Dipterocarpus fusiformis
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Description
Large tree.
Leaves 7-17 by 3-7 cm, elliptic or narrowly ovate, coriaceous;
Complete inflorescences unknown;
Flowers unknown.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, N.E. Borneo present, Tawau area present
Malesia: N.E. Borneo (Tawau area).
Notes
Clearly closely allied to D. mundus Sloot. of the Central Bornean hills, a species which is conspicuously glabrous but for its corolla, ovary, and the inside of its stipules. The two species are therefore very different in appearance; flowers are still awaited and may provide further differences.