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Wood rather light coloured with a darker reddish heart, some- 
times dark brown, rings distinct pores few small scattered, con- 
centric lines numerous wavy distinct. 
Durable and fairly heavy sinking in water used for posts anu 
beams, of which 6 to io inches square are obtainable. Weight 
T o tbs. 4 ozs.. 
, B. macrophylla, Griff \ Kadongan. 
A fairly large tree, cultivated for its fruits. 
Wood yellowish white becoming brown towards its centre fairly 
hard, does not split in drying. Used for Kris-scab bards, (Maingay) 
Weight 58 lbs. 4! ozs. (Maingay). 
Anacatdium occidental , L. Cashew nut, Gajus 
Cultivated and half wild, a small tree about 20 feet tali, much 
branched. Wood soft light brown, pores large and few, rays fine. 
A poor wood used for packing cases, boats and charcoal, in India, 
Weight (S.) 23 lbs. 10 ozs. 
Odin a Wodier, Roxb, 
Introduced from India is a rapid growing (ree raised easily from 
cuttings. The wood is used for various small purposes such as 
spear shafts, scabbard, wheel spokes, cattle yokes, etc., in India 
(Gamble) and for rice pounders in Java (Van Eeden). 
It has much sap wood and light red heart-wood turning reddish 
brown on exposure, moderately bard, seasons well and does no} 
warp (Gamble). It also produces much gum used for many pur- 
poses in India. 
Weight averages 50 to 60 lbs. (Gamble). 
This tree might he worth planting by road sides, etc. 
Spondias mangi/era, Pers. The Hog-plum and S. dulcis, Forst. 
Sometimes planted for their fruit, have soft white useless wood. 
Mangifera. 
There are upwards of twenty kinds of Mango in the Malay 
Peninsula. Many of which are but little known on account of the 
great size of the trees the flowers and fruit of which are almost 
inaccessible, several, however, are well known native fruits, such 
as the Lanjoot, Bachang and Binjai. 
M. indica L. The Mango. Mangga. 
Is often cultivated here but seldom attains any great size as it is 
very liable to the attacks of insects especially boring caterpillars. 
The wood is fairly heavy yellowish white, rather soft, pores large 
and few, rays very fine and close, rings distinct. Weight 38 to 48 
lbs (Gamble) S. 29 lbs 
Not used here, but used in India for planking, doors, window 
frames, boxes, canoes, etc. (Gamble). 
M. coesia, Jack Binjai. 
A very large tree, with great masses of pale pink flowers very 
handsome. 
The wood is light red, marbled with yellow. The rings are dis- 
