Anisoptera spp. of the family Dipterocarpaceae. Native to Malaysia and Indonesia. There are at least a dozen species in the genus Anisoptera that have mersawa as all or part of one or more of their common names, and I have no idea which of them are represented on this page.
my samples: NOTE: these pics were all taken in very bright incandescent lighting ("soft white" at 2700K) colors will vary under other lighting conditions
both sides of a flat cut sample plank of mersawa / Anisoptera spp.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of mersawa / Anisoptera spp. --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of quartersawn mersawa / Anisoptera spp. --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of quartersawn mersawa / Anisoptera spp. --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
