Class IV.]

CLASSIFIED LIST OF WOODS OF ASIA.

113

WOODS OF ASIA— continued.

NAME.

i

| Place of Growth.

! WeightI perCubic Ft.

Specific

Gravity

in Cata-logue.

REMARKS.

Sterculia? (Kuneenee) - -

Tavoy —

_

lbs. oz

Swietenia chloroxylon (Satin

Ceylon -

-

51 0

wood, Booroota).

Swietenia febrifuga — — -

India - -

54 14

Symplocos fioribunda — — -

Nepal —

_

—

Symplocos? (Kain-tha-phogee)

Tavoy —

-

34 7

Symplocos? (Kunneen-keunkee,

-

34 4

Kunneen-keunla).

Syndesma tavoyana (Keetha) -

7 7

-

-

Taaka. See Tectona.

Taila-oon. See Carapa.Tanabang. See Artocarpus.Tantheya - - - - -

|

■ 44 0

,, See Hopea.

Tathee. See Bignonia.

Taxus virgata (Dheyri, Lolsi) -

Nepal -

_

_

Teak. See Tectona.

Tectona grandis (Teak, Taaka,

Ceylon —

1 47 3

Tekka).

9 9 9 >

Travancorc

-

: 42 S

i

,, (East Indian teak) j Malabar coast

1 37 14

Moulmein -

-

31 9

9 7 7 9

7 7 “

-

32 1

Tekka. See Tectona.

Tcngaun. See Hopea.Terminalia catappa - — -

Botanic Garden,

30 0

Terminalia chebula — - —

Calcutta.India - -

42 10

Terminalia citrina — - -

7 7 -

_

GO 2

Terminalia-? (Thuphauga)

Temstramia -? (ruzzeen-

Tavoy —

-

50 5

—

36 7

zwa).

Tctrantlicra nitida — — -

India - —

31 4

Teutha ------

Tavoy -

-

54 0

Tliaengong. Sec Hopea.Thallaroo - - - - -

Travancorc

44 0

Thambuvoo -----

7 7 —

_

55 6

Thau-baun-po - - - -

Tavoy —

_

_

Tbau-baun-thau-lay — - -

_

_

Tbaumma. See Sonneratia.Thittoo. See Sandoricum.Thoun-Kheea. See Pterocarpus.Thoun-mynga — — - -

4S 0

Tbubboo. See Ficus .Thuggainee. See Bignonia.Thuggoo. See Laurus.Thuphanga. See Terminalia.Thurappe. See Calophyllum.Tbymboo -----

17 7

Thymboo, Thau-baun-po — —

-

17 3

Tirbbae. See Quercus .

Toon. See Cedrcla.

Town-pi ue -----

28 13

Town-suggah -----

-

-

Tunga. See Cedrela.

Tungnusi. See Chincbona.

Une -------

7 7

_

Tallathorashel _ - — —

Travancore

_

22 1

Vanava ------

Manilla —

-

42 11

Vannecmooringa — - - —

Travancore

-

40 10

Vateria lancesefolia - - -

India — —

—

53 15

Vavoolagoo — — - — —

Travancorc

_

29 4

Vellilagoo -----

? 9 —

—

28 8

Velty, or Yetty - - - -

-

40 11

\ enga — — _ —

-

47 1

Yinnee - — — —

-

15 8

\ inny marum - - - -

-

11 3

Yvashanthak — - - - -

_

41 0

Weraloo. See Eleocarpus.

White dammar lout - - -

India - -

Xanthophyllum-? (Saphew, ’

Martaban —

-

33 10

Choo-muna). |

Xylocarpus-? (Keannan) -;

Tavoy -

_ ■

4G 9

Zeethce. See Zizyplius. |

i

_

854

Tree of very large dimensions.

■S16

578

Used for furniture, &c.

* 378

701

—

917

A large tree.

•551

867

Affords good crooked timber.

•548

838

Used for beams, posts, &c.

-

855

Used in house-building.

*704

858

-

993

Grows to a large size; timber strong andgood.

*755

581

One of the best of the Ceylon woods.

*680

376

A strong and durable wood; much valuedfor ship-building.

•606

121

The best kind of teak.

*505

119

•513

120

This quality of teak is not so good as theMalabar.

•480

1,074

A noble ornamental tree ; wood very good.

■682

682

•962

683

Yery heavy and compact.

•805

823

■783

830

A rather large tree; used for posts andrafters.

•548

899

•864

811

*704

431

•886

581

_

888

An inferior light wood.

849

A strong durable wood, but does not sawkindly.

•768

SS4

Used in house-building.

*279

860

A strong and durable light wood.

*275

825

Strong durable light wood, used in boat-building.

:

•461 i

852

Used in boat-building, and much esteemed.

-

943

“ i

1

949

Affords good crooked timber, used for boat-building.

•353

415

•683 :

496

Used in ship-building.

•65o ;

400

♦863 ,

694

•468 ;

397

•456

433

•657 j

416

•753

380

•248 j

435

•179

434

•656 |

439

_

94S

’533 1,028

■745 !

868

Used for furniture and in house-building.