Shorea
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 Shorea roxburghii
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About 360 species, including: |
Shorea is a genus of 360 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. They are native to southeast Asia, from Northern India to Malesia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
[edit] Timbers
Many economically important timber trees belong to Shorea. They are sold under various trade names including Meranti, Lauan (or Luan), Seraya, Balau, etc. The alluringly-named "Philippine Mahogany" sold in North America is not a mahogany at all, but actually a mixture of woods from the genus Shorea.
The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour.
| Genus & section | Species | Wood name | Wood colour | Wood type |
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| Shorea sect. Shorea | S. atrinervosa S. brunnescens S. crassa S. exelliptica S. foxworthyi S. glauca S. havilandii S. laevis S. leptoderma S. materialis S. maxwelliana S. seminis S. submontana S. sumatrana S. superba |
Balau | heavy hardwood | |
| Shorea sect. Almon | S. almon S. contorta S. leprosula S. leptoclados S. smithiana |
Almon | light red to pink | |
| Shorea sect. Anthoshorea | S. assamica S. assamica S. bracteolata S. dealbata S. hypochra S. javanica S. lamellata S. maranti |
White Meranti | light hardwood | |
| Shorea sect. Richetia | S. acuminatissima S. faguetiana S. gibbosa S. hopeifolia S. multiflora |
Yellow Meranti | light hardwood | |
| Shorea sect. Rubroshorea | S. curtisii S. hemsleyana S. macrantha S. pauciflora S. platyclados S. rugosa, S. singkawang 4 other spp. |
Dark red Meranti (Meranti bukit) | light hardwood | |
| S. acuminata S. dasyphylla S. johorensis S. lepidota S. parvifolia |
Light red Meranti | light hardwood | ||
| S. balangeran S. collina S. guiso S. kunstleri S. ochrophloia S. plagata |
Red Balau | heavy hardwood | ||
| Shorea | S. macroptera | Melantai | light hardwood | |
| Shorea | S. negrosensis | Red Lauan | dark red-brown to brick red | |
| Shorea | S. ovata | Tianong | light red to light red-brown | |
| Shorea | S. platyclados | Meranti Bukit | light hardwood | |
| Shorea | S. polysperma | Tanguile | red to red-brown | |
| Shorea | S. robusta | Sal | ||
| Shorea | S. squamata | Mayapis | light red to red-brown | |
| Shorea | S. uliginosa | Meranti Bakau | light hardwood |
