50 
S. sp. from Langkawi islands, a small tree producing the flowers 
after the fall of the leaf ; has a light brown or yellowish red wood, 
much resembling that of Heritiera , fine grained with small pore?. 
S. Scaphigera, Wall. Kembang Samangko. 
A vast tree ioo feet tall with a straight smooth stem, dis- 
tinguished by its seeds which are borne in a large thin green boat 
shaped capsule and when put in water produce a quantity of mucil- 
age containing Bassorin, a favorite medicine with natives. The 
timber is white and soft outside, harder and darker within, light 
floating in water, used for planking. Weight 31 lbs. 11 ozs. 
S . campanulata, Wall. Kluet, Kulunot. 
A tree of 80 to 90 feet, Forests, Perak. Timber whitish brown 
not durable. 
Pterospermum Blumeanum , A “ Bayur 
A tree about 50 feet tall common in all the lower jungles. 
Wood soft white corky with a few large pores very poor. Used 
for planking. 
Pdiversifolium , BI. 
A gigantic tree with large buttresses common. Wood “orange 
yellow, grain medium, fairly hard, splits slightly, used for boxes. 
Weight 50 lbs. 9! ozs. ” Maingay. 
Commersonia platyphylla , Andr. Durian Tupai. 
A common tree of no great size abundant in secondary j'ungle, 
with cymes of white flowers. Wood light, pale brown, moderately 
hard, rays broad, wavy pores rather large, mottled in longitudinal 
section with the darker coloured rays. Weight 29 lbs. 6 ozs. 
Tarrietia simplicifolia , Mast. “Teraling”, Merbaju,Siku Keluang. 
An enormous tree with strong buttresses and rough bark. 
“Wood very pale red becoming darker towards the centre, 
grain medium fairly hard, splits in drying. Largely used for cart 
wheels. Weight 52 lbs. 7^ ozs.” (Maingay). 
A specimen from Singapore is very heavy and fairly bard, dark 
red, the pores large and often divided, the rays irregular rather, 
distant and fairly broad red, wood fibre grey. A handsome and 
excellent wood. 
Bidtneria uncinata , Mast. “Sugi Jantan”. 
Wood dull red paler in some parts than others, grain coarse 
hard, does not split in drying. Used for the sides of gharries. 
Weight 60 lbs. 4 ozs.” (Maingay). 
This plant has only been collected by Maingay in Malacca. All 
the other species are climbers of no great thickness and of no use. 
Heritiera, D ungun. 
There are here three species of this genus recognized by the 
coriaceous leaves with silvery backs, and woody ovoid fruits with 
large keels. Two species occur in mangrove swamps and one 
much larger occurs in forests. 
