Shorea smithiana Sym.,
Gard. Bull. S. S. 9 (1938)
Named after ?
Description
Emergent tree up to 66 m tall and 164 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules ca.
20 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, with scales on petiole and
lower surface, feeling like sand paper. Flowers ca. 26 mm in diameter, reddish,
placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 21 mm long, green-brown, with three ca. 145 mm
long wings, wind dispersed.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 300 m altitude. Mostly on
ridges and hillsides with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
The timber is used. The bark sometimes used as floor cover.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, South- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Awang, Berat, Chempaga, Engkabang, Lempong merembong, Lempong tembaga,
Mahambung, Meraka belong, Meranti rambai, Rambai, Seraya merah, Seraya timbau,
Tengkawang rambai.
