Shorea splendida
Content
Description
Small to medium-sized tree.
Leaves 8.5-23 by 4.2-11 cm, oblong, chartaceous, undulate, ± lustrous;
Stipule to 2.5 by 1.5 cm, prominent, subpersistent, ovate, acute or subacute, with cordate subequal base.
Sepals narrowly deltoid, acute, subequal, sparsely pubescent on parts exposed in bud.
Petals lanceolate, sparsely pubescent on parts exposed in bud.
Stamens 15, the inner 5 longer than the outer 10;
Panicle to 20 cm long, terminal or axillary, glabrous, terete, ascending;
Ovary ovoid, glabrous;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo present, Kapuas valley present, Muara Tewe present, Sarawak west of the Lupar present
Malesia: Borneo (Kapuas valley, Sarawak west of the Lupar; Muara Tewe, planted?).
Notes
Though variable, the leaf shape and broad, cordate, subpersistent stipules make this species generally easy to recognize; possibly occasionally hybridizing with S. pinanga. Some populations in Kapuas appear to hybridize with S. stenoptera.
Citation
Backer & Bakh.f. 1963 – In: Fl. Java. p 331
Heyne 1927: Nutt. Pl., ed. 2. p 1123
Burck 1887: p. 208. – In: Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg. t. 29, f. 2
Heyne 1917 – In: Nutt. Pl., ed. 1. p 306
Ashton 1968: Man. Dipt. Brun: 119. f. 15
Merr. 1921: En. Born. p 405
Browne 1955: For. Trees Sarawak & Brunei. p 140
Brandis 1895 – In: J. Linn. Soc. Bot. p 78