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Shorea lumutensis (PROSEA)

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<big>''[[Shorea lumutensis]]'' Sym.</big>
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: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/m<sup>3</sup>at 15% moisture content.

== Selected sources ==

258, 677, 748.


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