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Parashorea lucida (Miq.) Kurz

Urat mata; white seraya; gerutu

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Gerutu
English Urat mata; white seraya; gerutu
Other names /D Leichte Hölzer: /E light weight timbers: /F bois légers /S maderas livianas: / Weisses seraya, w. lauan (DE); white seraya, urat mata (MY-sab); seraya puteh (MY-sar); white lauan, bagtikan (PH); pendan (ID). /D schwere Hölzer: /E heavy timbers: /F bois lourds /S maderas pesadas: / heavy white seraya, urat mata batu (MY-sab), gerutu, meranti gerutu (MY); khai kheo, khiansai (TH); thinkadu, tavoy wood (MM); cho chi (VN); may nao (LA); /D Kommentar: Diese Holzartengruppe ist nicht mit dem White Meranti (Shorea/anthoshorea) zu verwechseln /E comment: this timber group is not to be mixed up with the trade timber 'white meranti' (Shorea/anthoshorea) /F remarque : ce type de bois ne doit pas être confondu avec les 'white meranti' (Shorea/Anthoshorea) /S comentario: este grupe de espécies no se debe equivocar con el 'white meranti' (Shorea/anthoshorea)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Asien, Indochina, Ozeanien
States and Territories Sumatra; Borneo

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Parashorea
Species lucida
Author citation (Miq.) Kurz
Scientific name Parashorea lucida (Miq.) Kurz

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/dippa-ur.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood hell und braun/grün und braun

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D Leichte Hölzer: /E light weight timbers: /F bois légers: /S maderas livianas: / Parashorea macrophylla, P. malaanonan, P. tomentella; /D schwere Hölzer: /E heavy timbers: /F bois lourds: /S maderas pesadas: / P. aptera, P. densiflora, P. lucida, P. parviflora, P. smythiesii, P. stellata

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.35-0.63/0.6-0.8 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Urat mata; white seraya; gerutu

Parashorea lucida , ©Dennis Wilson