Its timber resembles that of the last but the pores are rather 
larger and the rings distinct, narrow and pale. 
It is good for masts as well as stakes, house poles, etc., and is 
considered one of the best of the Bintangors. 
C. macrocar pum , Hook hi., Bintangor Rimbah. 
A tall tree with narrowly oblong leaves. 
The timber resembles generally that of the last but it is more 
buff-coloured than red, and has smaller pores. Weight 1 1 lbs. 9 ozs. 
C. Wallichianum , Planch. Bintangor Hati Yu. 
A big tree, the twigs buds and young leaves covered with 
reddish tomentum. 
Timber reddish resembles the others but the pores are fewer and 
the rings rather wide. 
Kayea. 
A small genus of trees, some of which attain a height of 60 feet, 
but most are quite small and in most the trunks are gnarled and 
irregular. 
K. grandis , King. Bunuai. 
Attains a height of 80 feet. 
It is used in house building, but is a rather rare tree. 
Mesua. 
Of this genus we have two species A/, lepuiota s King, a very 
little known tree, and M.ferrea , L., a beautiful tree commonly 
known as Ceylon ironwood, and as Matopus, Penaga Bunga, 
Penaga Putih, Suga, Lilin, by the Malays. It occurs in many 
parts of the Malay Peninsula, Penang, Perak, and is cultivated as 
an ornamental plant, growing readily from seed. It is not, as a 
rule, a very big tree, but attains a height of 70 or 80 feet. The bark 
is smooth and grey about J inch thick, with oblong flakes. The 
leaves are narrow', deep green above grey beneath, when young 
bright red, the flow r ers very large, white with innumerable yellow 
stamens, very sweetly scented. 
The sapw r ood is fairly large about i| inch thick in a medium 
sized tree, pale whitish brown to dark brown. Heartvvood deep 
brown or dark red extremely hard, tough and springy, pores 
rather large in irregular lines and also scattered, rays exceedingly 
line and close, concentric lines conspicuous wavy and broken up. 
Weight 71 lbs. 13 ozs. (Maingay), 69 lbs. to 76 lbs. (Gamble), 
(S.) 75 lbs. 4 ozs., very durable and strong but hard to work. 
1 1 is used lor rice pounders, (Maingay) tool handles, gun stocks, 
bridges, boats, buildings, etc. in India, and has been found to answer 
for sleepers very well, but its great hardness, weight and the 
difficulty of working it are against its general use (Gamble). 
Beams 5 or 6 inches square can be had at times. 
Ternstroemiaceoe. 
Shrubs and trees of no very great size, but with fairly hard 
timber often large enough for building. 
