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Dipterocarpus rigidus Ridl.

Dipterocarpus rigidus, locally known as “Keruing cogan” in Peninsular Malaysia and “Keruing utap” in Sarawak, is a tree species from the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name rigidus means stiff, referring to the leaf bla...

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi & Ms. Nur Farra Alisya Binti Ahmed Shamrizan • 28 February 2025 • 22973 views

Calyptomena hosii (Sharpe, 1892)

Calyptomena hosii, commonly called Hose's Broadbill, is a bird classified under Family Calyptomenidae. It is an endemic species in Borneo. The distribution of this species is restricted to the hill and submontane mixed dipterocarp fores...

Ms. Noor Faradiana Binti Md Fauzi & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 31 March 2023 • 32908 views

Shorea sumatrana (Sloot. ex Thorenaar) Sym. ex Desch. (Dipterocarpaceae)

A species, Shorea sumatrana is distributed from Sumatra, Peninsular Thailand, and Peninsular Malaysia. Hence, the species epithet, sumatrana refers to Sumatra, which was one of the locations where this plant was found (Flora & F...

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 28 February 2023 • 34017 views

Shorea siamensis Miq. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Shorea siamensis is the only species in the Temak Batu group. Previously, this species was placed in its own genus, Pentacme.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 15 October 2021 • 36369 views

Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Blanco

Dipterocarpus grandiflorus is an emergent tree that can grow up to 45 m tall and 1.5 m in diameter.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw & Muhammad Hatta bin Ramli • 21 December 2020 • 34217 views

Vatica odorata (Griff). Symington

Vatica odorata, a member of the Dipterocarpaceae, is known by the locals in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak as Resak ranting kesat.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 20 November 2020 • 33419 views

Dryobalanops aromatica C.F. Gaertn

Dryobalanops is a genus of the family Dipterocarpaceae, with a total of 7 species distributed in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Ashton et al., 1982).

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi & Azrin Najua Md. Nor • 10 November 2020 • 35961 views

Shorea lamellata Foxw.

Shorea lamellata Foxw. is a dipterocarp tree species belonging to the white meranti group (usually called Meranti Pa’ang).

Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim • 30 October 2020 • 33066 views

Dipterocarpus costulatus Slooten

Dipterocarpus costulatus is known by locals as keruing kipas. Keruing is the vernacular name for the genus Dipterocarpus while kipas is the Malay word for fan.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 14 August 2020 • 33309 views

Shorea henryana Pierre

Shorea henryana Pierre is one of the 62 Shorea species that occur in Peninsular Malaysia (Chua et al., 2010).

Ms. Nur Razan Faiqah Binti Zahili, Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 31 January 2020 • 32376 views

Dryobalanops rappa Becc. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Dryobalanops rappa is one of seven camphor species belonging to the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi & Ahmad Syahir Zaini • 31 January 2019 • 32452 views

Hopea odorata Roxb. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Hopea odorata, a member of the Dipterocarpaceae, is popularly known locally as Cengal Pasir or Merawan Siput Jantan.

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 16 November 2018 • 36443 views

Vatica pauciflora (Korth.) BI. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Vatica pauciflora is a medium to large-sized tree that can grow up to 30 m in height.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 17 October 2018 • 30993 views

Vatica abdulrahmaniana Chua (Dipterocarpaceae)

In 1931, C.F. Symington discovered an unidentified species of Vatica, which he called Vatica sp. A. Its identity was only confirmed about eight decades later when complete specimens were collected by FRIM researchers in 201...

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 14 September 2018 • 30722 views

Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) P.S. Ashton

Neobalanocarpus heimii is a monotypic genus that belongs to the family Dipterocarpaceae and is better known as chengal in Malay.

& Mr. Cheah Yih Horng • 17 November 2017 • 32817 views

Dipterocarpus lamellatus Hook. F.

Dipterocarpus lamellatus is one of the rarest and most endangered of all dipterocarps (Ashton, 2004).

Yap Myo I • 23 June 2017 • 31034 views

Shorea hemsleyana (King) King ex Foxw. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Shorea hemsleyana is known by locals as cengal pasir daun besar or meranti daun besar.

Siti Fariezza Khairi Thaw • 31 August 2016 • 31131 views

Hopea apiculata Symington

Hopea apiculata, known locally as resak melukut or giam melukut, belongs to the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 17 December 2015 • 29161 views

Anisoptera megistocarpa Slooten

Anisoptera megistocarpa (Dipterocarpaceae) known locally as Mersawa merah, can be found on well-drained and undulating areas of lowland forests.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 15 December 2015 • 28419 views

Hopea polyalthioides Sym.

The vernacular name for Hopea polyalthioides (Dipterocarpaceae), Giam rambai refers to drooping leaf-sprays.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 25 November 2015 • 27926 views

Dipterocarpus costatus Gaertn. f

Dipterocarpus costatus belongs to family Dipterocarpaceae and is locally known as keruing bukit.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 23 October 2013 • 28563 views

Dipterocarpus kerrii King.

Dipterocarpus kerrii (Keruing gondol) occurs near coastal areas from lowland forests to hill forests at 400 m altitude.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 17 December 2012 • 28665 views

Dipterocarpus sarawakensis Slooten.

Dipterocarpus sarawakensis Sloot. (Dipterocarpaceae) is distributed from Terengganu to Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan in Borneo.

Ms. Wendy Yong Sze Yee • 10 December 2012 • 28205 views

Vatica scortechinii (King) Brandis.

Resak langgung is the vernacular name for Vatica scortechinii (Dipterocarpaceae)

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 21 November 2012 • 27577 views

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