Lophopetalum glabrum Ding Hou,
Fl. Mal. I, 6 (1962)
Latin for 'glabrous'.
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 21 m tall and 40 cm dbh. Stipules dropped early.
Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, tertiary venation horizontal. Flowers ca.
4.7 mm in diameter, yellow-orange, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 69 mm long,
green-red-brown, dehiscent capsules containing several wind dispersed, winged
seeds (wing surrounding the seed completely).
Ecology
In mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and
ridges with clayey to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
Firewood.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Bajan, Bantas, Perupok.
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