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Phoebe multijiora, Bl. Medang Kelana, Medang Fulon, 
M. Asam, M. Pasir. 
A big tree stated to grow to ioo feet, wood very durable. The 
Medang Ketanah of Johore is a fine dark olive brown wood when 
old and dry, light yellow when fresh, close grained and heavy, pores 
small and numerous, rays very line, rings fairly distinct: A good 
wood for house building and furniture. 
Actinodaphne , Sp. Medang Kuning, or Kunyit. 
A tree about 30 or 40 feet high with very large leaves, the 
flowers borne in clusters on the bark. Wood durable good for 
planking, boats, house beams, and furniture. 
Act. M a ingay l, Hook fil. 
Only a small tree as far as I have seen, with very large leaves 
pubescent beneath. The wood is yellowish olive with numerous 
pores, very fine rays, and fairly distinct rings. 
Act. prmnosa, Hook, fil. 
A small or medium sized tree. 
Wood pale yellowish olive, heavy dark brown in section, pores 
small very numerous, rays visible in young wood, rays fine and 
close. A good useful wood. Weight 48 lbs. 15 ozs. 
A , sesquipedale , Hook fil. 
Tree with very large leaves, wood yellowish with rather large 
rays, pores very numerous medium size. 
Eusideroxylon Schwagen, I eysm. Billion. 
A very large tree, native of Borneo, well known for its excellent 
timber which is very hard, heavy and durable. The tree which has 
been planted in Singapore is of very slow growth. The timber is 
deep brown when old, with numerous small pores, the rays quite 
invisible in section. Newton states that it is of a drab colour when 
cut which quickly changes under exposure to much, darker, im- 
mensely hard and difficult to work. It splits readily into shingles 
which are very lasting. 
Lltsea myr ist iccefo l ia , Walk Medang Bunga. 
A tree usually of no great size but sometimes growing to 50 or 
60 feet. Timber considered inferior fawn colour, used in building. 
L polyantha , Juss. Medang busuk. 
A fairly large tree 70 to 80 feet tall, common. Wood said to be 
foetid, good for planks, 
L. pmangiana , Hook fil. 
Small tree common in woods. Wood fairly heavy yellowish, 
pores very numerous, rays fine. Good for posts etc., but small. 
Weight 38 lbs. 4 ozs. 
A. sp. (2371). 
Small or medium sized tree, wood yellow close grained, rings 
d\sUnet, pores mediocre in lines, rays obscure. Weight 37 lbs. 2 0/s 
