Shorea negrosensis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Shorea negrosensis Foxw.

Protologue: Philipp. Journ. Sc. 6: 274, pl. 44 (1911).

Vernacular names

• Philippines: malatbang (Tagalog), manggachapui (Panay Bisaya), red lauan (general).

Distribution

Throughout the Philippines.

Uses

The timber is used as red meranti. It is reported that wood extractives are tumour-inhibiting. The bark contains 9-10% tannin, and may be used for tanning sole leather.

Observations

• A large tree up to 50 m tall, with bole branchless for 20-30 m and a diameter up to 200 cm, buttresses prominent.
• Leaves ovate to elliptical, thinly leathery, 6.5-17 cm × 3-7.5 cm, with (8-)11-15 pairs of secondary veins.
• Stamens about 48, anthers linear-oblong with short appendages, stylopodium indistinct.
• Larger fruit calyx lobes up to 7 cm × 1.3 cm.

S. negrosensis is common and occurs often gregarious in evergreen and seasonal dipterocarp forest at low altitudes. The density of the wood is 420-805 kg/m³ at 15% moisture content. See also the table on wood properties.

Selected sources

175, 579, 748.

Main genus page

• Shorea (red meranti)

Authors

M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species)