...However, the wood surface is prone to resin production, making it unsuitable for use as construction or furniture material. The trees of this genus are known collectively as apitong in the Philippines and keruing in Indonesia and Malaysia, and their timber is imported to Japan in large quantities, second only to the lauan and meranti genus. The Dipterocarpaceae family consists of 17 genera and about 570 species of dicotyledonous trees, with 14 genera and about 530 species in Southeast Asia and New Guinea, 2 genera and about 40 species in Africa, and 1 genus and 1 species in northern South America. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "keruing" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…しかし材面からやにが出やすく,造作材や家具材には適さない。この属の樹木はフィリピンではアピトンapitong,インドネシア,マレーシアではクルインkeruingと総称され,その木材は日本にもラワン・メランチ類に次いで多量に輸入されている。 フタバガキ科は双子葉植物17属約570種の樹木からなり,東南アジアからニューギニアに14属約530種,アフリカに2属約40種,南アメリカ北部に1属1種がある。… ※「keruing」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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