Hopea nervosa King,
J. R. As. Soc. Beng. Sc. 62, 2 (1893)
Latin for 'conspicuously veined'.
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 45 m tall and 75 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules
up to ca. 2 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, with conspicuous,
widely spaced secondary veins. Flowers ca. 4.5 mm in diameter,
white-yellowish-pink, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 8 mm long,
green-yellow-pink-red, with two ca. 65 mm long wings, wind dispersed.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Usually on
hillsides and ridges, but also in alluvial sites. On rather rich clay to sandy
soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
The timber is used.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Central- and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Damar jankar, Gamogamod, Luis, Merawan, Mersiau, Selangan, Selangan batu
bertunjang, Selangan batunjang, Selangan puteh.
