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Sections of Mauritian Woods. — Continued.
Names Botanical and Local.
7 Horonga Madagasca- 7
riensis (B. Horounge).
8 Olea lancea (Olivier 8
Sauvage).
9 Callophyllum spectabile 9
(B. de Tatamaka).
10 Memecylon trinerve (B. 10
de Canne).
11 Antidesma Madagasca-
riens.
12 Syzygium obovatum (B. 12,
de Bceuf).
13 Securinega nitida (Bois 13
dnr).
14 Melicocca diversifolia
(Bois Gaulettes).
15 Diospyros reticulata (B. 15
d’Ebene Batard).
16 Syzygium sp. (B. de 16
Pomme).
17 Erythrospermum species
18 Mimusops angustifolia 18
(B. de Natte, petites feuilles).
19 Jossinia mespiloides. 19
20 Erytbroxylon sideroxy- 20
loides (B. d’huile).
Remarks on uses, &c.
“ B. Horounge ” is little used and of no value, as the wood never attains a large size.
An elastic wood used for shafts, tool handles, &c. Tree small, slow growing.
There are two or three excellent species of “ Tatamaka,” the woods of which are light and tough, difficult to work, very durable, serving for poles and for bullock carts, masts, and squared timber, &c.
Seldom of large size, the wood is excellent and much esteemed by carpenters for handles to axes, &c. It is very elastic. Diameter 6 to 8 inches.
16, 21, and 50 are different species whose woods are used in house building, and the wood of one species (No. 50) is used for shafts.
The remarks to Nos. 17 and 30 apply equally to this.
Furniture, &c.
Timber of excellent quality and useful for many purposes.
Vide remarks on the “ Nattes.”
Used in house building, grows to 10 inches in diameter.
Yields good tough durable wood, but seldom found large. This is the common character of the Erythroxylum of the country.