Mempisang wood

Mempisang wood   INTRODUCTION The Standard Malaysian Name for the timber of the family Annonaceae. Vernacular names applied include akau (Sarawak), antoi (Peninsular Malaysia), jangkang (Peninsular Malaysia), karai (Sabah and Sarawak) with various epithets, kepayang babi (Sarawak), mangitan (Peninsular Malaysia), manitan (Peninsular Malaysia) and pisang-pisang (Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah). Major species include Alphonsea curtisii, A. elliptica, A. johorensis, A. maingayi; Cyathocalyx pruniferus, C. sumatranus; Mezzettia parviflora; Mitrephora maingayi, M. vulpina; Monocarpia euneura;…