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FOXWORTHY. 
Vateria seychellarum Dyer. 
Seychelles. 
Wood of this rare tree much valued because of the large amount of oil 
which it contains. 
E.-Pr. 3": 273. 
Vatica (Synaptea) astrotricha Pierre. 
Cochin China. 
Yellow-brown to reddish or greenish, black-streaked, very durable. 
Used for structural work and furniture. 
Pierre 240. 
Vatica bancana Seheff. 
Banka, Java. 
K. & V. 5:127-129; Janssonius 1:360-364. 
Vatica bantamensis Burck. 
Java, Sumatra. 
K. & V. 5 : 129. 
Vatica cinerea King. Pinang baik. 
Malay Peninsula. 
Ridl. 60. 
Vatica chinensis L. 
British India and Ceylon. 
Reddish-brown, hard, close-grained. 
Garnb. 84. 
Vatica (Synaptea) faginea Pierre. 
Cochin China. 
Pierre 242. 
Vatica mangachapoi Blanco. Narig (Phil.). 
Philippines. 
Vatica rassak Kortli. Rassak; njating; dammar a. 
Dutch Borneo. 
It seems probable that quite a number of species produce timber which 
is known as rassak. In some places the wood of Vatica is known as 
tjengal. 
TAMARICACE2E. 
Tamarix articulata Yahl. 
Africa, Arabia, Java, British India. 
White, moderately hard wood, used for cart wheels, agricultural imple- 
ments, etc. 
Watt Diet. 6 3 :409; Gamb. 46; Nord. VI. 
T amarix gallica L. 
India, Burma, Ceylon. 
Wood white or reddish, sometimes darker in the center, but no heart- 
wood. Pores small to moderate-sized, often in groups, more numerous 
