INDO-MALAYAN WOODS. 
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by short white transverse lines, the distance between the pitli-rays equal 
to the transverse diameter of the pores. Pith-rays mostly four cells wide 
with cubical border cells. The most important structural wood of north- 
ern India. Used also for joinery and railroad ties. 
Janssonius 1:364-369; E.-Pr. 3 C :266; Gamb. 77-81, tab. II, fig. 3; Nord. V; 
Watt Diet. 6 2 :677. 
Shorea selanica Bl. (Hopea selanica Roxb.) Dammar-sila; dammar-ma- 
laijoe; bahoet; kajoe-bapa; bapa-mereh; bapa-puti. 
Borneo, Moluccas. 
Van Eed. 28. 
Shorea sericea Dyer. 
Malay Peninsula. 
Ridl. 58. 
Shorea squamata Bentli. & Iiook. f. 
Borneo, Philippines. 
Becc. 570. 
Shorea talura Roxb. Talura (Tam.) 
British India. 
Gamb. 82. 
Shorea tumbaggaia Roxb. Tambugai (Tam.) ; cangu. 
British India. 
The wood, which is harder than that of sal, though otherwise similar, 
is used in structural work. 
Watt Diet. 6=:679; Gamb. 81. 
Shorea utilis King. Damar laut numero satu. 
Malay Peninsula. 
A very useful and durable wood. Used for structural work, piling, 
etc. 
Ridl. 58; Newton 6. 
Stemonoporus wightii Thw. Halmendora. 
Ceylon. 
Gamb. 85. 
Vateria acuminata Hayne. 
Ceylon; frequently planted. 
Light but hard and durable wood, with thin-walled wood cells. Ves- 
sels single or in small groups. Used for tea-chests and structural work. 
Lewis 308. 
Vateria indica L. Piney maram; “the piney varnish tree.” 
British India. 
Rough, coarse-grained, moderately hard wood with reddish-white sap 
and gray heart. Used for boats, masts, coffins, tea-chests, packing cases, 
etc. 
Gamb. 85, tab. II, fig. 1,; Nord. V; Watt Diet. 6 2 :225. 
