Hopea mengerawan Miq.,
Sum. (1860)
Named after the local name for this species.
Synonyms
Hancea mengerawan Pierre
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 44 m tall and 103 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules
small, dropped early. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, inconspicuous
secondary veins placed close together. Flowers ca. 5 mm in diameter,
white-yellowish, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 10 mm long, green-red, with two
ca. 70 mm long wings, wind dispersed.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 500 m altitude. Usually on
ridges and hillsides with poor sandy to clayey soils, also on ultrabasic. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
The resin and timber is used.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, South- and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Bankirai telor, Bangkirai tembaga, Emang, Emang Jangkar, Luis, Njerakat,
Selangan.
