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.