Shorea macrantha
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Description
Small or medium-sized tree.
Twig, bud, stipule outside, petiole and nervation beneath densely persistently yellow-brown scabrid tomentose;
Leaves 6-17 by 2.5-8 cm, of variable size, narrowly ovate, coriaceous;
Stipule to 16 by 5 mm, lanceolate, subacute, subpersistent.
Sepals pubescent on parts exposed in bud;
Petals dark red within, paler outside (Borneo) or white throughout (Malaya), lanceolate, densely pubescent on parts exposed in bud.
Stamens 15, in 3 unequal verticils;
Panicles to 10 cm long, terminal or axillary, terete, persistently fulvous to yellow-brown scabrid pubescent;
Ovary ovoid, shortly pubescent;
Fruit subsessile.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Malaya present, Central and W. Sarawak present, E. Sumatra present, Indragiri present, Johore present, N.W. Borneo present, Pahang present, Perak present
Malesia: Malaya (Perak, E. coast in Pahang and Johore), E. Sumatra (Indragiri), N.W. Borneo (Central and W. Sarawak).