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Shorea roxburghii G. Don

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) White Meranti
Other names Payom

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Asien, Ozeanien
States and Territories peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl., Kedah); Cambodia; Viet Nam; Laos; peninsular India; Thailand; Myanmar (Bago, Kayah, Kayin, Mandalay, Taninthayi, Yangon, Ayeyarwady); India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Shorea
Species roxburghii
Author citation G. Don
Scientific name Shorea roxburghii G. Don

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Hough

Bark

, Bark, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

, Label2, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,

, Label, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,

Leaves

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Tree

, Tree, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,

Branch

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson