IK ay u Jati 
Tectona 
- 
Clayey s oi 
• 
Row to a 
R o w to 
(Teak) ... 
grandis. 
• * • 
■ 
. 
very large 
tree. 
. 
a very 
large 
size. 
Chempedar 
Artocarpus 
It is used i n 
On the banks 
Lofty tree... 
Moderate- 
Ayer. 
varians 
Miq. 
making boats. 
of rivers and 
in marshes. 
ly rapid. 
Ripis Kulit 
Rot known 
' 
• 
Used in house 
building for 
posts and raf- 
ters and for 
handles to oars 
and tools. 
Plains sandy 
soil. 
50 feet 
6 feet . . . 
Tampang ... 
Artocarpu s 
rigidus. 
/ 
Good for house 
posts. 
Marshy ground 
Lofty tree... ‘ 
Do. 
Pulei 
Leguminosa; 
U sed for planks 
only. 
High land . , . 
Do. 
10 feet . . . 
Jelutong . , . 
Alyxia sp. 
Used much by 
u ndertaker, 
large planks 
can be obtain- 
ed, it is also 
used for mak- 
ing clogs. 
Marshy ground 
Do. 
Rather 
slow. 
Slow 
Moderate- 
ly rapid. 
Rapid ... 
* • • 
• •• 
• . . 
• 
Wood 25 to 30 
cts. to cubic 
foot. 
Rot known 
Pair supply 
Rot know] 
20 to 30 cts. 
• 
Pair supply to Ma- 
lacca. 
• 
* 
Do. 
Do. 
Scarce 
20 to 30 cts. 
Pair supply 
Do. 
# 
Do' 
Do. 
This tree is not indige- 
nous to the Straits Set- 
tlements, though found 
in Burmah and Siam ; it 
was introduced into the 
Straits Settlements, by 
DavidBrown, Esq., many 
years ,jago; it thrives 
well, and some trees of 
respectable dimensions 
were cut downn, but no 
pains have been taken 
to extend its cultivation. 
Is a } r ellowish wood, 
floats in water, bark is 
flexible and strong, and 
is used for walls of 
native houses, grana- 
ries, &c., yields a gum. 
Breaking weight of a 
specimen 2’ by 1" by 
1”, 3 cwts. 14 lbs. 
Bark is v e r y t h i n an d 
vertically straited 
hard, fawn c o 1 o u r, 
sinks in water, yields a 
resin. Breaking 
weight of a specimen 
2’ by 1” by 1”, 5 cwts. 
42 lbs. 
Next to Terns u for dura- 
bility, yields a gum. 
White woo d, buoyant, 
not very durable, yield 
a resin. 
Do, 
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