Shorea

Japanese: Shorea

…The South American species discovered in 1977 is also similar to the African species. The Southeast Asian Dipterocarpaceae are extremely important for timber use, including the lauan meranti ( Shorea , etc.), apitong kuruin ( Diptrocarpus ), and capol ( Dryobalanops ), which are well known in the Japanese timber market. Borneolum (borneol), a compound similar to camphor, is obtained from trees of the Dryobalanops genus. …

From [Lauang]

…The Philippine name for some trees and their wood belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae family. It consists of about 10 species in three genera: Shorea , Parashorea , and Pentacme . All of them are large trees that grow to heights of 50 to 60 meters and diameters of 1 to 2 meters, with trunks of the same thickness from bottom to top. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Shorea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1977年に発見された南アメリカの種類もアフリカのものに近い。東南アジアのフタバガキ科は木材の利用上きわめて重要で，それにはラワン･メランチ類(Shoreaなど)，アピトン･クルイン類(Dipterocarpus)，カポール(Dryobalanops)など，日本の木材市場で広く知られるものが含まれる。リュウノウジュ属Dryobalanopsの樹木からはショウノウ(樟脳)に似た成分のリュウノウ(竜脳，ボルネオール)が得られる。…