WOOD ANATOMY OF FIVE EXOTIC HARDWOODS GROWN IN WESTERN

The wood anatomy of five hardwood species grown as exotics in Western Samoa has been examined. The species are Anthocephalus chinensis (Lamk) Rich, ex Walp., Cedrela odorata L., Eucalyptus deglupta Blume., Swietenia macrophylla King, and Tectona grandis L. There should be no difficulty in distinguishing between the timbers described, and between these timbers and the indigenous timbers of Western Samoa. However, when the origin of the specimen is unknown, identification of C. odorata may be difficult because of its similarity to other species of Cedrela and, because of limited information, it is not certain whether A. chinensis can be separated from the other two species of Anthocephalus