Yellow Meranti
The Yellow Meranti is distributed in Southeast Asia. It's common names are Yellow Meranti, Lauan, Philippine Mahogany. The trees size is 130-200 ft (40-60 m) tall, 5-6 ft (1.5-2 m) is the trunk diameter. Sometimes referred to as Lauan, wood in the Shorea genus is very commonly used in southeast Asia, and there is an abundance of variety between the difference species: each with different working properties, appearances, and mechanical strength values.The five main groupings for Meranti (Lauan) are: Light Red Meranti, Dark Red Meranti,White Meranti, Yellow Meranti, and Balau. The strength and mechanical values listed at the top of this page represent the average of a handful of species within the corresponding group.It is used in making