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.