Shorea elliptica

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Shorea elliptica

Description

Medium-sized tree. Twig, bud, stipule outside, nerves and midrib beneath densely scabrid ocherous to cream pubescent; Leaves 7-10 by 4-9 cm, elliptic to oblong, thickly coriaceous; Stipule to 10 by 6 mm, narrowly ovate, acute, caducous. Sepals pubescent on parts exposed in bud, ovate, acute, the inner 2 relatively shorter, narrower than the outer 3. Petals pale yellow, pubescent on parts exposed in bud, narrowly oblong. Stamens 19-20; Panicle to 12 cm long, terminal or axillary, +- compressed at first, becoming terete, densely persistently ocherous scabrid pubescent; Ovary ovoid, glabrous;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present, N.W. Kalimantan present, W. Sarawak present
Malesia: Borneo (N.W. Kalimantan, W. Sarawak).

Citation

Browne 1955: For. Trees Sarawak & Brunei. p 138
Merr. 1921: En. Born. p 404
Ashton 1968: Man. Dipt. Brun: 151. f. 13, pl. 20 (bark).
Brandis 1895 – In: J. Linn. Soc. Bot. p 99