Heritiera javanica (Blume)
Kosterm., Reinwardtia 4 (1959)
Latin for 'from Java'.
Synonyms
Tarrietia cochinchinensis Pierre
Tarrietia javanica Blume
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 46 m tall and 88 cm dbh. Stipules absent? Leaves
crowded near twig tips, alternate, hand-shaped compound with 3- to 5-leaflets,
leaflets penni-veined, hairy lower surface. Flowers ca. 2 mm diameter,
yellow-red, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 80 mm long, greenish, winged nuts.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Usually on
hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils, but also on limestone. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sabah,
West-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Celebes, Philippines, Moluccas.
Local names
Borneo: Dungun, Dunung gunung, Kayu lisang, Kayu lisong, Kayu lusung, Kembang
senangkok, Markabang tahan, Tulaka.
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