Dryobalanops aromatica

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Dryobalanops aromatica

Description

Young twig, raceme, stipule, petiole and leaf beneath at first sparsely minutely lepidote, appearing yellowish, becoming glabrous. Leaves 4-6 by 2-4 cm, +- broadly ovate, coriaceous, sometimes (excluding acumen) broader than long, base cuneate or broadly obtuse, acumen to 1.5 cm long, prominent; Stipule 5-8 mm long, small, linear, fugaceous. Stamens c. 30, subequal, shorter than the style; Panicle to 7 cm long, terminal or axillary, ribbed and angular on drying, singly or doubly branched. Ovary small, ovoid, glabrous;

Distribution

Angkola present, Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya present, Bengkalis present, E. Sumatra present, Kelasan present, Lingga present, Musala present, N.E. of the Rejang to S.W. Sabah present, N.W. Sumatra present, Negri Sembilan present, Selangor present, Siak present, Sibolga present, Singkep present, down E. coast from Trengganu southwards present, upper Singkil present
Malesia: Malaya (down E. coast from Trengganu southwards, rare in Selangor and Negri Sembilan), N.W. Sumatra (Angkola, Sibolga, Kelasan and upper Singkil), E. Sumatra (Bengkalis, Siak), Musala, Lingga, Singkep, Borneo (N.E. of the Rejang to S.W. Sabah).

Uses

The most important source of camphor, and kapur timber, in the genus.

Citation

de Vriese 1851 – In: Miq., Pl. Jungh.: 80
Hook.f. 1860 – In: Trans. Linn. Soc.: 160
Gaertn.f. 1922 – In: J. Str. Br. R. As. Soc.: 291
Gilg 1925 – In: E. & P., Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 21: 255
Meijer & Wood 1964: p. 278. – In: Sabah For. Rec.: f. 45
Burk. 1935: Dict.: 862
Gaertn.f. 1932 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 105
Walp. 1845 – In: Rep.: 124
Lake & Kelsall 1894 – In: J. Str. Br. R. As. Soc.: 35
de Vriese 1856: Tuinb. Fl.: 86
Gaertn.f. 1927 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 45
Korth. 1841: Kruidk.: 68
Heyne 1927: Nutt. Pl., ed. 2: 1099
Henderson 1928 – In: Gard. Bull. S. S.: 226
Burck 1887 – In: Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 243
DC. 1868 – In: Prod.: 614
Corner 1940: Ways. Trees: 211
Hayne 1856: p. 17. – In: Arzneigew.: cum tab.
Colebr. 1852 – In: Hook. J. Bot. Kew Misc.: 33, 68
Colebr. 1843 – In: Calc. J. Nat. Hist.: 117
Walp. 1857 – In: Ann.: 336
Colebr. 1851: pp. 1-89. – In: Ned. Kruidk. Arch.: cum tab.
Roxb. 1873: Fl. Ind., ed. 4: 440
Oudemans 1856: p. 90. – In: Ann. Sc. Nat.: t. 4
Dyer 1874: p. 100. – In: J. Bot.: t. 142, f. 1-5
den Berger & Endert 1925 – In: Med. Proefst. Boschw.: 104
Hook.f. 1852 – In: Hook. J. Bot. Kew Misc.: 200
Sym. 1943: p. 194. – In: Mal. For. Rec.: f. 94A, 95, 96 (map), 97
Jack 1835 – In: Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag.: 264
Gaertn.f. 1852 – In: Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat.: 38
Boerl. 1901 – In: Cat. Hort. Bog.: 100
Bl. 1828 – In: Fl. Jav.: Dipt. 6 in not.
Edwards 1930 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 129
Brandis & Gilg 1895: p. 259. – In: E. & P., Pfl. Fam., ed. 1, 3: fig
Miq. 1856 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 499
Walp. 1845 – In: Rep.: 125
Browne 1955: For. Trees Sarawak & Brunei: 114
Foxw. 1921 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 74
Lindl. 1846: Veg. Kingd.: 393
Heyne 1917 – In: Nutt. Pl., ed. 1: 276
Colebr. 1867 – In: Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat.: 85
Gaertn.f. 1921 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 68
Sloot. 1932: p. 7. – In: Bull. Jard. Bot. Btzg: f. 1
DC. 1868 – In: Prod.: 614
Gaertn.f. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 210
Backer & Bakh.f. 1963 – In: Fl. Java: 330
Gaertn.f. 1964: Man. Dipt. Brun: 49: f. 8, pl. 15 (habit), pl. 18 (stem)
Gaertn.f. 1968: Man. Dipt. Brun.: 22
Watson 1928 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 59, 60, 184
Colebr. 1856: Mem. sur le Camphrier: t. 1-2
Baillon 1872: p. 202. – In: Hist. Pl.: f. 211-214
Burk. 1920: p. 56. – In: J. Str. Br. R. As. Soc.: fig.
Walp. 1868 – In: Ann.: 377
DC. 1868 – In: Prod.: 632
Brandis 1895 – In: J. Linn. Soc. Bot.: 50
Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 401
DC. 1868 – In: Prod.: 606
Wyatt-Smith 1955 – In: Mal. For.: 148
Ashton 1963 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 241
Gaertn.f. 1901 – In: Agr. Bull. Str. & F. M. S.: 61