Vatica oblongifolia Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. 23 (1862)

Latin for 'elongate leaves'.

Synonyms
Vatica furfuracea Burck

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 38 m tall and 93 cm dbh. Stem with resin. Stipules ca. 45 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, petiole usually densely short red-brown hairy. Flowers ca. 22 mm in diameter, white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 16 mm long, yellow-brown, without wings, filled with sticky resin.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and peat swamp forests up to 700 m altitude. Usually on alluvial sites with clay to sandy soils, but also found on ridges and near beaches. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The timber is used.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names
Borneo: Resak, Resak bukit, Resak daun panjang, Resak mambangan.