Hopea rudiformis Ashton,
d. Bull. Sing. 31 (1978)
Latin for 'roughly-shaped'?
Note
The type specimen of this species is collected in Sungai Wain.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 36 m tall and 67 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules
dropped early. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, conspicuous secondary
veins. Flowers ca. 4 mm in diameter, white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits
ca. 8 mm long, green, with rwo ca. 56 mm long wings, wind dispersed.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 200 m altitude. Usually
growing on alluvial sites, but also present on hillsides. On sandy to clayey
soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
The timber is used.
Distribution
Borneo (Sabah, South- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Damar batu, Damar jankar, Damar putih, Emang bakau, Putang lanan, Selangan
jangkang.
