라오스 수종정보2 : 마이찍 (Shorea spp.)

우리나라에는 흔희 방키라이라는 이름으로 팔리고 있는 수종이다. 재질이 단단하고, 변형도 없어 데크재로는 최상의 제품이기도 하다.

Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the Governor-General of the British East India Company, 1793-1798. They are native to southeast Asia, from Northern India to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. In west Malesia and the Philippines this genus dominates the skyline of the tropical forests. The tallest documented tropical angiosperm is a 88.3-metre-tall Shorea faguetiana in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo, and in that park at least five other species of the genus have been measured to be over 80 m tall: S. argentifolia, S. gibbosa, S. johorensis, S. smithiana and S. superba.[1] Borneo is also the hotspot of Shorea diversity with 138 species, of which 91 are endemic to the island.[2]

Many economically important timber trees belong to the genus, sold under names including "Meranti", "Lauan" (or "Luan"), "Lawaan", "Seraya", "Balau", "Bangkirai" and "Philippine mahogany"