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Shorea laevis Ridl., Fl. Mal. Pen. 1 (1922)

Latin for 'smooth or glabrous'.

Synonyms

Hopea laevifolia Parijs

Shorea laevifolia Endert

Shorea rogersiana Raizada & Smithinand

Description

Emergent tree up to 75 m tall and 148 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules up to ca. 8 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous and shiny. Flowers ca. 5 mm in diameter, greenish-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 10 mm long, green, with three ca. 30 mm long wings, wind dispersed.

Ecology

In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to ca. 600 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges, but also on alluvial sites. On clay to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses

The timber is used.

Distribution

Birma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names

Borneo: Bangkirai, Bangkirai lampong, Bangkirai tanduk, Banuas, Banuas layang, Cengal, Damar kapala tupai, Gelam, Merenting, Mikai, Penjau, Selangan batu, Selangan batu bukit, Selangan batu kumus, Tengelan menpelan.

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