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a height of about 70 feet and a diameter of i \ feet. The wood is 
hard and heavy light brown showing rings corresponding to the 
years of growth. Sapwood a little softer and whiter, rays rather 
broad very close, pores mediocre. 
it is raised easily from seed and might be worth planting for its 
timber. & 
Albiszia mo l uc can a, Miq. 
An introduced tree often cultivated for shade, very rapid growth 
and throwing up root suckers often at great distances from the 
main tree, attains a height of about 100 feet and diameter of 3 feet 
or more. Sapwood very large white soft useless. Heartwood 
hard, dark Brown but very scanty, often absent even in large trees. 
The wood is of little value, even as firewood as it burns badly. It 
can be used for various household purposes. 
A. odoratissima , Benth. 
A much smaller tree than the last of rapid growth. Sapwood 
Jess in proportion white. Heartwood very hard dark brown. This 
which is not a native tree might be worth planting as the heart- 
wood is very good and strong. 
Pithecolobium lobatum> Benth. Jering. 
A big tree with brown fcetid pods eaten by the Malays. Height 
about 60 feet, diameter 2 or more, wood soft light reddish white 
shining, little or no heartwood and that not very distinct, pores 
large. _ 
W eight 44 lbs. iof ozs. (Maingay) S. 26 lbs. 9 ozs. A soft 
almost useless wood, only used for coffins and firewood. 
P. angulatum , Benth. 
A small tree common in secondary growth and light woods, with 
red pods. 
Sapwood pale reddish white, heartwood red shining soft light, 
pores large not very numerous scattered, rings distinct, rays fine 
inconspicuous. Weight 31 lbs. 8 ozs. A poor useless wood. 
P. clypearia Benth. 
A very similar tree with soft light wood, is used for sheaths of 
weapons according to Van Eeden. 
P. microcar pum, Benth. Petai Belalang, Kurdas. 
A common small tree. Wood soft and white, more or less red- 
dish, heartwood redder and a little heavier, splits when drying, 
shining, pores large, rays very fine and close. Weight 28-30 lbs. 
6 ozs. Very poor wood. 
P. bubalinum, Benth. 
A fairly big tree. Wood like that of the other species but rather 
harder, used for planking and said to be durable. 
P . affine r Bak. Lulai merah, Bonga. 
About 30-40 feet ? Wood heavy dark brown used in building 
but not durable. 
