Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Malvales > Dipterocarpaceae > Parashorea > Parashorea malaanonan

Parashorea malaanonan (White Lauan)

Synonyms: Dipterocarpus malaanonan (homotypic); Mocanera malaanonan (homotypic); Parashorea plicata; Shorea malaanonan (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Parashorea malaanonan is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. it is found in the Philippines and the northeast coast of Sabah in Borneo. The name malaanonan is derived from Tagalog (mala = false and anonang = custard apple) and is a putative vernacular name for this species. It is a large emergent tree, up to 60 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forests on deep friable clay soils. It can still be found in forest reserves in the east coast of Sabah although elsewhere it is threatened by habitat loss. The timber is a light hardwood sold under the trade name of White Lauan or White Seraya.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  830 lbf (376 kgf) Soft
Specific Gravity [2]  0.49

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
2Properties of Imported Tropical Woods, B. FRANCIS KUKACHKA, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0