Neoscortechinia kingii (Hook.f.)
Pax & K.Hoffm., in Engl. Pflanzenr. IV, 147, xiv, add.
VI (1919)
Named after G. King [1840-1909] a British physician and botanist.
Synonyms
Neoscortechinia kingii var. kingii Airy Shaw
Neoscortechinia kingii var. pedicellata Airy Shaw
Scortechinia kingii Hook.f.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 35 m tall and 49 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 1 mm long.
Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, with clearly looping secondary
venation. Flowers ca. 2.5 mm diameter, yellow-cream, placed in panicles. Fruits
ca. 26 mm long, green-whitish, dehiscent capsules, seeds with thin red aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and (peat)-swamp forests up to 800
m altitude. Often on alluvial sites, but also found on hillsides and ridges.
Usually on sandy soils, but also on clay. In secondary forests usually present
as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
Firewood.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, West-, Central- and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Baniran, Bantas, Bantas maras, Berias, Buloh manok, Mantauh, Medang, Nyabrit,
Perupuk batu, Uwun.
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