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Adinandra dumosa, Jack, Tiup-tiup, Medang Petutu. 
A small tree sometimes attaining a fairly large size, about 30 
feet tall, usually much branched, diameter about a foot. Bark j 
inch thick, wood red when fresh turning brown, fairly hard and 
heavy, is apt to split in drying, rays irregular fairly thick and thin, 
mixed pores fairly large not very numerous often divided, sur- 
rounded by a small amount of softer lighter tissue, uniformly 
scattered. In some specimens the pores are much more numerous 
and crowded. Weight 39 lbs. 9 ozs, (Maingay.), (S.) 42 lbs. 2 ozs. 
to 48 lbs. 
The wood is as a rule not large enough to be of great value but 
is used for house building and firewood. The tree is very common 
in secondary jungle springing up readily. It survives grass fires, 
and will grow through lalang, soon forming small woods. 
A. acuminata , Korth. 
A medium sized but rather slender tree. Wood heavy and hard 
of an olive yellow-colour browner in the centre, rays fine numerous 
pores rather large surrounded by a little softer tissue arranged in 
groups. Weight 57 lbs. 8 ozs. 
A. Miquelii , King. Kwak. 
A medium sized tree in sandy spots by mangrove swamps and 
woods. The fruit of this tree shows that it should really be classed 
under Ternstroemia, as Miquel put it under the name of Terns- 
troemia bancana. Wood rather light , reddish brown, rings faintly 
marked, rays irregular rather thick, pores very numerous, small, 
crowded, but uniformly distributed. Weight 35 lbs. 4 ozs. 
Saurauja . 
Small trees with flowers pink or white on the branches or old 
wood. Usually rather irregular gnarled trees with soft poor wood. 
A. cauliflora , Dc. 
Rather a scarce tree, occurs in Selangor and Perak. 
Has a soft white light w'ood, becoming brownish, rings incon- 
spicuous, rays fine. Weight 1 8 lbs. 13 ozs. 
Schima Noronhae. Reinvv. Medang Bekwoi. 
A tree 40 to 80 feet high. 
Timber very close-grained, dark red, rays very fine and obscure 
not close, pores exceedingly numerous very small, containing a 
resinous substance. The wood is heavy and hard, shining, is apt 
to split, but is a good useful wood. 
Weight 45 lbs. (Gamble). Penang 50 lbs. 5 ozs. 
Hill districts, Penang, Perak. 
Gordonia excelsa , Bl. Pagar Anak Jantan. 
A fairly large tree, with large white flowers, stem tall and 
straight. 
Wood pale red, fine to medium grain, good for houses, beams 
and boats. Weight 59 lbs. 5f ozs. and 65 lbs. 7 \ ozs. (Maingay), 
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