Sindora velutina Baker, in Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1878)
Latin for 'silky hairy'.

Synonyms
Sindora mucronata Pierre, Sindora parvifoliola Symington

Note
Sindora beccariana, Sindora velutina and Sindora wallichii might all form one species.

Description
Emergent tree up to 55 m tall and 87 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 8 mm long. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, penni-veined, tertiary venation conspicuously reticulate, densely hairy below. Flowers ca. 18 mm diameter, yellow-reddish, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 83 mm long, green, flattened, spiny pods.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 100 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The wood is used for construction. A medicinal oil is extracted from the bark (Sindur oil).

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Sepetir, Sindur.