The Standard Malaysian Name for the light and reddish timber of the family Sapotaceae. Vernacular names applied include nyatoh (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak) with various epithets and also bengku (Peninsular Malaysia), ekor (Peninsular Malaysia), jangkar (Sarawak), mentua taban (Peninsular Malaysia), rian (Sarawak), semaram (Peninsular Malaysia), sundik (Peninsular Malaysia), taban (Peninsular Malaysia) and taban merah (Peninsular Malaysia).
Uses :
Nyatoh is a very popular timber for furniture and solid door. It is suitable for high class decorative works and interior finishing such as panelling, mouldings and partitioning. Other uses include joinery, flooring, decking, staircase (angle block, rough bracket, baluster, balustrade, carriage, handrail, riser, stringer, tread, bullnose, round end and winder), columns (light duty), plywood, pallets, beams, rafters, joists (light duty), door and window frames and sills (internal use only), vehicle bodies (planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons, framework and general planking), railway sleepers and tool handles (impact).
