Dipterocarpus gracilis Bl.,
Bijdr. (1825)
Latin for 'narrow or thin'.
Synonyms
Anisoptera palembanica Miq., Dipterocarpus angustialatus Heim,
Dipterocarpus bancanus Burck, Dipterocarpus fulvus Bl.,
Dipterocarpus hispidus (non Thw.) F.-Vill., Dipterocarpus marginatus
Korth., Dipterocarpus pilosus Roxb., Dipterocarpus schmidtii Heim,
Dipterocarpus skinneri King, Dipterocarpus vanderhoevenii K. & V.,
Dipterocarpus velutina Vidal, Dipterocarpus vernicifluus Blanco,
Mocanera verniciflua Blanco, Shorea mollis Boerl.
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 50 m tall and 100 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules
ca. 50 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, lower surface and
petiole covered with short soft hairs, lamina only slightly folded between
secondary veins. Flowers ca. 45 mm in diameter,
whitish-yellow?, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 20 mm long, red-green?, with two
ca. 140 mm long wings placed on top of the nut, wind dispersed.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 1200 m altitude. Can be found
throughout the forest, from alluvial sites to dry hillsides and ridges. Also
found on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance
remnant tree.
Uses
The timber is commercially harvested.
Distribution
Andaman Islands, Birma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
(Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.
Local names in Borneo
Damar kumbang, Kaladan, Keruing, Keruing kesat, Keruwing daun kecil, Kruwing,
Pudan, Tempurau.
