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FOXWORTHY. 
Uses. — Matches; light construction; paper making; 
Structure.-^— Pith-rays medium size to broad. Vessels medium size 
and scattered! 
MALA SAN TOL. 
Sandoricum vidalii Merr. Fam. M ELI ACE/E. 
( Sandoricum harmsianum Perk. ) 
Cateban (Pamp.) ; malasantol (T.) ; panantolen (II.). 
Philippines. 
Moderately heavy and moderately hard. Sp. gr. 0.640. 
Sapwood white, or pinkish; heartwood, brownish-red. Straight and 
coarse grained. Disagreeable odor. No distinct, seasonal rings. 
Uses. — General construction ; bancas ; roof timbers ; 
Structure. — Pith-rays small and indistinct. Vessels small and 
scattered. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4, 56; 2d ed. (1907), 4, 60. 
MALUGAY. 
Pometia pinnata Forst. Fam. SAPINDACE/E. 
This was first identified from sterile material as a species of Draconto- 
melum. When fertile material was secured, it was found to be a Pometia. 
Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago, and New Guinea. 
Thus far, known in these Islands only from Mindoro. 
Moderately heavy and moderately hard. Sp. gr. 0.658. 
Pale red. Fine and straight-grained. Seasonal rings distinct. Dif- 
fuse porous. 
Uses. — General construction; cabinetwork; interior finish; ribs and 
planking for small boats. A very tough wood. 
Structure. — Pith-rays small and indistinct. Vessels medium size to 
small and scattered. End of seasonal ring marked by a definite line. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4, 63; 2d ed. (1907), 4, 66. 
MANCONO. 
Xanthostemon verdugonianus Naves. Fam. MYRTACE/E. 
Mancono (T., V.) ; palo de hierro (V.) ; tamulauan (V.). 
Philippines. 
Very heavy and very hard, the hardest and heaviest of any known 
Philippine wood. Sp. gr. 1.2363. 
Sapwood, pale reddish; heartwood, dark brown, with purplish tinge. 
Fine and straight grained. No distinct seasonal rings. 
Uses. — Posts; pillars; piling; bearings for machinery; a possible sub- 
stitute for lignum vitae. 
Structure. — Pith-rays very fine and indistinct. Vessels very small and 
scattered. Wood parenchyma sparingly present. Oil exuding from some 
of the freshly cut vessels. 
Ahern, 1. c., 65-66. 
