I have since my above writing googled the possible use of leaves in polishing... I forget which url was it, but somewhere it says its used in polishing wood and IVORY... LO, Ivory??? Usha di =========
On Aug 12, 12:54 pm, Pudji Widodo <pudjiuns...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dr Balkar Singh, > > In Indonesia there are a lot of Streblus asper but I have never seen > the flowers and fruits. The leaves are not rough enough to polish the > hard wood, for soft wood like Hibiscus tiliaceus is enough. I think > the strongest for polishing wood is Ficus ampelas. Thank you for > uploading the pictures. > > Regards, > Pudji Widodo > Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman > PURWOKERTO 53122 INDONESIA
