo. Wood 
