Machang Wood

Machang Wood INTRODUCTION The Standard Malaysian Name for the wood of Mangifera spp. (Anacardiaceae). Many vernacular names for the species of this genus have been recorded and they include asam (Sabah) with various epithets, bachang (Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak), lanjut (Peninsular Malaysia), figured asam (Sabah), machang api (Peninsular Malaysia), machang hutan (Peninsular Malaysia), mangga (Peninsular Malaysia), mempelam (Peninsular Malaysia), pauh (Peninsular Malaysia), rawa (Peninsular Malaysia) and other localised names too numerous to list here. Major forest species…