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Eurya acuminata . Dec. Malukut Jantan. 
A small tree common in most parts of the Peninsula. 
Wood pale red, grain fine hard, splits slightly in drying. Used 
for beams in house building. Weight 57 lbs. 10 ozs, (Main gay), 
47 lbs. (Gamble). 
It is used for charcoal in Java (Van Eeden). 
Pyrenaria acuminata , Planch. 
A small tree not rare in woods. Wood light and soft, pale red- 
dish brown with rather large rays and very small scattered pores. 
Useful for poles and rafters. Weight 37 lbs. 5 ozs. 
Archytea Vahlii, Choisy. Riang-riang. 
A small tree common in open country. Wood rather heavy, 
hard brown with a red centre (very pale whitish red becoming 
darker towards the centre (Maingay), rings broad distinct, rays fine 
irregularly scattered, pores fairly large numerous in irregular lines. 
Weight 81 lbs. 15 ozs. (Maingay) 50 lbs. 10 ozs. Good for poles, 
rafters, etc. 
Malvaceae. 
Eleven genera of trees and shrubs, of which the smaller ones 
Sida, Abutilon, Urena and Hibiscus produce good fibres from the 
bark, though it may be doubted whether they could be grown 
remuneratively. Bombax and Eriodendron, (cotton trees) produce 
a silky fibre on their seeds known as silk cotton, Kapok, That of 
Eriodendron is the most valuable and the tree is commonly cul- 
tivated for the fibre or cotton round the seed especially in Java as 
there is a good demand for it. 
Most of the timbers of the trees of this order are soft and useless. 
Eriodendron anfractuosum, Dec. Kapok, Kabok. 
Has soft white wood of a loose texture with large pores. It is 
grown along the road sides in Java for telegraph poles, 
Durio zibethinus, L. The Durian. 
Has brownish white wood with large pores somewhat scattered 
and obscure rings. Weight 40 lbs. 4 ozs. 
D. Oxley anus, Griff. Kuripal. 
A gigantic tree resembles this but is closer in texture. Weight 
47 lbs. 2 ozs. 
Coelostegia Gnffithii , Mast. Pungai. 
Is a very large tree with grey bark and strong buttresses. It 
may be recognized by its fruit which resembles that of a durian 
but is hard and woody with conical spines, black outside when 
fresh, and bright orange within. Weight 44 lbs. 9 ozs. 
The bark is used for tanning nets. The wood is orange when 
fresh cut, becoming darker, of a reddish colour, and somewhat 
resembles Seraya, with large pores. 
It is hard, flexible and durable. 
