Shorea lumutensis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Shorea lumutensis Sym.

Protologue: Gard. Bull. Str. Settl. 10: 364, pl. 22 (1939).

Vernacular names

• Malaysia: balau puteh (Peninsular).

Distribution

West coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Uses

The timber is used as balau.

Observations

• A medium-sized to large tree, bole exceeding 100 cm in diameter and with short and stout buttresses.
• Leaves oblong or elliptical, 7-29 cm × 2.5-7 cm, cream lepidote on the lower surface, with 12-16 pairs of secondary veins drying black beneath.
• Petals narrow, stamens 20-24, of several lengths.
• Fruit calyx lobes unequal, larger three up to 7 cm × 1.5 cm.

S. lumutensis is common in its restricted area on coastal hills above 100 m altitude. The density of the wood is 975-1125 kg/m³ at 15% moisture content.

Selected sources

258, 677, 748.

Main genus page

• Shorea (balau)

Authors

• M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species)