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Boschia G riffithii. Masters. Daun Durian, Dendurian 
is a smaller tree, attaining a height of about 60 feet with a 
diameter of 2 or 2\ feet. 
The heartwood resembles that of Pungai, hard and fairly dur- 
able. It is used for house building, and beams 5 or 6 inches square 
can be had, which it is said will last five years if exposed. 
Maingay describes it as pale brownish white, with darker strise 
and blotches or pale red with paler streaks, soft to medium hard, 
splits slightly in drying, and used for boat building and general 
work, only lasting 7 or 8 years. 
Weight 34 lbs. 8 ozs. to 51 lbs. 15 ozs.; Singapore 21 lbs. 15 ozs. 
to 27 lbs. 13 ozs. 
Thespesia populnea, Corr. Barn (Warn) Laut. 
Is a tree of no great size, often rather short and gnarled, which 
grows commonly near the sea. Its poplar like leaves and large 
yellow flowers with a maroon centre make it easily distinguishable. 
The bark is grey about ± inch thick. The sapwood is white, the 
heartwood red brown or red fairly large, rings usually conspicuous, 
rays fine and numerous pores of moderate size. 
It is used in boat-building for carts, gunstocks, etc. Weight 49 
to 53 lbs. (Gamble), Singapore 37 lbs. 10 ozs. to 54 lbs. 13 ozs. 
Hibiscus tUiaceus, L. Baru-baru. 
Is a somewhat similar tree with softer downy leaves. The 
wood is white the heartwood yellowish, fine grained with rather 
larger pores. It is inferior to the preceding hut sometimes used 
in the same way. Gamble says not used except as fuel. Weighj: 
35 lbs. to 30 lbs. (Gamble) Singapore 54 lbs. 
These two trees and the allied Hibiscus floccosus, produce a strong 
fibre from the bark which is used for ropes, etc. 
Sterculiacesc. 
These are mostly trees sometimes of vast size but many are 
small, a few give useful timbers but several groups have very 
inferior woods. 
Sterculia. 
Medium or small tree, easily known for the most part by their 
scarlet capsules spreading in the form of a star with black seeds 
hanging from the edges. 
S. rubiginosa , Vent. Kulunting. 
A common small tree about twenty feet tall and 6 or 8 inches 
through. Wood rather soft light brown, rays broad and reddish, 
pores large. A poor class of wood. 
Floats in water, not durable, used in house building. 
S. parviflora , Roxb. S. Maingay i, Mast. Parupo. 
A much bigger tree about 60 feet tall. 
Wood “reddish white externally, darker internally, grain coarse 
soft, does not split in drying. Weight 41 lbs, 14 ozs.” (Maingay). 
A very poor soft wood. 
