Properties and Uses
Collection of timber species
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| 1 | Bakau | This timber usually available only in pole sizes and hence its ulitisaion is somewhat restricted. However, the timber is suitable for handles of striking tools, temporary structures, scaffolding, piling, fire wood, charcoal, pulp and paper, and rayon. the timber is attractive enough for parquet flooring
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| 2 | Balau |
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| 3 | Bayur | The timber is suitable for temporary light construction, flooring, cladding, planking, joinery, cabinet making, interior finishing, panelling, mouldings, tool handles for non-impact purposes, furniture, joists and staircase (apron lining, baluster, balustrade, carriage, handrail, riser, stringer, sprandrel framing, tread, bullnose, round end and winder).
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| 4 | Bekak | The timber is suitable for light to medium constructions, boat decking and planking, heavy duty flooring, parquet flooring and power-line posts when treated.
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| 5 | Berangan | The timber is suitable for medium to heavy construction under cover, furniture manufacture, packing cases and pallets.
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| 6 | Bintangor | The timber is suitable for light construction, flooring, panelling, joist, furniture manufacture, decorative solid door, decking, boat construction, diving boards, veneer and plywood manufacture and wooden pallet. In several regions, the wood is much sought after for masts, spars, bridge work and scaffolding.
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| 7 | Bitis |
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| 8 | Chengal |
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| 9 | Dammar minyak |
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| 10 | Dark Red Meranti | The timber is extremely popular as a general utility timber, being suitable for furniture manufacture, high class interior finishing, flooring, panelling and partitioning, mouldings and skirtings, fancy doors, sliced and rotary cut veneers.
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| 11 | Dedali | The timber suitable for general utility purposes, medium construction under cover, interior finishing, packing cases, veneers and plywood. In Indonesia, it has been successfully used in the manufacture of bent-works like badminton rackets.
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| 12 | Delek | The timber with its broad rays and oak-like figure is suitable for interior finishing, panelling, fancy furniture, sliced veneers and possibly for parquet flooring. The timber is also suitable for heavy and medium construction under cover, fence posts, walking sticks and stool handles.
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| 13 | Derum | The timber is suitable for heavy and medium construction under cover, posts, tool handles, tunery, furniture, carving, generel house construction and wooden pallets.
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| 14 | Dungun |
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| 15 | Durian | The timber is suitable for light construction indoors, door and window frames, flooring, planking, veneer and plywood, wooden sandals and low grade coffins.
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| 16 | Gegatal | The timber is suitable for flooring, panelling, door and window frames, planking, plywood manufacure, wooden pallets and charchoal manufacture.
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| 17 | Geronggang |
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| 18 | Gerutu |
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| 19 | Giam |
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| 20 | Jelawai | The timber is suitable as a general planking timber,interior finishing, panelling, moulding and skirtings. It also suitable for furniture manufacture, plywood manufacture, flooring, packing boxes and pallets.
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| 21 | Jelutong |
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| 22 | Kandis | The timber is used for pole and fence posts. The heavier species are suitable for semi permanent heavy construction like temporary bridge and extraction tramways.
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| 23 | Kapur | The timber is suitable for medium construction, posts, beams, joists, rafters, flooring, plywood manufacture, laboratory benches and railway sleepers
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| 24 | Karas | The timber is suitable for packing crates, plywood, disposable chopsticks and ladies shoes heels, the diseased wood valued as an incense.
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| 25 | Kasai |
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| 26 | Kayu malam |
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| 27 | Kedondong | The timber is suitable as a general utility timber for planking, cladding, plywood, particleboard, flooring, furniture, packing cases and pallets.
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| 28 | Kekabu | The timber is suitable for use as a low strength utility timber, packing cases, match boxes and core veneers for plywood. However, the core material of the timber, which is reddish brown in colour, may be rather attractive and if it is properly processed, can be used for decorative furniture, panelling, fancy arthicles, cigar boxes and other ornamental items.
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| 29 | Kekatong |
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| 30 | Kelat |
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| 31 | Keledang |
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| 32 | Kelumpang | The timber is suitable for temprorary light construction, packing cases, core veneers for plywood and shuttering.
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| 33 | Kembang semangkok | The broad rays and the terminal bands of parenchyma produce a very attractive figure, making the timber very suitable for interior finishing, panelling, furniture manufacture, fancy veneer, whether rotary cut or sliced. In Thailand, it has been succesfully used in the manufacturer of match splints.
