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Definition of Red lauan
1. Noun. Hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany.
2. Noun. Valuable Philippine timber tree.
Generic synonyms: Dipterocarp
Group relationships: Genus Shorea, Shorea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Lauan
Literary usage of Red lauan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Preliminary Working Plan for the Public Forest Tract of the Insular Lumber by Harry Nichols Whitford, H. D. Everett (1906)
"... or red lauan. It is porous, red in color, and light in weight. Locally it is
used in the construction of houses and bancas, or dugouts. ..."
2. Annual Report of the Director of Forestry by Philippines Bureau of Forestry (1916)
"It is pretty in natural finish where a light color is desired and, on the other
hand, lends itself Very well to staining. Almon, a very pale red lauan, ..."
3. Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands by Philippines Governor (1907)
"... or red lauan. It is porous, red in color, and light in weight. Locally it is
used in the construction of houses and bancas, or dugouts. ..."
4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"Differs from red lauan in being heavier and harder and in splitting more readily.
... does not have such large vessels as red lauan. Bull. For. Bur. ..."
5. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1907)
"Differs from red lauan in being heavier and harder and in splitting more readily.
... does not ha\e such large vessels as red lauan. Hull. For. Bur. ..."
6. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1908)
"... and red lauan. This important family also furnishes the valuable Eng of Burma,
the Sal of India, besides a number of other less used woods. ..."
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