Vatica micrantha (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Vatica micrantha v. Slooten
- Protologue: Bull. Bot. Jard. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 17: 246 (1942).
Vernacular names
- Brunei: resak hijau
- Malaysia: resak bulu (Sabah).
Distribution
Borneo.
Uses
The timber is used as resak.
Observations
- A medium-sized to fairly large tree, up to 35 m tall, with straight cylindrical bole up to 50 cm in diameter and small buttresses.
- Leaves elliptical-oblong to lanceolate, 4.5-16 cm × 1.5-6 cm, with 8-11 pairs of secondary veins, shortly hairy on veins beneath, often bullate in between the veins, petiole 5-10 mm long.
- Inflorescences up to 7.5 cm long.
- Flower buds up to 13 mm long.
- Nut ellipsoid, up to 14 mm long, surrounded by 2 longer and 3 shorter fruit calyx lobes, free to the base.
V. micrantha occurs widespread in mixed dipterocarp forest, especially on sedimentary rocks up to 600(-1300) m altitude. The wood is fairly heavy with a density of 830-930(-1010) kg/m3 at 15% moisture content.
Selected sources
30, 100, 748.
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Authors
- R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)