Hard Wood

Trade Name : Teak Wood ( Balau)

Family : Dipterovarpaceae

Timber Classification :Heavy hardwood

Wood Density :880 to 1040 kg m-3 air dry.

Distribution: Vary from species to species throughout Peninsular Malaysia

Major producing states: Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Perak and Johore.

Wood Characteristics: Heartwood light-brown to red-brown weathering to a dark-brown or dark purple-brown. Sapwood ligher in color and moderately distinct. Stripe figure on the radial surface. Texture moderately fine and even. Grain interlocked.