''Intsia palembanica'' is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
. The plant common names include Borneo teak, Malacca teak, merbau and Moluccan ironwood where it is native to
tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as ''lowland equatori ...
s in Southeast Asia and the islands of the southwest Pacific.
''Intsia palembanica'' differ from ''
Intsia bijuga
''Intsia bijuga'', commonly known as Borneo teak, Johnstone River teak, Kwila, Moluccan ironwood, Pacific teak, scrub mahogany and vesi, is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to the Indo-Pacific. It ranges from Tanzania and ...
'' in the number of leaflets that make up their compound leaves.
Symbolism
On 23 August 2019, the tree, locally known as ''pokok merbau'', officially became the
national tree
This is a list of national trees, most official, but some unofficial.
National trees
See also
* National emblem
* Floral emblem
* List of U.S. State and territory trees
References
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of
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. The then-Prime Minister, Mahathir, stated that it represented the strength and endurance of Malaysia's people.
References
External links
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palembanica
Trees of Malesia
Trees of Thailand
Trees of Myanmar
Trees of Bangladesh
Trees of New Guinea
National symbols of Malaysia
Plants described in 1861
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