serayan.

1893 G. King in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 62 ii. 112 Its vernacular name in Penang is Seraya.

1916 Bull. Dept. Forestry Brit. N. Borneo No. 1. 19 The better coloured and figured pieces of Seriah make very acceptable substitutes for Mahogany, in panels, veneers, etc.

1920 A. L. Howard Man. Timbers of World 256 The wood has been called by a variety of names such as East Indian mahogany and East Indian cedar, as well as by its proper name of serayah.

1940 E. J. H. Corner Wayside Trees Malaya I. 213 The Seraya..is perhaps the only forest-tree that can be identified from afar by its pale, outstanding crown.

1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 153 Red seraya or light red seraya..may be described as the North Borneo equivalent of light red meranti.

1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 212 White seraya grows to an average height of 120 ft.

1962 J. C. S. Brough Timbers for Woodwork (rev. ed.) xvi. 174 Seraya..ranges from straw to reddish-brown.

1965 R. McKie Company of Animals i. 36 We stopped high on the ridge in light jungle topped by seraya trees.

1971 N. E. Hickin Wood Preservation 88 Shorea. A very extensive genus of hardwood trees found chiefly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines, the principal timbers of which are generally known as meranti, seraya and lauan, suitably qualified.