Is meranti a corkwood?

Question

Is meranti a corkwood?

Answer 1

Meranti is a common name applied commercially to four groups of species from the genus Shorea, grown most commonly in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. There are thousands of common names for various species from the genus Shorea. The four groups are "light red", "dark red", "yellow", and "white". I will put in more information at some point.

Botanical Classification: Shorea

Family: Pipterocarpaceae

Cork wood has the following classifications;

Botanical name: Duboisia myoporoides

Family: N.O. Solanaceae

Because it is of a different family I would say no relationship.