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<big>''[[Shorea maxwelliana]]'' King</big>
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:Protologue: Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 62(2): 114 (1893).
== Synonyms ==
*''Shorea'' ''utilis'' King (1893), *''Shorea'' ''barbata'' Brandis (1895), *''Balanocarpus'' ''ovalifolius'' Ridley (1920) p.p., *''Shorea'' ''alba'' Ridley (1920).
== Vernacular names ==
== Observations ==
*A medium-sized to large tree up to 50 m tall with bole up to 160 cm in diameter and prominent buttresses up to 4 m high, bark flaky; leaves .*Leaves ovate-lanceolate, thinly leathery, 6-10 cm × 2.5-4 cm, with 8-10 pairs of secondary veins; petals .*Petals short, elliptical-oblong, stamens c. 30, with barbate appendages; fruit .*Fruit calyx lobes unequal, thin, larger three up to 10 cm × 1.5 cm. ''S. maxwelliana'' is locally common on low hill ridges and well-drained soils up to 700 m altitude. The density of the wood is 880-1155 kg/m<sup>3</sup>at 15% moisture content. See also the table on wood properties.
== Selected sources ==
30, 89, 100, 253, 258, 297, 318, 417, 446, 461, 677, 748.
== Main genus page ==
*[[Shorea (balau) (PROSEA)|''Shorea'' (balau)]]
== Authors ==
*M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species)
[[Category:Timbers (PROSEA)]]
[[Category:PROSEA]]
