User:Meranti
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Meranti is the Wikipedia user name of a formation evaluation professional with (nearly) 20 years of experience working in the oil and gas industry, and now based in Western Australia. Meranti is initiating a Wikiproject on Formation Evaluation, with colleagues from the Formation Evaluation Society of Western Australia[1]. --Meranti 10:17, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
meranti any of several species of Shorea, the most important timber genus in tropical Asia, of the family Dipterocarpaceae. Meranti is an important emergent tree of the tropical forests of Asia. The wood is light to medium weight, and widely used for light construction and more importantly for veneers. Many other forest products are derived from meranti, including oils, resins known as dammar in the manufacture of varnishes, and fruits that are roasted or used as a substitute for cocoa butter and in cosmetics, soaps, and candles. Meranti is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Theales, family Dipterocarpaceae
