Vatica granulata (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Vatica granulata v. Slooten

Protologue: Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 9: 112 (1927).

Vernacular names

• Brunei: resak ranting bersisek, resak pengasoh.

Distribution

Borneo.

Uses

The timber is probably used as resak.

Observations

• A medium-sized tree, up to 30 m tall with crooked or straight, cylindrical bole up to 65 cm in diameter and small buttresses.
• Leaves narrowly obovate, 10-20 cm × 3-7 cm, with 12-14 pairs of secondary veins, glabrescent, petiole 12-20 mm long.
• Inflorescences and flowers unknown.
• Nut ovoid, up to 40 mm long, coarsely granulate, with 5 equal and reflexed fruit calyx lobes.

Two subspecies are distinguished: subsp. sabaensis P. Ashton differs from subsp. granulata in its larger stipules and larger fruit calyx lobes. V. granulata is widespread and locally abundant on ridges at 500-1200(-1700) m altitude. The density of the wood is 800-920 kg/m³ at 15% moisture content.

Selected sources

30, 748.

Main genus page

• Vatica

Authors

• R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)