A Malaysian tree with pale lightweight timber.
Genus Dyera, family Apocynaceae: several species, in particular D. costulata, from which a latex is obtained
Example sentencesExamples
- The timber of jelutong is classified as not durable under the exposed conditions.
- A light-weight wood, jelutong is correspondingly low in strength.
- There are also a series of small table-top tableaux in painted jelutong.