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H, littoralis , Dryand, 
, A me dium sized but rather irregularly shaped tree, growing in 
1 . f swam P s * The wood is dark brown and heavy, finely grained, 
wi i arge scattered pores, the rays are often conspicuous especially 
in young wood. v i 
A useful wood for house building, piles and boats, rice pounders, 
blocks, etc. It is extremely tough and durable. 
ei §Tt 53 Jbs. to 70 lbs. (Gamble) Singapore 76 lbs. 15 ozs. 
H. sp. Dungun bukit. 
A very large tree growing in dense forest far from the sea, about 
so feet or more tall. 
A very fine hard close grained wood, dark brown in colour, pores 
numerous fairly large. Weight 55 lbs. 3 ozs. 
T iliacece 
Are represented here by seven genera of trees and shrubs, of 
A iC 1 Irionifetta and Corchorus, are under shrubs giving a 
plants^ rG> C° rc ho ru s Capsular is and C. olitorius, being Jute- 
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P l tr!*? eS m" ! P ,^i eS , of b Jg trees ’ of whicl ' t he commonest is 
P. trip tern, Mast Medang Serai”, " Kabal Ayam ”, “Sepa Petri”, 
it attains a height of 80 or go feet. 
I he bark js grey, flexible and strong and used for the walls of 
.he wood is hard and dark .reddish brown in colour, close 
wS r ik ^ cons P lcuous rin gs, small rays and small pores. 
Weight 31 lbs. Singapore, Malacca, Perak. F 
Schoutema Mastersi , King, Kooudoo (Maingay). 
Wood faint reddish white, grain very coarse, very soft does 
not split in drying. Weight 25 lbs. 4 | oz. (Maingay). 7 
Elceocarpus. 
™ ere ar . e a " umber of trees of this genus, none of which attain 
, y ,?. r ' at , slz 5;: but man y grovv big enough for rafters, posts, and 
the like, the bigger ones are about 60 feet tall and a foot through 
The flowers in racemes are white and often showy, fruits globose 
in fheT S ,aped ’ f °' y b,ue or § reen ' Mos ‘ a™ common in woods 
m tne low country. 
E. stipularis, Bl. Medong Tijo. 
A very common tree about 50 feet tall or less. 
Wood moderately light reddish brown, rather soft, pores laro- e 
often sub-divided, rays obscure fairly broad. It is apt to split and 
is not durable but is used for beams in houses, rafters &c Also 
for boxes (Maingay). Beams 5 or 6 inches square can be obtai ned 
^Weight 35^. 5 ozs. (Maingay). Singapore 2, lbs., 32 lbs. 10 ozs., 
E. peholatus, Wall. Medang pepilakan. 
rathe/Vhi S1Zed W ' th large dee P S re en shining leaves with 
rather thm grey or brown warty bark. Sapwood * of the, thickness 
