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Melaleuca leucadendron , L. Gelam. 
A common tree in swampy spots in Malacca and elsewhere, is 
our only species of this genus, which is typically Australian. It is 
a fairly large straight tree, attaining a height of 40 feet and a dia- 
meter of 2 feet. The bark is very thick and whitish peeling off in 
large flakes. It is used for caulking boats, and making torches etc. 
An attempt has been made in Australia Lo utilize it as a paper-stuff 
but without sufficient success. The leaves are narrow lanceolate 
dull green and small, with a strong smell of Kayu putih (Cajeput) 
oil which indeed is extracted from them, in the Moluccas. One or 
two attempts have been made to prepare oil from the leaves here, 
but from some unexplained reason the oil did not suit the home 
market, partly perhaps on account of its dull colour, but as the tree 
seems to be alsolutely identical with that of Burn, where the oil is 
usually manufactured there seems no reason why the oil should not 
be manufactured here. It is prepared by distilling the leaves. 
The tree is of fairly rapid growth and will grow even in water; 
edges of ricefields suit it and it is planted as a shade tree along 
the roads across the ricefields in Malacca where it has not only 
the advantage of being a good shade tree by day, but also from 
its white bark can easily be seen in the night. It is very •suitable 
too for planting as a firewood supply, as it gives plenty of wood 
for burning very soon after planting. The wood is hard and 
moderately heavy dark brown, close grained pores small in short 
rows parallel to the ravs, and connected by short concentric wavy 
bars of light tissue, rings fairly distinct, rays very fine and nume- 
rous. Used in building, piles etc. 
Weight 46 lbs. I2§ ozs. (Maingay), S. 64 lbs. n ozs. 
It is used for piles etc. Weight 46 lbs. 12 f ozs. a cubic foot 
(Maingay.) 
Rhodamnia trinervia , Bl. Mempayan. 
Is a very common tree in secondary jungle. It attains seldom 
any great size usually about 20 to 30 feet with a diameter of stem 
of a foot. It has ovate 3 nerved leaves usually silvery on the back, 
small white flowers often produced in great abundance and red 
berries turning black when ripe. The timber is very hard and 
durable, troublesome indeed to cut, heavy and of a dark brown 
colour with little or no sapwood. The pores are few and the rays 
very fine. The bark is thin brown and flaky, could large sized 
timber of this tree he procured it would be very valuable, but it is 
difficult to get even a moderate sized beam from it. It grows 
readily in very poor soil and can stand grass fires pretty well. 
Weight 44 lbs. 9 ozs ; 63 lbs. 10 ozs. (Maingay), S. 56 lbs. to 59 lbs. 
Wood used in Sumatra for building, and ploughs (Veth). 
Baeckia frutescens, L. Daun Chuchor Atap. 
A small or medium-sized tr> e with rough flaky bark, aromatic 
needle-like leaves, (used in native medicine for fever) and small 
white flowers. Attains a height of 20 or 30 feet and a diameter 
of 4 or 5 inches. It only occurs at an altitude of 3,000 feet and 
