The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour.

The Dipterocarp timber classification system was developed by Colin Fraser Symington (1905-1943), a forester at the Malayan Forestry Service, and H. E. Desch, who researched comparative wood anatomy.

Genus & sectionSpeciesWood nameWood colourWood type
AnisopteraA. cochinchinensis, A. marginata, A. scaphula, A. thurifera and about ten other speciesMersawalight hardwood
CotylelobiumC. burckii, C. lanceolatum, C. melanoxylonResakheavy hardwood (dense)
DipterocarpusD. alatus, D. baudii, D. basilanicus, D. borneensis, D. caudiferus, D. costulatus, D. grandiflorus, D. kerrii, D. tonkinensis, D. verrucosus, D. warburgii, and about 60 other speciesKeruingmedium hardwood
DryobalanopsD. aromatica, D. beccarii, D. fusca, D. keithii, D. lanceolata, D. oblongifolia, D. rappaKapur, kapormedium hardwood
HopeaH. acuminata, H. beccariana, H. dryobalanoides, H. mengarawan, H. nervosa, H. odorata, H. sangal and other speciesMerawanmedium hardwood
HopeaH. ferrea, H. forbesii, H. helferi, H. nutans, H. semicuneata and other speciesGiamheavy hardwood
NeobalanocarpusN. heimiiCengalheavy hardwood
ParashoreaP. aptera, P. buchananii, P. chinensis, P. densiflora, P. globosa, P. lucida, P. macrophylla, P. malaanonan, P. parvifolia, P. smythiesii, P. stellata, P. tomentellaGerutulight hardwood
ParashoreaParashorea plicataBagtikangrey-brown
Pentacme (formerly Shorea sect. Pentacme)P. contorta, P. minandensisWhite lauangrey to very light red
Shorea sect. ShoreaS. atrinervosa S. brunnescens S. crassa S. exelliptica S. foxworthyi S. glauca S. havilandii S. laevis S. leptoderma S. materialis S. maxwelliana S. seminis S. submontana S. sumatrana S. superbaBalauheavy hardwood
Shorea sect. AlmonS. almon S. contorta S. leprosula S. leptoclados S. smithianaAlmonlight red to pink
Anthoshorea (formerly Shorea sect. Anthoshorea)S. assamica S. bracteolata S. dealbata S. hypochra S. javanica S. lamellata S. maranti (other species of the White Meranti group include: S. agamii S. confusa S. cordata S. gratissima S. ochracea S. resinosa S. symingtonii S. virescens)White merantilight hardwood
Richetia (formerly Shorea sect. Richetioides)S. acuminatissima S. faguetiana S. gibbosa S. hopeifolia S. multifloraYellow merantilight hardwood
Rubroshorea (formerly Shorea sects. Brachypterae, Mutica, Ovalis, Pachycarpae, Rubella, and Rubroshorea)S. curtisii S. hemsleyana S. macrantha R. pauciflora R. platyclados S. rugosa, S. singkawang (S. acuminata) (S. siamensis) ... 2 other spp.Dark red meranti (Meranti bukit)light hardwood
S. acuminata S. dasyphylla S. johorensis S. lepidota S. parvifolia (S. siamensis) (S. myrionerva)Light red merantilight hardwood
S. balangeran S. collina S. guiso S. kunstleri S. ochrophloia S. plagataRed balauheavy hardwood
ShoreaS. macropteraMerantilight hardwood
ShoreaS. negrosensisRed lauandark red-brown to brick red
ShoreaS. ovataTianonglight red to light red-brown
ShoreaS. platycladosMeranti bukitlight hardwood
ShoreaS. polyspermaTanguilered to red-brown
ShoreaS. robustaSal
ShoreaS. palosapisMayapislight red to red-brown
ShoreaS. uliginosaMeranti bakaulight hardwood