PHILIPPINE WOODS. 
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SUPA. 
Sindora supa Merr. Fam. LEGUMINOSZE. 
( Sindora wallichii Vicl.) 
Malapajo (V., T.) ; Pancalian, Paimo (Cag.) ; Yacal-dilao (T.). 
Philippines. 
Heavy and hard. Sp. gr. 0.729. 
Yellow and brown. Pine and straight-grained. Seasonal rings dis- 
tinct. Diffuse porous. Paint peppery odor. Colors water a dark red- 
dish-brown. 
Uses.- — General construction; flooring; interior house trim ; furniture ; 
cabinetmaking; baseball bats; bridge construction; door frames; posts; 
joists ; naval construction ; pillars ; door panels ; railroad ties. 
Structure. — Pith-rays small and distinct. Vessels medium sized, scat- 
tered, exuding oil when first cut. Wood turning much darker as it is 
covered by the oil. End of seasonal ring a distinct line. 
Supa is said to be sometimes substituted for ipil; but the two woods 
are very distinct in appearance. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4, 57; 2d ed. (1907), 4, 60. 
Ahern, 1. c., 80-81. 
TALI SAY. 
Terminalia catappa L. Fam. COM BRETACEZE. 
( Terminal ia latifolia Blanco.) 
Asiatic Tropics. “Indian almond.” 
Moderately heavjr and moderately hard. Sp. gr. about 0.700. 
Wood red, with lighter-colored sapwood. Wood coloring water a 'yel- 
lowish color. 
structure. — Pith-rays very fine. Vessels medium size, scattered, some- 
times joined by irregular, wavy, short, concentric bands of wood paren- 
chyma. 
The different species- of Terminalia , furnishing our woods known as 
calumpit, dalinsi, sacat, and talisay, are exceedingly alike in structure 
and are used for the same purposes. Thus far we can distinguish them 
only by color, and not certainly by that. 
TAMAYUAN. 
Strombosia philippinensis (Baill.) Vid. Fam. OLACACE/E. 
(Strombosia dubia Vid.) 
Camayuan (Bataan) ; Tamabayan (T.). 
Philippines. 
Moderately heavy to heavy and hard. 
Dull-yellowish to pinkish. Pine and straight grained. Seasonal rings 
present or absent. 
Uses . — Posts; house building; joists; roofing; ax handles. 
