Shorea sect. Brachypterae
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Description
Medium-sized or large stoutly prominently buttressed trees.
Leaf with scalariform tertiary nerves;
Stipules and bracteoles sometimes somewhat persistent.
Panicle lax, branchlets long.
Ovary with distinct stylopodium:
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present); Philippines (Philippines present), western Malesia present
Non-seasonal western Malesia including the Philippines; one species in the Moluccas.
Notes
The floral morphology is closely similar to the pattern of sect. Anthoshorea, making assignment difficult without anatomical investigation. With the notable exception of S. parvistipulata and the clearly closely related short-sepalled S. fallax, species in this section are well defined; though several, e.g., S. pauciflora, S. johorensis, S. almon, and S. kunstleri do exhibit some local variation.