Meranti

shorea spp., Dipterocarpaceae, Angiospermae (Hardwood)

reference picture – see below for more pictures

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 6
Number of individual trees analyzed: 13
Number of specimens: 24
Number of measurements: 93
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 26.4
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 10.7
Max PZC average on one log: 25.6
Min PZC average on one log: 11.2
PZC Average of all logs: 18.1

Species: shorea spp.
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Large tropical trees with simple, alternate leaves and distinctive fruits featuring prominent, often winged calyx lobes.

Pictures – each from a different individual tree:

Log 1 (from D. Podda) – PZC = 23.5
Log 2 (from [Source 1]) – PZC = 21.4
Log 3 (from [Source 5]) – PZC = 21.1
Log 4 (from [Source 5]) – PZC = 11.5
Log 5 (Meranti (white) from [Source 40]) – PZC = 14.5
Log 6 (Meranti (Semayor) from [Source 40]) – PZC = 10.9
Log 7 (Meranti (Balau) from [Source 40]) – PZC = 13.0
Log 8 (Meranti (red) from [Source 40]) – PZC = 22.1
Log 9 (Meranti (dark red) from [Source 40]) – PZC = 22.3
Log 10 (Meranti (yellow) from [Source 40]) – PZC = 18.2
Log 11 (Meranti (Alan) from [Source 40]) – PZC = 17.1
Log 12 (Lauan from P. Hinds) – PZC = 25.6
Log 13 (Meranti (red) from [Source 27]) – PZC = 15.9

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