Vatica scortechinii (PROSEA)

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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)