PHILIPPINE WOODS. 
395 
TELUTO. 
Pterocymbium tinctorium Merr. Fam. STERCU LI ACE/E. 
Philippines. 
Very light and soft. 
White. No distinct sap- and heart-wood. 
Uses. — Rafts; matchwood. 
Structure. — Pith-ra’ys large and distinct. Vessels medium size, scat- 
tered. Prominent parallel, transverse lines in tangential section as in 
narra. 
TINDALO. 
Pahudia rhomboidea (Blanco) Prain. Fam. LEGUMINOSZE. 
( Afselia rhomboidea Vid. Eperua rhomboidea Blanco.) 
Balayong (T.) ; ipel (Pang.) ; magalayao (N. Luz.) ; uris (Il.). 
Philippines. 
Heavy and hard. Sp. gr. 0.878. 
Sapwood white ; heartwood saffron or red, becoming very much darker 
with age. Pine and usually straight-grained, sometimes with bird’s-eye 
grain. Seasonal rings distinct. Diffuse porous. Agreeable odor. 
Uses. — Often considered our finest furniture wood ; cabinetmaking ; 
construction above ground ; beams ; chairs ; desks ; doors ; floors ; posts ; 
interior finish of houses ; joists ; naval construction ; planks ; rafters ; rail- 
ing; siding; window sills; railroad ties. 
Structure.— Pith-rays small but distinct. Vessels of medium size, 
scattered and surrounded by a fringe of wood parenchyma. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4, 58; 2d ed. (1907), 4, 62. 
Ahern, 1. c., 81-84. 
TUCAN-CALAO. 
Aglaia clarkii Merr. Fam. MELLACE/E. 
Tansuyot (B.) ; tucan-calao (T.). 
Philippines. 
Moderately heavy and hard. Reddish or brownish. Fine, curly grain. 
Seasonal rings present or absent ; if present, then diffuse porous. Faintly 
resinous odor. 
Uses. — Buildings; flooring; furniture; house construction; shipbuild- 
ing ; interior finish of houses. 
Structure. — Pith-rays small and distinct. Vessels of medum size, 
scattered. Wood parenchyma clustered about vessels. 
