The Standard Malaysian Name for the timber of Pometia spp. (Sapindaceae). Vernacular names applied include kasai (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak) with various epithets, datanut (Sabah), enselan (Sarawak), rapanah (Sarawak), sibu (Sarawak) and silak (Sarawak).
Uses :
The timber is suitable for furniture manufacture, tool handles, beams, posts, joists, rafters, door and window frames and sills, railway sleepers, joinery, cabinet making, vehicle bodies (planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons and framework), plywood, flooring (heavy traffic), columns (light duty), panelling, partitioning, staircase (angle block, rough bracket, newel, apron lining and sprandrel framing) and interior finishing like mouldings and skirtings.
