AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE * 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
No. 8.] MAY, 1902. [Yol. i. 
THE TIMBERS OP THE MALAY PENINSULA. 
Concluded. 
CONIFER/E. 
There are but few species of this order here, and as most are 
natives of the hill regions, they rarely are used for timber. 
Dacrydium elatum , Wall. Ru Bukit, 
A very large tree attaining a height of 80 or more feet. Bark 
5 inch thick. 
Wood moderately .hard, pale brown with fairly distinct rings 
somewhat irregular, fine grained, fairly heavy. Rays invisible. 
Weight 39 lbs. 3 ozs. to 42 lbs. 4 ozs. 
Occurs on the hills of Penang and the main range. 
Agathis lorantkiftdia, Salisb. 
A very large tree, with broad coriaceous leaves, fruit a cone. 
Growth rather slow. Occurs in the hills of Penang and Perak. 
Wood pale yellowish brown, rather light, fine grained, rings dis- 
tant narrow rather darker than surrounding tissue, about 12 to an 
inch, rays fine, wood cells longitudinally striate. 
Produces a large quantity of turpentine, Damar minyak. 
Podocnrpits neglecta , Bl. S’tada. 
A tree of no great size, with flaky bark and narrow coriaceous 
leaves, common near the sea. Height about 20 feet, diameter 
feet. Wood fawn-white fine grained, fairly heavy and hard with 
irregular rings. Weight 43 lbs. 3 ozs. to 48 lbs. 
Useful for axles of carts, &c. 
P. cupressina f Br. 
A fairly large tree, occurring on the hills in the main chain at 
an altitude of 2,000 feet and upwards, leaves narrow and short on 
the older branches minute lanceolate, on the younger ones linear 
spreading. Wood rather light yellow, with fine rays a fine grained 
and pretty wood, rings very obscure. 
Weight 32 lbs. 6 oz. to 36 lbs. 3 ozs. 
P. sp. A very large species attaining a height of 80 to 100 feet 
with a straight smooth trunk, and larger leaves than those of P. 
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