…As a result of the extensive logging in the Philippines, especially on the island of Mindanao, lauan resources have become scarce, and in recent years Borneo and Sumatra have become the main sources of tropical timber. In these Malay-speaking areas, the tree species and timber equivalent to lauan (i.e., species of the Sal tree genus and other trees with relatively light and soft timber) are called meranti or seraya, and these names are widely used in the Japanese timber market. Foreign timber [Ogata Ken]. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "meranti" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…フィリピンのとくにミンダナオ島の伐採が進んだ結果,ラワン材の資源が乏しくなり,近年はボルネオおよびスマトラがもっぱら南洋材の供給源となっている。これらマレー語圏ではラワンに相当する樹種および木材(すなわちサラノキ属などの樹種で,木材が比較的軽軟なもの)をメランチmerantiまたはセラヤserayaと呼んでおり,日本の木材市場でもこの名で広く通用している。外材【緒方 健】。… ※「meranti」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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