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FOX WORTHY. 
CALUMPIT. 
Terminalia edulis Blanco. * Fam. COM BRET ACE/E. 
(Terminalia angustifolia Blanco. Terminalia belerica Vid. ) 
Buluang (Y.) ; calumpit, (T.) ; cotmoc, calumagun (B.) ; calumanog 
(Y.) ; calusit (I.); magtalisay, (Y.) ; putian (II.) ; tabao (Y.) ; taco 
(N. Luz.) . 
Philippines. 
Moderately heavy and moderately hard. Ashy-gray .to brownish. 
Close and twisted grain. Seasonal rings distinct. 
Diffuse porous. Wood coloring water, a pale dirty straw color. 
Uses. — Interiors of houses; buildings; cabinetwork; house construc- 
tion; pillars; rafters; ship knees. 
Structure. — Pith-rays fine and indistinct. Yessels, large, 2-parted. 
Wood parenchyma scattered in outer part of the ring. 
Ahern, 1. c., 41-42. 
(See also note under “Talisay.”) 
CAMAGON. 
Diospyros spp. Fam. EBENACE/E. 
It seems that a number of different species furnish the wood known as 
camagon. For discussion of these see “Ebony.” 
Amara (Y.) ; amaga (Y., T.) ; balatinao, balingaeta (II.) ; batutinay 
(Moro) ; batolinao (Ibanac) ; caloyanan (Pamp.) ; calang (Pamp.) ; 
himbabalut (Y., Masbate) ; mabolo (T., N. Luz.) ; malatapay (T.) ; 
talang (T., Pamp.) ; tabug (Neg.). 
Yery heavy and very hard. No seasonal rings. Sapwood whitish or 
grayish, mottled ; heartwood black or streaked. 
Uses.— Same as for bolongeta and ebony. Tops of necks of violins, 
guitars, etc. 
Structure. — Pith-rays very small and indistinct. Yessels very small 
and scattered. Wood parenchyma in numerous, very fine, concentric 
lines. In the heartwood nearly all details of structure are obscured by 
the black substance filling all the elements. 
Ahern, 1. c., 42-43. 
CATMON. 
Dillenia philippinensis Rolfe. Fam. DILLENIACE^E. 
( Dillenia indica Blanco. Dillenia speciosa Blanco.) 
Philippines. 
It is probable that some other species of Dillenia furnish some of the 
wood known as catmon. 
Alato (N. Luz.) ; catmon ,(Y., T.) ; malacatmon (T.) ; anagao (Suri- 
gao) ; catmon carabao, panguilin (T.) ; palali (B., 1ST. Luz.). 
Philippines. 
Hard and heavy. Sp. gr. 0.705. 
