Yellow Meranti Wood By Bansal Forest Products Pvt. Ltd.

Trade Name                :           Yellow MerantiFamily                         :           DipterocarpaceaeTimber Classification   :           Light hardwoodSpecies :                     Shorea blumutensis (damar hitam kelim)                     S. dolichocarpa (d. hitam katup)                     S. faguetiana (d. hitam siput)                     S. gibbosa, S. hopeifolia (d. hitam siput jantan)                     S. longisperma (d. hitam bulu)                     S. maxima (d. hitam sengkawang putih)                     S. multiflora (d. hitam pipit)                     S. peltata (d. hitam telepok)Wood Density               :           510-875 kg m-3Strength Grouping       :           S. G. 6Uses : Use of general utility purposes, planking, light construction, paneling and partitioning, furniture manufacture, flooring and pallets. A popular plywood species.Distribution: Throughtout Peninsulur Malaysia except in the extreme northwest and on the Langkawi Islands.Major producing states: Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Perak, and Johore.Wood Characteristics: : Heartwood light-brown weathering to light brown. Sapwood lighter in colour and moderately distinct. Texture moderately coarse and even. Grain straight and interlocked.