Vatica scortechinii (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Vatica scortechinii (King) Brandis
- Protologue: Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 31: 122 (1895).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: resak langgong (Peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia.
Uses
The timber is used as resak.
Observations
- A medium-sized to fairly large tree, up to 40 m tall with bole up to 55 cm in diameter.
- Leaves oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 13-40 cm × 5-16 cm, with 14-25 pairs of secondary veins, glabrescent, petiole 13-25(-40) mm long.
- Inflorescences up to 9 cm long.
- Flower buds up to 14 mm long.
- Nut subglobose, up to 15 mm long, with 5 equal fruit calyx lobes, reflexed at base but curved up distally.
V. scortechinii occurs locally on undulating land and ridges up to 1800 m altitude. The wood has a density of 690-830 kg/m3 oven dry.
Selected sources
102, 253, 425, 677, 748.
Main genus page
Authors
- R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)