Vatica coriacea (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Vatica coriacea P. Ashton

Protologue: Gard. Bull. Sing. 19: 314 (1962).

Synonyms

• Sunaptea coriacea (P. Ashton) Kosterm. (1987).

Vernacular names

• Brunei: resak daun tebal
• Malaysia: resak daun tebal (Sarawak).

Distribution

North-western Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei).

Uses

The timber is used as resak.

Observations

• A medium-sized tree, c. 20 m tall with straight cylindrical bole up to 50 cm in diameter and small buttresses.
• Leaves obovate, 6.5-15 cm × 2-6 cm, with 10-11 pairs of secondary veins, glabrescent, petiole 10-15 mm long.
• Inflorescences lax, up to 20 cm long.
• Flower buds up to 18 mm long.
• Nut globose, up to 8 mm long, surrounded by 2 longer and 3 shorter fruit calyx lobes, all free to the base.

V. coriacea occurs locally frequently on podzols in heath forest (kerangas) and on rendzinas over limestone. The wood is hard and durable.

Selected sources

30, 748.

Main genus page

• Vatica

Authors

• R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)