Durian 
Durian bu- 
rong. 
Duno Zibe- 
thimis D. 
0 x le y a- 
nus. 
Excellent masts 
and spars for 
vessels. 
• 
On the plains 
and light 
and sandy 
soils. 
80 to 120 ft. 
• 
4 to 8 ft. 
R e n g a s 
(Red wood) 
Gluta velu- 
tina. 
For furniture . . . 
Clayey soil ... 
80 to 100 ft. 
Do. 
Petaling . . . 
Strombosia 
House building, 
for rafters and 
flooring joists. 
Plains and un- 
dulating 
land in light 
soil. 
Do. 
6 feet. 
Kilim or Ku- 
liin. 
Seorodocar- 
pus b o r- 
neensis 
(Becc.) 
Piles and beams 
in bridge 
building. 
Hilly ground, 
clayey soil. 
Lofty tree 
10 to 12 ft. 
• 
Rusak 
Not known 
Making paddles 
and oars and 
carrying sticks 
by the Chinese. 
Do. 
Middling 
sized tree. 
4 to 5 ft. 
Raya C h i- 
chak. 
Not known 
Making paddles 
by the natives. 
... 
... 
Kayu Pe- 
naga. 
Calophyl- 
lum sp. 
! 
Ship building, 
house and 
bridge build- 
ing. 
On the sea- 
shore in 
sandy places. 
Lofty tree 
6 to 7 ft. 
Do. 
Do. 
R a t li e r 
slow. 
Slow 
R a t li e r 
slow in 
comi n g 
to matu- 
rity. 
Slow 
.' i 
Do. 
Do. 
Very scarce 
Do. 
Do. 
• 
Plentiful 
56 lbs. . , . ! 
Not known i 
In Malacca there 
is a fair supply. 
■ 
67 lbs. 
30 to 50 cts. 
» 
i 
A fair supply 
l 
I 
i \ . H • B • | 
Sinks in water. 
Not known 
Not very plentiful 
... 
Not much known, 
is said to be very 
durable. 
72 lbs. 
i 30 to 40 cts. 
* 
l 
* ■ 
A fair supply in 
Malacca only at 
present. 
1 
The spars and masts of 
this wood are excellent. 
Breaking weight of a 
specimen 2’ by 1” by 1’’, 
3 ewts. 21 lbs. 
Prettily veined, and tahes 
a good polish. 
A good sized tree, the 
wood is close-grained, 
of a light red or brown 
colour. Breaking 
weight of a specimen 2’ 
by 1” by 1”, 4 cwts. 28 
lbs. 
This wood has a strong 
smell of garlic, and is. 
called by the Natives 
from India “ Lahsun.” 
Breaking weight of a 
specimen 2’ by 1” by 
1*’, 3 cwts. 56 lbs. 
The tree is red ; for about 
§rds. of its diameter is 
very tough. 
Penaga is a very useful 
tree, it yields durable 
timber for ship and 
boat building, an infu- 
sion of its leaves is used, 
for inflammation of the 
eyes on the Malabar 
Coast, where it is called 
the Alexandrian laurel. 
In Bengal it is called 
“ Poorlange ; yields a 
resin. 
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