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FOXWORTHY. 
BANUYO. 
Fam. LEGU M I NOS/E. 
The exact botanical position of Bannyo is not known; but, from its 
structure, it is a legume. 
Banuyo (T.) ; hamago (B.) ; magtululung (II.) ; manglati, malat-igue. 
Masbate, Negros Occidental, Ambos Camarines. 
Moderately heavy and moderately bard. Sp. gr. 0.525. 
Golden brown, with fine grain, similar to Acle. Seasonal rings dis- 
tinct. Diffuse parous. 
Uses.- — Fine furniture and cabinetwork; light construction; flooring; 
interior finish; siding; bancas; outriggers; telegraph poles; recom- 
mended for railroad ties. 
Structure. — Pith-rays fine and indistinct. Vessels of medium size, 
scattered. Wood parenchyma grouped about the vessels. 
Differs from acle in being coarser grained, softer, lighter in color and 
weight and in the absence of the whitish deposits in the vessels. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4, 62 2d ed. (1907), 4, 65-6. 
BATETE. 
The botanical position of batete is not known. 
Moderately heavy and hard. 
Seasonal rings distinct. Diffuse porous. Very full of oil. Colors 
water brown, with purplish tinge. 
Uses. — Furniture; flooring; interior finish; siding. 
Structure. — Pith-rays small and indistinct. Vessels few, of medium 
size, scattered. End of seasonal ring marked by a distinct line. Oil 
exuding from freshly cut vessels and darkening the surrounding wood. 
Very much like sup a in structure, but sufficiently distinct owing to 
the darker color and greater amount of oil. 
BATICULIN. 
Litsea perottetii F. Vill. Fam. LAU RACE/E. 
( Litsea obtusata F. Vill. and Olax baticulin Blanco also refer to this wood.) 
Aban, anago (II.) ; ansohan (C.) ; bacan (C.) ; baticuling, diraan 
(T.) ; indang (V.) ; marang (T.). 
Philippines. 
Moderately hard and light. 
Straight and coarse grained. No distinct sap- and heart- wood. White 
or greenish-yellow. Said to have a pleasant odor when first cut. No 
seasonal rings. 
Uses. — Light or ordinary construction; partitions; ceilings; boxes; 
foundry molding ; writing desks ; sculpture ; wood carving. 
Structure. — Pith-rays medium size, very distinct, almost white. Ves- 
