Shorea gibbosa Brandis,
J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 31 (1895)
Latin for 'humped'.
Synonyms
Hopea grisea Brandis
Description
Emergent tree up to 58 m tall and 110 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules up
to ca. 3 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca.
11 mm in diameter, white-red, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 16 mm long,
green-red-brown, with three ca. 49 mm long wings, wind dispersed.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 800 m altitude. On alluvial
to dry sites, usually on clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
The timber is used.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West- and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Awang pakit, Damar tenkuyung, Damar ketuyung, Gimma, Kenuar, kelepeh, Ladan,
Lempong kuning, Lun, Lun gajah, Lun kuning, Madilan, Merakunyit, Meranti kuning,
Selangan batu, Seraya kuning, Seraya kuning gajah.