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| 34 | Kempas |
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| 35 | Keranji |
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| 36 | Keruing | This timber is suitable for heavy construction, posts, beams, joists, rafters, truck body construction, container flooring and when treated, suitable for railway sleepers, harbour works, bridges, power-line poles and telegraph poles.
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| 37 | Kulim |
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| 38 | Kungkur |
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| 39 | Llight Red Meranti | The timber is very popular as a general utility timber, being suitable for furniture manufacture, interior finishing, panelling, partitioning, mouldings, skirtings, etc. The timber is also suitable for veneer and plywood manufacture
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| 40 | Ludai | The timber is suitable for boxes and crates and also for core veneer plywood manufacture. The timber is most likely to be suitable for pulp and paper manufacture
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| 41 | Machang |
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| 42 | Mahang | The timber is suitable for the manufacture of match plints, pulp and maper, particleboard, cement-bonded board and is suitable for the production of plywood. Peeled mahang poles are frequently used for temporary construction and especially for parts of native houses not in contact with the ground. the timber is used for light framing, interior or trim, moulding and packing cases. In the Philipines it has been a favourite wood for wooden shoes.
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| 43 | Mata ulat | The timber is suitable for heavy construction if treated, e.g. posts, beams, joists, bridges and railway sleepers. The timber is also suitable for heavy-duty furniture, parquet flooring, window and door frames.
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| 44 | Medang | The timber is suitable for decorative work such as interior finishing, panelling, furniture, cabinet making, plywood manufacture and the heavier species are suitable for medium construction under cover.
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| 45 | Melantai |
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| 46 | Melunak |
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| 47 | Mempening | The timber is suitable for heavy and medium construction if protected from termite attacks. If seasoned properly, the timber is suitable for interior finishing, panelling and parquets flooring. It is also suitable for furniture manufacture and decorative veneers.
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| 48 | Mempisang | The timber is suitable for general light construction, sliced veneers, match boxes and splints, packing cases and crates. The heavier species can be used for parquet and strip flooring, tool handles and wooden mathematical instruments
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| 49 | Mendong | The timber is suitable for general planking purpose, shuttering, boxes, crates, wooden pallets, match splints, veneers and plywood manufacture.
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| 50 | Mengkulang |
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| 51 | Meransi | The oak-like figure of this timber makes it suitable for interior furnishing, decorative purpos, panelling, furniture manufacture, parquet flooring, sliced veneers and other fancy articles.
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| 52 | Meranti bakau |
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| 53 | Merawan |
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| 54 | Merbatu | The timber is suitable for medium to heavy construction under cover, posts, beams, salt water piling and other marine construction. The timber is also suitable for parquet flooring and railway sleepers for secondary lines.
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| 55 | Merbau |
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| 56 | Merpauh | The timber is suitable for light and medium construction under cover. The attractively streaked corewood, if available is suitable for high-class joinery and furniture. The timber is suitable for interior finishing, panelling, partitioning and flooring. The timber has been successfully tried for rotary-cut veneers.
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| 57 | Mersawa |
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| 58 | Mertas | The timber is suitable for medium construction, posts, beams, joists, marine constructions, parquet flooring, heavy duty flooring, power transmission poles and heavy duty pallets.
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| 59 | Minyak berok | The timber is suitable for medium or heavy construction, which is temporary or protected from attacks by drywood termites. Also suitable for panelling, parquet flooring, planking and plywood manufacture. The timber has also been successfully used for the manufacture of blockboards.
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| 60 | Nyatoh | Nyatoh is very popular as a furniture and solid door timber. It is suitable for high class decorative interior finishing such as panelling and partitioning. Other uses include strip and parquet flooring, ceilings boat decking, rotary and sliced veneers, plywood and pallets.
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| 61 | Nyatoh nangka/NYATOH |
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| 62 | Nyireh | The timber is very attractive and suitable for hight class cabinet work, interior finishing, panelling, partioning, stair railings and shelves. The timber is extensively used for carvins and the manufacture of fancy articles and ornaments.
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| 63 | Pasak | The timber should be suitable for furniture, flooring, cabinet, trunery, decative wall panelling, face-veneer for plywood. The heavier woods have also been used for general construction such as beams, joist, rafter, boat building, agriculture implements and tool handles.
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| 64 | Pauh kijang | The timber is not often exploited due to the hight butresses and poor form. It is also very hard and difficult to work. The timber is however, suitable for heavy construction if treated, piles, railway sleepers, outdeoor furniture, heavy duty furniture, panelling and the dark streaky core is suitable for parquet flooring and decorative furniture.
