Dryobalanops beccarii Dyer, J. Bot. 12 (1874)
Named after Odoardo Beccarii [1843-1920], an Italian explorer.

Synonyms
Dryobalanops beccariana Ridl., Dryobalanops oiocarpa Sloot., Dryobalanops oocarpa Sloot.

Description
Emergent trees up to 57 m tall and 160 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules up to ca. 7 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, secondary veins very close together. Flowers ca. 25 mm in diameter, white, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 19 mm long, green-yellow-reddish, with five wings of ca. 65 mm long placed on the calyx cup, wind dispersed.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The timber is used.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Kapur, Kapur keladan, Kapur merah, Kapur paji, Kladan.