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Drepananthus. 
There are two species of this genus here, both tall straight 
trees, 30 to 60 feet tall and 6 to 8 inches through, with horizontal 
branches. They are D. prunifenis (Maing.) Antoi put.ih and D. 
ramuliflorus (Maing.) Antoi hitam. The wood is very similar in 
both white and light, floating in water with rather distant rays 
and large pores. Weight (S.) 4 lbs. 8 ozs. 
The trees are considered good for house building but are not 
durable. 
Cananga odorata, Hook fil. Kananga. 
A tall rapidly growing tree, often cultivated' for its sweet scented 
flowers, attains a height of about 60 feet and a diameter of 2 feet 
with straight bare stem. The wood is white with conspicuous 
rays and fine transverse bars and large pores. It is very soft 
and of little value, but is much in request by Malays to make tom- 
toms, being said to be very resonant, and used in house building 
in Java (Van Eeden). Weight (S.) 21 lbs. 2 ozs. 
Goniothalamus Tapis , Miq. 
A tall tree about 40 feet tall, is used in building in Java accord- 
ing to Van Eeden. It is common in Perak and Penang. 
Polya! thia includes a number of small or medium sized trees, 
suitable for poles, house building, etc. The structure of the wood 
is similar in all, light yellowish brown, with irregular rays some 
broad with finer ones between, transverse bars very fine and close, 
pores scanty and small. 
P. Beccarii , King. P. Teysmanni. 
The wood is prettily figured, and might be worth the attention of 
cabinet makers, but as a rule, the trees are rather small. P. Jen- 
kmsiy Benth. is stated by Main gay to be used for verandah posts. 
The wood is yellowish white and does not split. Weight of a 
cubic foot 37 lbs. 1 1 ozs. They are common throughout the jungles. 
Weight P. Beccarii , (S.) 3 lbs. 15 ozs., P. Teysmanni 2 lbs. 5 ozs. 
Popowia. 
These trees resemble those of Polyalthia. The commonest 
Popowia ramoussima, Hook fil. has a yellow wood fairly heavy 
with rather large distant rays, very numerous fine transverse bars. 
A prettily figured wood. Weight, (S.) 6 lbs. 
Mitrephora Maingayi, Hook fil. 
A tree 20 to 50 feet or more. 
Has a heavy yellowish wood with fine rays, undulating fine 
transverse bars, and moderately large pores broader than the rays. 
Weight 13 lbs. 2 ozs. Hill ranges of the interior. 
Ellipeia nervosa , Hook fil. Girah, Kenchong. 
Attains a height of about 20 feet tall. The wood is dark co- 
loured rather heavy, sinking in water and not very durable. It is 
used in house building, and beams 5 or 6 inches square can be 
had. 
