PHILIPPINE WOODS. 
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PANAO. 
Dipterocarpus vernicifluus Blanco. 
(Mocanera vernicifluna Blanco.) 
Philippines. 
Balao (T.) ; bulay (Batangas) ; camiling (Neg.) ; liga, Malapaho, 
panao (T.) ; panantulen (Pang., II.). 
HAGACHAC. 
Dipterocarpus lasiopodus Perk. 
Philippines. 
These three woods pass lor the same thing. They are widely distrib- 
uted and furnish much of the timber of the Islands. 
Moderately heavy and moderately hard. 
Sapwood light colored ; heartwood dark, with reddish or purplish tinge. 
Grain straight, but coarse. With more or less distinct resinous odor. 
Uses. — Ordinary construction; shipbuilding; bancas; cascoes; planks 
for ships; ship bottoms and sides; piles; interior finish; rafters; sills; 
recommended for railroad ties. 
Structure. — Pith-rays medium size, distinct. Vessels large and scat- 
tered. Wood parenchyma scattered, sometimes abundant. Resin-canals 
often very distinct. Wood with considerable quantities of resin exuding 
when fresh. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4 , 51; 2d ed. (1907), 4 , 53-54. 
Ahern, l] c., 22-24. 
Sp. gr., of apitong, 0.620. 
ARANGA. 
Homalium luzoniense P. Vill. . Fam. FLACOU RTI ACE/E. 
H. Panayanum F. Vill. 
H. villarianum Vid. 
All Philippine species. 
Ampupuyot (V., II.) ; cuela, laing (Rizal) ; puyot (V.). 
Wood very hard and heavy. Sp. gr. 0.863. 
Pale reddish. Fine grained. No seasonal rings. 
Uses. — Piling; high grade construction; boat building; cabinetwork; 
flooring; posts; paddles for heating clothes (palo-palo) ; rafters; railroad 
ties. A strong and durable wood, which resists the teredo. 
Structure. — Pith-rays fine, very numerous and closely packed bending 
outward to pass vessels, appearing to be margined with white and taking 
up a very large part of the wood. Vessels small, in short radial rows. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906) 4 , 61; 2d ed. (1907) 4 , 65. Ahern, 
I. c. 24-5. 
