18 Karas – Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. – Thymelaeaceae[1] Other names: Gaharu, depu, engkaras[1] General information: Large buttressed tree to 50 m tall; lowland forest; Pk and Tg southward. Distinguish botanical characteristics: Big trunk, tall (up to 40m) circum. 80cm, shining leaves surface, pointy & oval like Spanish Cherry[1]. Uses: Malay: Read more…
16 Petaling – Ochanostachys amentacea Mast – Olacaceae[1] Other names: Tamggal[1], tanggal (Dusun),sagal berauh (Murud)[2] General information: A fairly common but scattered understorey or rarely canopy tree of primary or sometimes secondary lowland rain forest at elevations up to 950 metres. It often thrives in mixed dipterocarp forest on undulating Read more…
11 Medang – Litsea costalis (Nees) Kosterm – Lauraceae [1] Other names: Medang (Malay) Medang Keladi (Malay) Medang Pisang (Malay) Medang Telor (Malay) Medang Untut (Malay) General information: Mid-canopy tree up to 35 m tall and 53 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, whitish below. Flowers ca. Read more…
09 – Kandis – Garcinia nigrolineata Planch. ex T. Anderson.- Clusiaceae 11 – Medang – Litsea costalis (Nees) Kosterm – Lauraceae 10 Nyatoh Tikus – Payena dasyphylla (Miq.) Pierre – Sapotaceae Other names: Ekor, bengku, taban, sundik , taban merah [1] General information: The timber is a light hardwood [1] Read more…
08 – Kelat – Syzygium chloranthum (Duthie) Merr. & L.M.Perry – Myrtaceae 10 – Nyatoh tikus – Payena dasyphylla (Miq.) Pierre 9 Kandis – Garcinia nigrolineata Planch. ex T. Anderson.- Clusiaceae Other names: Kandis (Malay), Kandis Jantan (Malay), Kandis Keling (Malay),Wild Beaked Kandis (English)[1] General information: Garcinia nigrolineata is an Read more…
06 – Siantan – Ixora pendula Jack var. pendula – Rubiaceae 08 – Kelat – Syzygium chloranthum (Duthie) Merr. & L.M.Perry – Myrtaceae 7 Kulim – Scorodocarpus borneensis (Baill.) Becc. – Olacaceae Other names: Bawang Hutan, Forest Onion, Garlic Nut, Nutwood Garlic, Sindu, Wood Garlic, Woodland Onion and Kulim[1]. General Read more…
05 – Bintangor – Calophyllum canum Hook.f. – Guttiferae 07 – Scorodocarpus borneensis (Baill.) Becc. 6 Jambul Siol – Ixora pendula Jack var. pendula – Rubiaceae [1] Other names: Memalai Hutan, Mentua Pelandok, Nyarum-Nyarum, Pekan Ayam, Rambai Kuau[1] General information: Shrub or small tree to 10 m tall; lowland and Read more…
76 Meranti sarang punai – Shorea parvifolia Dyer ssp. parvifolia – Dipterocarpaceae [1] Other names: Seraya punai (Malay, Sabah), Light red meranti, White lauan (English) [1] General information: A large forest tree up to 65 m (210 ft) tall with a wide crown [2] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – alternate, Read more…
72 Meranti sarang punai – Shorea parvifolia Dyer ssp. parvifolia – Dipterocarpaceae [1] Other names: Seraya punai (Malay, Sabah), Light red meranti, White lauan (English) [1] General information: A large forest tree up to 65 m (210 ft) tall with a wide crown [2] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – alternate, Read more…
75 Putat – Barringtonia pendula (Griff.) Kurz – Lecythiadaceae [1] Other names: Putat bukit, Putat gajah (Malay), Banana putat (English)[1] General information: A tree, rarely exceeding 33 m tall, flowering at night to attract bats and moths[2] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – crowded at twig tips, simple, obovate-lanceolate[2]Bark – reddish Read more…