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ID	492
Crop ID	Dau
Part	Bark
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The timber is used as keruing.
Metadata ID	7,789

ID	493
Crop ID	Dau
Part	Whole
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	A wood-oil is collected from the tree.
Metadata ID	7,789

ID	494
Crop ID	Dhali Garjan
Part	Bark
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	D. gracilis is an important source of keruing, especially in Indo-China. A ... more D. gracilis is an important source of keruing, especially in Indo-China. A wood-oil can be obtained from the bole and is used as a varnish and for illumination.
Metadata ID	7,795

ID	495
Crop ID	Green Dammar Tree
Part	Bark
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	A dammar resin is obtained from the stems. Dammar is a hard resin, obtained... more A dammar resin is obtained from the stems. Dammar is a hard resin, obtained from various trees of Southeast Asia. Traditionally, it is used for purposes such as caulking boats and baskets, as an adhesive, a medicine, as a fuel for torches and sometimes in foods. Commercially, it is an ingredient of inks, lacquers, oil paints, varnishes etc, and is used as a glazing agent in foods.
Metadata ID	7,803

ID	496
Crop ID	Green Dammar Tree
Part	Bark
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The wood is smooth. The wood is used for house building, especially door fr... more The wood is smooth. The wood is used for house building, especially door frames, rafters and posts; it is also used for plough handles. It is especially in demand for use as house poles.
Metadata ID	7,803

ID	497
Crop ID	Gurjum Tree
Part	Bark
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The timber is used as keruing; D. alatus is a very important source of cons... more The timber is used as keruing; D. alatus is a very important source of construction timber in Indo-China and Thailand.
Metadata ID	7,814

ID	498
Crop ID	Hollong
Part	Bark
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The timber is used in construction of house, especially for planking. Wood ... more The timber is used in construction of house, especially for planking. Wood used for plywood, internal construction work and also used as railway sleepers. Oleoresin from the tree used as lubricant and in soap works.
Metadata ID	7,822

ID	499
Crop ID	Keruing
Part	Bark
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The tree is harvested from the wild mainly for the oleo-resin in its trunk.... more The tree is harvested from the wild mainly for the oleo-resin in its trunk. This is used locally and also exported. The tree also yields a timber of low quality, though this is used on a large scale in the manufacture of plywood. It is also used locally for making torches; caulking boats (mixed with other ingredients); as a varnish and sometimes medicinally. Industrially, it is used in making paints for houses and ships, lithographic ink and an anti-corrosive coating composition for iron.
Metadata ID	7,824

ID	500
Crop ID	Keruing
Part	Bark
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	A resin obtained from the tree is used in the treatment of ulcers, ring wor... more A resin obtained from the tree is used in the treatment of ulcers, ring worms and other skin infections. It is a stimulant to mucous surfaces and is also a diuretic.
Metadata ID	7,824

ID	501
Crop ID	Makai
Part	Wood
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The timber is the major source of white meranti. The resin, called "damar t... more The timber is the major source of white meranti. The resin, called "damar tenang", was once collected on a commercial scale in North Sulawesi.
Metadata ID	7,825

ID	502
Crop ID	Malabar Ironwood
Part	Wood
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The tree produces a beautiful timber and is commonly harvested from the wil... more The tree produces a beautiful timber and is commonly harvested from the wild, both for local use and for trade. The wood can be used in construction, shipbuilding, making rice mills etc. It is valued in southern India for building temples.
Metadata ID	7,826

ID	503
Crop ID	Merawan Siput Jantan
Part	Wood
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The timber is used as merawan. The wood is suitable for rollers in the text... more The timber is used as merawan. The wood is suitable for rollers in the textile industry, piles, and bridge construction and as an alternative to maple for shoe and boot lasts. The bark has a high tannin content, and is suitable for tanning leather; it also produces an inferior quality dammar ("rock dammar").
Metadata ID	7,827

ID	504
Crop ID	Merawan Siput Jantan
Part	Bark
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	The dammar is medicinally applied to sores and wounds. In Indo-China the ba... more The dammar is medicinally applied to sores and wounds. In Indo-China the bark has been used as a masticatory.
Metadata ID	7,827

ID	505
Crop ID	Merawan Siput Jantan
Part	Whole
Use Category	Ornamental
Notes	H. odorata is sometimes used as a shade tree.
Metadata ID	7,827

ID	506
Crop ID	New Guinea Rosewood
Part	Wood
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The tree is an important commercial source of wood for making plywood. The ... more The tree is an important commercial source of wood for making plywood. The dark reddish-grey wood is hard, open-grained and not durable. It is used in construction and for making plywood It harvested from the wild both for its timber and its resin. An oleoresin is obtained from the wood.
Metadata ID	7,828

ID	507
Crop ID	Resak Bukit
Part	Wood
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The timber is used as resak. The bark is used locally to prevent frothing i... more The timber is used as resak. The bark is used locally to prevent frothing in sweet palm juice and to arrest fermentation of toddy and local wine.
Metadata ID	7,829

ID	508
Crop ID	Resak Durian
Part	Wood
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The wood is used as resak and is especially suitable for making boats.
Metadata ID	7,830

ID	509
Crop ID	Resak Hitam
Part	Bark
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The timber is used as resak, especially for construction, house posts and b... more The timber is used as resak, especially for construction, house posts and boats. The bark is used locally to prevent frothing in sweet palm juice and to arrest fermentation of toddy and local wine.
Metadata ID	7,831

ID	510
Crop ID	Taloora Lac Tree
Part	Wood
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The timber is used as white meranti. A low-quality resin is obtained from t... more The timber is used as white meranti. A low-quality resin is obtained from the tree. In Cambodia the bark is used as a masticatory in the betel-quid. The tree also produces a dye.
Metadata ID	7,832

ID	511
Crop ID	Thingam
Part	Wood
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is said to be the... more The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is said to be the best timber of the region.
Metadata ID	7,833

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