Meranti amd Luan are the same thing Heartbreak Kid. At least originally. Cu rrently they may not be as other wood besides that of the Luan/meranti tree s are being used and marketed as Luan, but the original Luan was made from the Luan/meranti trees from the Phillipines (also called phillipine mahogan y even though it bears no relation to mahogany). The demand was so high tha t the pacific rim countries manufacturing Luan couldn?t keep up and did not harvest the meranti/Luan in a sustainable manner so they had to lo ok to other trees to make their product.
But if you get meranti, you?re getting authentic Luan.