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| 65 | Pelawan | The timber is suitable for all heavy constructional works, posts, tools and handles, boat framing and other marine constructions. It should also be suitable for heavy-duty flooring.
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| 66 | Pelong | The timber is suitable for interior finishing, panelling, partitioning, mouldings, skirtings, flooring, and other planking works. It has been succesfully used as a peeler log for plywood manufacture.
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| 67 | Penaga | The timber suitable for all forms of heavy construction, heavy-duty furniture, parquet flooring, posts and tools handles. In India, this timber has been used successfully as a railway sleepers.
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| 68 | Penarahan |
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| 69 | Perah | The timber is suitable for medium and heavy constructions indoors and when treated should be suitable for all heavy construction, railway sleepers, parquet flooring and fence posts.
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| 70 | Perupok |
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| 71 | Petai | The genus is more famous for its edible fruits rather than its timber which has bean successfully used in the manufacture of plywood and for boxes and crates. The timber is also suitable for some interior works, like partitioning, stair railings and skirtings.
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| 72 | Petaling | The timber is suitable for piling, posts, heavy and medium construction under cover, furniture manufacture, strip flooring, pallets,boxes and crates.
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| 73 | Podo | The timber suitable for many decorative porposes, interior finishing, panelling, hight class furniture and cabinets, fancy plywood and flooring.
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| 74 | Pulai |
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| 75 | Punah |
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| 76 | Putat | The timber suitable for temporary construction, non-striking tool handles, general planking, boxes, and crates,veneers for plywood manufacture and also wooden pallets.
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| 77 | Ramin |
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| 78 | Red Balau | The timber is suitable for heavy construction under cover, beams, posts, joists, heavy duty furniture, heavy duty flooring, door and window frames, railway sleepers (treated) and power transmission poles (treated).
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| 79 | Rengas |
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| 80 | Resak |
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| 81 | Rubberwood |
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| 82 | Samak | The timber is suitable for flooring, panelling, door and window frames, planking, plywood manufacure, wooden pallets and charchoal manufacture.
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| 83 | Sena | This timber is one of the rare ring-porous timbers found in this country and as such is highly prized as a cabinet wood. The timber is suitable for all forms of decoratives work, interior finishing, high class furniture and cabinets, sliced veneers and fancy articles.
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| 84 | Sentang | The timber is suitable for hight class joinery works, furniture manufacture, interior finishing, panelling, partitioning, sliced ceneers, flooring, fancy articles and turneries.
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| 85 | Sentul | The timber is suitable for light construction under cover, furniture components, wooden sandals, packing cases and buthers' block.
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| 86 | Senumpul | The timber is suitable for general utility timber. If obtained in sufficient quantities, I may be suitable for furniture manufacture, flooring,mouldings and partitioning.
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| 87 | Sepetir |
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| 88 | Sepul | The timber is suitble for light construction, general planking, pallets, packing crates as well as core veneers for plywood manufacture.
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| 89 | Sesendok |
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| 90 | Simpoh |
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| 91 | Surian | This timber is equivalent to the red cedar of Australia and Spanish cedar. It is highly prized as high-class cabinet wood and also suitable for interior finishing, panelling, furniture manufacture, plywood, fancy article, cigar boxes and other decorative purposes.
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| 92 | Surian batu | The timber is equivalent to the famous ''Indian wood'- chirassy, whick is highly prized as high-class cabinet wood. The timber is suitable for interior finishing, panelling, moulding, fancy furniture, sliced veneer, boat decking, flooring and fancy articles. the timber is also suitable for heavy and medium construction under cover.
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| 93 | Tembusu |
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| 94 | Tempinis | The timber is suitable for all form of heavy constructions like bridges, wharves, etc. the timber also attractive enough to be suitable for parquet flooring and heavy-duty flooring. Other uses include railway sleepers and power transmission poles.
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| 95 | Terap | The timber is suitable for light construction, strip flooring, core veneer in plywood manufacture, boxes, crates and wooden pallets.
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| 96 | Terentang |
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| 97 | Tualang |
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| 98 | White Meranti | The timber is suitable for general utility purposes, planking, stair stringers, treads and railings, light to medium construction, panelling and partitioning, furniture manufacture and flooring. This timber is very popular as a plywood species.
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| 99 | Yellow Meranti |
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