Shorea ciliata (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Shorea ciliata King

Protologue: Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 62(2): 118 (1893).

Vernacular names

• Malaysia: balau gunong, resak tempurong (Peninsular).

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia.

Uses

The timber is used as balau.

Observations

• A fairly large tree with cylindrical bole and very short buttresses.
• Leaves ovate-lanceolate, (4-)5-13(-17) cm × (1.5-)2.5-5(-8) cm, glaucous and smooth, with 9-11 pairs of secondary veins not prominent beneath.
• Petals narrow, stamens 26-28.
• Fruit calyx lobes unequal, larger three up to 6 cm × 1.5 cm.

S. ciliata is fairly common on ridges and in hill forest at (300-)800-1200 m altitude. The density of the wood is 960-1120 kg/m³ at 15% moisture content.

Selected sources

253, 258, 677, 748.

Main genus page

• Shorea (balau)

Authors

• M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species)