Madhuca oblongifolia (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Madhuca oblongifolia (Merr.) Merr.

Protologue: Enum. Philipp. fl. pl. 3: 277 (1923).

Vernacular names

• Philippines: malabetis (general), kalakalachuche (Tagalog).

Distribution

The Philippines (Luzon).

Uses

The timber is used as bitis, similar to M. betis.

Observations

• A medium-sized tree up to 20 m tall.
• Leaves loosely clustered at tips of twigs, narrowly elliptical or oblong, 15-21 cm × 4-7 cm, secondary veins joined in irregular arches, hairy beneath, stipules up to 6.5 mm long, fairly persistent but ultimately caducous.
• Flowers incompletely known, with sepals densely hairy outside and glabrous inside, and glabrous pistil.
• Fruit and seed incompletely known.

M. oblongifolia occurs in primary forest at low altitudes. The timber is obtainable in very limited quantities and is pinkish-brown to reddish-brown.

Selected sources

484, 486, 733.

Main genus page

• Madhuca (Timbers)

Authors

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