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them, well marked on a radial section; the distance between the rays 
greater than the transverse diameter of the pores. Charcoal. 
Gamb. 525; Ridl. 218. 
Gmelina arborea Roxb. Goomar teak; peddah gomra; gumaldi. 
British India, Burma, Ceylon. 
Wood yellowish, grayish, or reddish-white, with a glossy luster, even- 
grained, soft, light and strong, durable, does not warp or crack. Seasonal 
rings marked either by a white line or by more numerous pores in the 
spring wood. Pores large and moderate-sized, often subdivided, rather 
prominent on a vertical section; sometimes arranged in rough, more or 
less concentric lines. Pith-rays short, moderately broad, prominent. 
Wood easily worked and readily takes paint or varnish ; it is very durable 
under water. Highly esteemed for planking, furniture, door-panels, 
carriages and palanquins, and for well-work, boats, toys, packing-cases 
and all ornamental work; it is used in Burma for carving images and 
canoes. Roxburgh says it is very like teak. 
Gamb. 537-539; Nord. IV; Watt Diet. 3:515; E.-Pr. 4 3a :173. 
Peronema canescens Jack. Soengkei-melajoe (Sumatra); loewis-madang 
( Borneo ) . 
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 
Wood white, light but fairly hard; rings distinct, marked with a close 
continuous line of pores. Pores large, few, often partitioned. Used 
for house posts and bridge building. 
YTm Eed. 188; Ridl. 219; K. & V. 7:214. 
Premna. Wood light-brown or gray, often streaked, moderately hard. 
Pores small or moderate-sized, rather scanty, often subdivided. Pith- 
rays fine or moderately broad, with a silver grain of very small plates. 
Premna integrifolia L. 
Ceylon, British India, Burma, Philippines. 
Wood light-creamy-brown, moderately hard, even-grained. Pores mod- 
erate-sized, sometimes subdivided, numerous. Pith-rays fine, close, fairly 
numerous. Wood with pleasant scent, fresh and fragrant, not so aromatic 
as sandal. 
Gamb. 535. 
Premna pyramidata Wall. 
Burma. 
Wood very light-brown or yellowish-white, often streaked, hard, close- 
grained, smooth. Pores small or moderate-sized, sometimes subdivided, 
fairly numerous. Pith-rays fine to moderately broad, numerous, close. 
Wood seasons and polishes well and is used for weaving-shuttles. 
Gamb. 536. tab. XI, fig. 5; Nord. IV. 
