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FOXWOIiTHY. 
WHITE LAUAN. 
Shorea contorta Vid. ♦ Fam. Dl PTEROCARPACEZE. 
Shorea squamata Bentli. and Hook. f. 
Shorea malaanonan Blume. 
( Mooanera malaanonan Blanco, Dipteroca/rpus malaanonan Blanco.) 
And probably other species. 
Acab-acab (Basilan) ; almon (V.) ; anteng (II.) ; apnit (II., N. Luz.) ; 
bagtican (V.) ; duyong (II.) ; sandana (T.). 
Sliorea contorta and S. malaanonan are Philippine. S. squamata 
occurs in the Philippines and Borneo. 
Light and soft. Sp. gr. 0.461. 
Both heart- and sap-wood very light colored. Straight and coarse 
grained. No seasonal rings; but frequent false rings, caused by lines of 
resin canals. Resinous odor. 
Uses. — Light and temporary construction; cabinetmaking; inferior 
furniture ; small boats ; bancas ; canoes ; cascoes ; masts ; paper making ; 
planks for ships ; rafts ; resin ; shipbuilding ; carriage making ; axles ; door 
panels. 
Structure. — Pith-rays medium size, distinct. Vessels medium size, 
scattered. Wood parenchyma scattered. Resin-canals numerous, with 
white resin. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4, 50; 2d ed. (1907), 4, 52. 
Ahern, 1. c., 60-62. 
EED LAUAN. 
Shorea sp. Fam. DIPTEROCARPACE/E. 
Red lauan (T.) ; mangachapuy (V.). 
Moderately heavy to light, and very soft. Sp. gr. 0.542. 
Reddish-brown. Coarse, but straight grained. 
Sapwood and heartwood distinct; sapwood very light; heartwood red. 
No seasonal rings, but the whitish, concentric lines of resin canals often 
present much the appearance of seasonal rings. 
Uses. — Light or temporary construction ; inferior cabinetwork. 
Structure. — Pith-rays medium size. Vessels large and scattered. 
Resin canals abundant, with a whitish appearance, because of the con- 
tained resin. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906) , 4, 62; 2d ed. (1907), 4, 53. 
LIUSIN. 
Parinarium griffithianum Benth. Fam. ROSACE/E. 
(Parinarium salicifolium Miq. and Grymania salicifolia Presl. are names that 
are found applied to liusin by the earlier Philippine writers.) 
Cubel (Rizal) ; culitingan (Pamp.) ; malapuyao (Tayabas) ; sampinit, 
tapgas (Gfuimaras). 
India and Malaya. 
Very hard and heavy. Sp. gr. 0.710. 
White and reddish in. color. Fine and straight grained. 
