Gonystylus velutinus Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. (1950)
Latin for 'velvety', referring to the hairs on the lower leaf surface.
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 50 m tall and 89 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined but venation inconspicuous, densely hairy lower
surface. Flowers ca. 8 mm diameter, yellow, placed in racemes to panicles.
Fruits ca. 38 mm diameter, orange, dehiscent capsules, exposing seeds with aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 300 m altitude.
Mostly on hillsides and ridges, but also along rivers and streams. On sandy
soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The wood is used for house construction.
Distribution
Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central- and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Bankirai warek, Ramin, Ramin batu, Ramin bukit, Resik, Seranai.
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