Intsia acuminata (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Intsia acuminata Merr.

Protologue: Philipp. Govt. Lab. Bur. Bull. 17: 20 (1904).

Vernacular names

• The Philippines: malaipil (Pilipino).

Distribution

The Philippines and possibly in Irian Jaya.

Uses

The timber is used as merbau and is especially suitable for high-quality furniture.

Observations

• A small to medium-sized tree up to 25 m tall, bole up to 100 cm in diameter.
• Leaves with 3-5 pairs of leaflets, leaflets leathery, usually less than 8 cm long and bluntly acuminate.
• Flowers white or pink.

I. acuminata occurs in forests near the seashore.

Selected sources

175, 750.

Main genus page

• Intsia

Authors

• M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species)