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of the trunk whitish or light brown. Heartwooc ' ^ ite ° r dar ^ 
brown rather light and soft, pores large often sub-d.v.ded, scattered. 
rays rather fine. 
'Weight 42 lbs. 12 ozs. Common. 
E. robuslus , Bl. 
Ww>d white 6 shining soft even-grained, pores moderate-sized 
uniformly distributed, generally oval or elongated sub-divided, ray. 
fine and very closely packed. 
Weight 38 lbs. (Gamble). 
E. Master si. King. Chemantong Merah. 
Usually a small tree, said to attain the height of 60 feet. Wood 
rather hard and heavier than most species, light brown, pores fairly 
large and numerous, rays rather thick. , . 
Used in building, for rafters, and for firewood, lasts about 6 or 
7 years. Weight 5° lbs. *5 ozs * 
E. Jackianus , Wall. Jatek Jatek, Jintek-Jinlek, ^aburu. 
A medium sized tree with grey rather smooth, bark £ inch thick, 
and rather heavy yellowish brown wood, with but little brow ms 1 
sapwood, rings distinct, rays fine, and very fine mixed pores, 
medium sized in pairs, arranged in rows. Weight 51 lbs. 2 ozs. 
E. pedunculatus , Wall. Chumantong Jantan. 
Attains a height of 60 feet, common in low country forest. Wood 
light red, floats in water, is used in building, for rafters, etc., but 
only lasts 5 or 6 years. 
E. obtusus , Bl. Medong Paya, Medong Tana, Medong Kawan. 
A fair sized tree common near the sea. 
Wood reddish used for planking. 
Grewia. 
Trees or shrubs usually of no great size. 
G. paniculata , Roxb. Chenderai. 
A tree about 30 to 50 feet tall. 
Wood heavy, hard, dark brown with very small pores and very 
fine wavy rays whitish in colour, giving the wood a pretty mottled 
appearance. 
Weight 47 lbs. 2 ozs. 
Common in secondary growth, Malacca, Penang, etc. 
Dipterocarpex. 
The trees of this order supply the largest number of important 
timbers of any group in this region including as they do such well 
known kinds as Serayah, Meranti, Chengei or Penak, Resale, Giam, 
Damar laut and Camphor wood, nor is it only in timber that this 
order is valuable, for from trees of this group are obtained Wood- 
oil, Dammar, Camphor and Camphor-oil, while the flexible bark of 
some species is used for walls of houses, rice chests and such things. 
