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Meranti seraya - Shorea curtisii Dyer ex King ssp. curtisii - Dipterocarpaceae [1]
Other names:
Seraya, Seraya sabut, Meranti lampung, Dark red meranti (English) [1]
General information:
A large tree with bluish-grey crown. Its buttresses are usually short and stout. It is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand[1]
Distinguish botanical characteristics:
Leaf – ovate, lanceolate[1]
Fruit – Nut oblong and pointed, about 12 x 9 mm, and winged[2]
Heart wood – pink-brown to dark red or purplish brown, with white resin streaks2]
Uses:
Medicinal uses – none known
Wood – an important and valued source of timber know as ‘dark red meranti [2]
Major/bioactive phytochemicals:
Saponins, possess moderate antiviral activity, toxicity to shrimp >1000 mg/ml, Cytotoxicity (Vero) CTC50 (mg/L) 946.40[3]
References:
[1] https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/5753
[2] http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Shorea+curtisii
[3] Rizwana et al., 2010. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 4(3): 203-210.
SK & QUA, 2022
