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Lepisanthes cuneata , Hiern. Purupoh. 
A tree about 60 feet tall, with white and brown wood not dur- 
able, giving beams 5 or 6 inches square, 
Dodonea vtscosa, L. 
A sea shore shrub rather local here, is said to attain the size of a 
small tree in India, and to have an extremely hard heartwood close 
grained dark brown used for engraving, turning, tool-handles and 
walking sticks. It is planted for hedges in India. Most of the 
Malay Peninsula appears to be too wet for it. 
Turpinia pomifera, Del. Geritta. 
Attains a height of 70 feet, with rough bark. The wood is used 
for household utensils in Java, but is not strong enough for build- 
ing (Van Eeden). A common tree in Singapore, Perak, etc. 
Sabiaceae. 
The only trees are species of Meliosma of no great size and 
seldom or never used as timbers. 
M. nit id a, Bl. 
A small tree about 20 or 30 feet with a straight stem has soft 
light brown, light woid with fairly distinct rings, pores large but 
few, divided by partitions and few broad rays. Weight 29 lbs. 9 ozs. 
Van Eeden says it is one of the best timbers of the West Coast 
of Sumatra, the wood hard brownish yellow, used for planks, posts 
and furniture. 
M. Ridley i, King. 
A small tree occurring in Singapore and Johore, wood pale 
brown mottled glossy, rings distinct, pores few small and medium 
mixed, rays distant broad. 
Anacardiacese. 
An order of trees usually large often vast, of which some possess 
high class hard timbers, others are soft and of little use. Many 
contain an acrid black resin which is very poisonous, and injurious 
to wood cutters and others handling the fresh wood. 
Buchanania sessilifolia , Bl. Pao pipit, Pao hutan, Habong Ayam. 
A medium sized to small tree. Wood pale brownish white, grain 
coarse soft, splits deeply in drying (Maingay.) 
Weight 36 lbs. 2 ozs. (Maingay) S. 20 lbs. not durable used in 
house building. 
B . florida, Schauer. Otak Hudang, Kata Hiidang. 
A medium sized tree with masses of small white flowers. 
Wood dark red with very fine rays and rather large pores. 
Weight 28 lbs. 2 ozs. 
Only used for firewood in Java according to Van Eeden. 
Boned burmanica, Griff \ Rouminiya. 
A large tree with small deep green leaves, well knbwn for its 
eatable sour fruit, attains a height of 60 or 70 feet. 
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