Cannabaceae

The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour.

Genus & section Species Wood name Wood colour Wood type
Anisoptera A. cochinchinensis, A. marginata, A. scaphula, A. thurifera and about ten other species Mersawa light hardwood
Cotylelobium C. burckii, C. lanceolatum, C. melanoxylon Resak heavy hardwood (dense)
Dipterocarpus D. alatus, D. baudii, D. basilanicus, D. borneensis, D. caudiferus, D. costulatus, D. grandiflorus, D. kerrii, D. tonkinensis, D. verrucosus, D. warburgii, and about 60 other species Keruing medium hardwood
Dryobalanops D. aromatica, D. beccarii, D. fusca, D. keithii, D. lanceolata, D. oblongifolia, D. rappa Kapur, kapor medium hardwood
Hopea H. acuminata, H. beccariana, H. dryobalanoides, H. mengarawan, H. nervosa, H. odorata, H. sangal and other species Merawan medium hardwood
Hopea H. ferrea, H. forbesii, H. helferi, H. nutans, H. semicuneata and other species Giam heavy hardwood
Neobalanocarpus N. heimii Cengal heavy hardwood
Parashorea P. aptera, P. buchananii, P. chinensis, P. densiflora, P. globosa, P. lucida, P. macrophylla, P. malaanonan, P. parvifolia, P. smythiesii, P. stellata, P. tomentella Gerutu light hardwood
Parashorea Parashorea plicata Bagtikan grey-brown
Shorea (Pentacme) S. contorta, S. minandensis White lauan grey to very light red
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. bracteolata
S. dealbata
S. hypochra
S. javanica
S. lamellata
S. maranti
(other species of the White Meranti group include:
S. agamii
S. confusa
S. cordata
S. gratissima
S. ochracea
S. resinosa
S. symingtonii
S. virescens)
White meranti   light hardwood
Shorea sect. Richetia S. acuminatissima
S. faguetiana
S. gibbosa
S. hopeifolia
S. multiflora
Yellow meranti   light hardwood
Shorea sect. Rubroshorea,

(for other sections of the
Red Meranti group see:
Section Brachypterae
Section Mutica
(with Subsection Auriculatae
and Subsection Mutica)
Section Ovalis
Section Pachycarpae
Section Rubella)

S. curtisii
S. hemsleyana
S. macrantha
S. pauciflora
S. platyclados
S. rugosa,
S. singkawang
(S. acuminata)
(S. siamensis)

... 2 other spp.
Dark red meranti (Meranti bukit)   light hardwood
S. acuminata
S. dasyphylla
S. johorensis
S. lepidota
S. parvifolia
(S. siamensis)
(S. myrionerva)
Light red meranti   light hardwood
S. balangeran
S. collina
S. guiso
S. kunstleri
S. ochrophloia
S. plagata

Red balau   heavy hardwood
Shorea S. macroptera Meranti   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. palosapis Mayapis light red to red-brown  
Shorea S. uliginosa Meranti bakau   light hardwood

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  1. Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
    View the detailed Guide of Psilotum nudum: Detailed Study Of Psilotum Nudum (Whisk Fern), Classification, Anatomy, Reproduction

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