Dipterocarpus confertus

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Description

Young twig, leaf bud, stipule outside, petiole, nerves and midrib above, nervation beneath, and inflorescence persistently 1.5-3.5 mm long pale ful- vous-brown tufted hispid; Leaves (18-)22-35 by (14-)16-22 cm, broadly obovate to orbicular, chartaceous, concave; Stipule to 5 cm long and broad, broadly ovate, obtuse, caducous. Inflorescence to 7 cm long, subcymose, singly branched or unbranched, short, bearing few distichous flowers; Stamens c. 25, as long as style; Ovary small, ovoid-conical, densely pubescent; Fruit subsessile;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Brunei present, Sabah present, Sarawak present), S.E. Borneo present

Malesia: Borneo (S.E. Borneo, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei).

Notes

Sterile collections from Singkep could be either this species or D. concavus.

Citation

Foxw. 1932 – In: Mal. For. Rec. p 62

Sloot. 1929 – In: Merr., Pl. Elm. Born. p 201

Sloot. 1968: Man. Dipt. Brun. p 12

Ashton 1964: Man. Dipt. Brun: 26. f. 6

Meijer & Wood 1964: p. 242. – In: Sabah For. Rec. f. 3a, pl. 26a

Browne 1955: For. Trees Sarawak & Brunei. p 108

Sloot. 1961: p. 62. – In: Reinwardtia. f. 1

Sloot. 1941: p. 104. – In: Bull. Bot. Gard. Btzg. f. 14