Wood Accents
BALAU
| BOTANICAL NAME | Shorea spp |
| FAMILY | Dipterocarpaceae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Heavy Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Found widely throughout the dieterocarp forests of Malaysia, except in the peat swamp forests. Abundant in hilly areas |
| USES | Decking; Door & Window Frames; Bridges; Wharves; Piling; Beams; Boat Framing; Heavy Duty Flooring; Heavy duty Furniture |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is lighter in colour and well defined from the heartwood, which is yellow-brown, brown or reddish brown. The grain is interlocked and the texture is moderately fine but even. |
BINTANGOR
| BOTANICAL NAME | Calophyllum spp |
| FAMILY | Guttiferae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Light Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Found widely throughout the dieterocarp forests of Malaysia, except in the peat swamp forests. Abundant in hilly areasWidely distributed from lowland forests to upper montane forests, as well as in some peat swamp forests. |
| USES | Flooring; Partitioning; Panelling; Joinery; Furniture; Spars & Mars for Boats; Veneer; Plywood |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood and the heartwood are clearly demarcated. The former is yellow-brown with a pink tinge and the latter is deep red, red-brown, pink-brown or orange brown. The timber had interlocked grains, and often comes with a striped figure. The texture is moderately coarse to coarse and uneven. |
KEMPAS
| BOTANICAL NAME | Koompassia Malaccensis |
| FAMILY | Leguminosae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Medium Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Abundant in all lowland forests and in the mountains, often found in peat and freshwater swamps |
| USES | Parquet; Flooring; Beams & Joists; Wharves; Fence Posts; Heavy Duty Furniture; Heavy duty Pallets; Railway Sleepers |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is not clearly defined from the heartwood which is medium red to deep red to deep red-brown. The grain is interlocked. The texture is moderately coarse but even. |
KELAT
| BOTANICAL NAME | Syzygium spp |
| FAMILY | Myrtaceae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Medium Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Found at all altitudes from sea level to mountain tops. |
| USES | Posts, Beam & Joists; Rafters; Joinery; Door & Window Frames; Bridges; Wharves; Agricultural Implements |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is not well-defined from the heartwood which is light brown, pink- brown, red brown or purple brown with a grey tinge. The grain is interlocked, irregular or wavy. Texture is moderately fine and even. |
KEMBANG SEMANGKOK
| BOTANICAL NAME | Scaphium spp |
| FAMILY | Sterculiaceae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Light Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Mainly scattered in lowland forests; grows on well-drained undulating land and ridges. |
| USES | Door & Window frames; Joinery; Furniture; Plywood; Interior Fittings; Panelling; Partitioning; Mouldings; Fancy Doors; Boat Construction; Veneer |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is not well-defined from the heartwood which is light brown, pink- brown, red brown or purple brown with a grey tinge. The grain is interlocked, irregular or wavy. Texture is moderately fine and even. |
KERUING
| BOTANICAL NAME | Dipterocarpus spp |
| FAMILY | Dipterocarpaceae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Medium Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Abundant in low lying, undulating disterocarp forests, with a few species occurring in swampy regions. |
| USES | Container Flooring; Bridges; Harbour Works; Railway Sleepers; Wagon Frameworks; Wagon Flooring; Truck Bodywork; Roof Trusses |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is purple-red or red-brown to grey-brown in colour. The heartwood is dark red-brown. Grain is straight to deeply interlocked. Texture is moderately coarse to coarse but even. |
MENGKULANG
| BOTANICAL NAME | Heritiera spp |
| FAMILY | Sterculiaceae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Medium Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Common in lowland forests, and in rare instances, on limestone hills |
| USES | Plywood; Furniture; Flooring; Superior Joinery; Door & Window Frames; Boat Framing; Interior Finishing; Panelling |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is usually lighter in color than and not always well-defined from the heartwood, which is red, red-brown to dark red-brown. The grain is straight to shallowly interlocked and texture is slightly to moderately coarse but even. |
MERBAU
| BOTANICAL NAME | Intsia spp |
| FAMILY | Leguminosae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Heavy Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Widely distributed, mainly in the lowland areas and along rivers. |
| USES | Flooring; Decorative Work; Interior Finishing; Panelling; Superior Joinery; Cabinet Making; Door & Window Frames; Furniture |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is pale yellow in colour. Heartwood is yellowiah to orange brown when fresh, darkening to brown or dark red brown on exposure. The texture is coarse but even, with interlocked grains |
MERSAWA
| BOTANICAL NAME | Anisoptera spp |
| FAMILY | Dipterocarpaceae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Light Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Widely scattered, found mainly in peat swamp forests, low flat land and hills |
| USES | Plywood; Purlins; Door & Window Frames; Flooring; Ceilings; Weather Boards |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is not sharply defined from the heartwood, which is light to dark yellow and darkens on exposure. Texture is moderately coarse but even, with shallow to deeply interlocked grain, occasionally with slight spiral grain. |
SEPETIR
| BOTANICAL NAME | Sindora spp |
| FAMILY | Leguminosae |
| CLASSIFICATION | Light Hardwood |
| DISTRIBUTION | Widely distributed in lowland forests as well as in the hills |
| USES | Furniture; Plywood; Decorative Finishing; Interior Finishing; Joinery; Panelling; Flooring |
| DESCRIPTION | Sapwood is light grey-brown or beige with a pink tinge. Heartwood is brown with a pink tinge and darkens on exposure. Texture is moderately fine and even, with straight or shallowly interlocked grain. |