''Vatica oblongifolia'' is a tree in the family
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus ''Dipterocarpus'', is derived from Greek (''di'' = two, ''pteron'' = wing and ''karpos'' = fru ...
, native to
Borneo. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''oblongifolia'' means 'rather long leaf'.
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Description
''Vatica oblongifolia'' grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its coriaceous leaves measure up to long. The inflorescences bear cream-coloured flowers. The nuts are roundish and measure about wide.[ The timber is used in furniture and construction.]
Distribution and habitat
''Vatica oblongifolia'' is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is in mixed dipterocarp forest, at elevations to .[
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References
oblongifolia
Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo
Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests
Plants described in 1860
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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