PHILIPPINE WOODS. 
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Sapwood narrow, very pale reddish; heartwood dull, dark reddish. No 
seasonal rings. Coarse and twisted grain. Wood staining water a pale 
reddish color. 
Uses. — Framing of native houses; heavy construction; furniture. 
Structure. — Pith-rays broad to very broad, not running straight, ap- 
pearing as broad and crooked lines in the tangential section. Vessels 
medium size, scattered, containing white deposits. 
CUPANG. 
Parkia roxburghii G. Don. Fam. LEGUMINOS/E. 
(Mimosa peregrina Blanco.) 
Baguen, balay-oac (II.) ; butaric (1ST. Luz.) ; cupang (II., T.). 
India, Indo-China, and Malaya. Widely distributed throughout the 
Archipelago in lowland forests. 
Light and soft. Sp. gr. 0.285. 
Almost white in color when first cut, but discolors rapidly. With 
strong, disagreeable odor when first cut. Seasonal rings sometimes 
distinct, sometimes not. Diffuse porous. 
Uses. — Light or temporary construction; matches; shoes; paper pulp; 
not durable. 
Structure.- — Pith-rays of medium size, white, distinct. Vessels of 
medium size, numerous and scattered, not conspicuously clogged with 
secretions, usually surrounded by a white fringe of wood parenchyma 
cells. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1907), 4, 2d ed., p. 69. 
DUGUAN. 
Myristica spp. Fam. M YRI STIC ACE /E. 
Knema heterophylla Warb. 
Tambalao (Z.) ; duguan (T.) . 
Light and soft. Very faint reddish. Seasonal rings distinct. G-rain 
fine and straight. Diffuse porous. Sapwood slightly lighter than the 
heart and with blood-red sap. Wood soft and spongy. 
Uses. — Light or temporary construction. 
Structure. — Pith-rays fine and indistinct. Vessels small and scat- 
tered. Wood parenchyma a more or less coarse line in outer part of 
ring. 
DALINSI. 
Terminalia pellucida Presl. Fam. COM BRETACE/E. 
Philippines. • 
Moderately heavy and moderately hard. Coarse and straight grained. 
Seasonal rings distinct. ■ Diffuse porous. Brownish, with greenish tinge. 
Wood coloring water a pale yellow. 
Uses. — House construction; interiors of houses. 
