Shorea coriacea Burck,
Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg. 6 (1887)
Latin for 'leathery', referring to the leaves.
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 44 m tall and 92 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules
up to ca. 20 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, long petioled,
leathery, glabrous leaves. Flowers ca. 12 mm in diameter, yellow-pink, placed in
panicles. Fruits ca. 18 mm long, green-red, with three ca. 90 mm long wings,
wind dispersed.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, sub-montane and keranga forests up to 1300
m altitude. Usually on poor sandy soils, ultrabasic soils or on limestone. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
Timber is used.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Damar benua, Lampong mengkabang, Meranti, Meranti jurai, Meranti tangkai
panjang, Samar benua, Seraya.
