Shorea uliginosa

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Shorea uliginosa

Description

Large buttressed tree with dark fissured bark. Twig, leaf bud, stipule outside, petiole and leaf beneath densely shortly pale chocolate-brown scabrid tomentose, stipule within, midrib and nerves above evenly so; Leaves 12-22 by 6-12 cm, medium-sized to large, elliptic-oblong, somewhat chartaceous, prominently boat-shaped with the lower surface concave; Stipule to 14 by 5 mm, elliptic, subacute. Sepals densely pubescent on parts exposed in bud, ovate, acute, the 2 inner smaller than the 3 outer, thinner towards margin, flanged at base. Petals pale yellow, elliptic- lanceolate, densely pubescent on parts exposed in bud. Stamens 15, in 3 unequal verticils; Panicle to 16 cm long, terminal or axillary, ribbed, densely chocolate-brown scabrid tomentose; Ovary and stylopodium conical, densely pubescent;

Distribution

Asahan present, Asia-Tropical: Malaya present, Banka present, Bengkalis present, E. Sumatra present, Indragiri present, Karimun present, Labuan Batu present, Lower Kapuas present, Palembang present, Perak present, Sampit present, Sarawak west of the Baram present, Selangor present, Sukadana present, W. Borneo present
Malesia: Malaya (Perak, Selangor), E. Sumatra (Labuan Batu, Bengkalis, Palembang, Indragiri, Asahan), Karimun, Banka, W. Borneo (Sampit, Sukadana, Lower Kapuas and Sarawak west of the Baram).

Uses

Important as a source of dark red meranti timber.

Citation

Foxw. 1968: Man. Dipt. Brun: 121. f. 15
Burk. 1935: Dict. p 2023
Sym. 1943: p. 91. – In: Mal. For. Rec. f. 38
Ashton 1967 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing. p 294
Anderson 1963 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing. p 159