Dark red meranti
Wood species
Dark red meranti
English name
Dark red meranti
Alternative name
Light Red Meranti, Red Lauan, Lauan, Philippine Mahogany
Botanical name
Shorea acuminata
Type
Hardwood
Tree size / Height
20 - 40 m
Trunk / Diameter
1 - 2 m
Location
Malaysia
Specific gravity
0.485
Specific gravity (12% MC)
0,71
Janka Hardness
3730 lbf
Modulus of rupture
81,4 MPa
Elastic Modulus
11,55 GPa
Crushing Strength
47,1 MPa
Shrinkage
Radial 3,8%
Tangential 7,9%
Volumetric 13,3%
T/R Ratio 2,1
m³/BDU
m³/BDMT
Ton/BDU
Tonne/BDU
Tonne/BDMT