Do. 
Ijimpong or 
Lampong. 
Not known 
Used for planks. 
Swampy 1 
ground. 
Do. 
Giam 
Inocarpus 
edulis. 
Boat and ship 
building. 
S w a m p y 
, ground' and 
on the sea- 
shore. 
Do.. 
Xayu Hu- 
or Aim. 
Oasuarina 
littorea ; 
Cassia sp. 
is given for 
this by an 
old wood- 
man 
(Malay.) 
Not much used 
for any pur- 
poses. 
High ground, 
clayey soil, 
prefers a 
' sandy soil. 
Lofty 
Tumus of’ 
Tumbus. 
Not known 
Used by the 
Malays for raf- 
ters. 
Grows in man- 
grove jungle 
on the sea- 
shore or salt 
water creeks. 
50 to 80 ft. 
• t 
MedangKun- 
jih. 
1 
Sapotaceee. . . 
Boat planking. . 
•Plains and 
light soil. 
80 to 100 ft. 
Bintangor... 
Calophyllum 
Inophyl - 
him. 
Masts and spars 
of vessels, 
housebuilding, 
scaft'oldi ng, 
poles and vari- 
ous purposes. 
Low grounds, 
clayey soil. 
80 feet and 
upwards. 
6 to 8 ft. 
5 to 6 ft. 
10 to 28 
inches. 
3 to 5 ft. 
2 to 4 ft. 
Quick ... 
Not ascertain- 
ed. 
Not ascer- 
tained. 
Not very plentiful 
Not much used as it is 
not durable. 
Not very 
rapid. 
Y e r y heavy, 
sinks in wa- 
ter like iron. 
50 cents ... 
j 
Pair supply in 
Penang. 
It is very hard and dura- 
ble wood, very difficult 
to work, it is objected 
to by carpenters on this 
account, it stands salt 
water well, and resists 
both in water and out 
for a very long time. 
Used for sheathing 
piles, yields a resin. 
Rapid . . . 
Liglitwood, 
floats in wa- 
ter. 
• 
Not known 
' f ‘ 
Scarce 
' 1 
This is a species of fir, it 
is a graceful tree, some- 
what tapering, wood is 
hard hut not much 
used, ver} r liable to 
attack by white ants, 
yields a resin. 
Do. 
Not ascertain- 
ed. 
Not ascer- 
tained. 
Not very plentiful 
Does not stand exposure. 
Breaking weight of a 
specimen 2’ by 1” by 1”, 
5 cwts. 
Pretty ra- 
pid. 
Not ascertain- 
ed. 
Not ascer- 
tained. 
Not very plentiful... 
Fibrous fracture, seldom 
brought to m a r k e t. 
Breaking weight of a 
specimen 2’ by 1” by 
1”, 6 cwts. 84 lbs. 
Rapid . . . 
Do. 
Do. 
Plentiful, ... 
At present there is a fair 
supply of this timber, 
hut it is rapidly grow- 
ing scarce on account 
of the great demand. 
There are several spe- 
cies, hut the only last- 
ing one is that known 
as Bintangor Batu, it 
is a very durable wood. 
Breaking weight of 
specimen 2’ by 1” by 
1”, 5 cwts. 
tei 
