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Hopea helferi (Dyer) Brandis
| Family Name: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Synonyms: | Hopea dealbata Hance, Hopea suavis Kurz. ex Brandis, Shorea helferi (Dyer) Kurz, Vatica helferi Dyer |
| Common Name: | Lintah Bukit, Damar Mata Kuching |
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Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Tree |
| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
| Maximum Height | 30 m |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Andamans, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia. |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | It is an evergreen tree, up to 30 m tall. |
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| Trunk | Bark is pale to dark brown, smooth when young, and becoming flaking as it ages. |
| Foliage | Leaves are oblong-lanceolate (10 – 24 cm long and 4 – 8 cm wide) with no domatia. Leaf base is slightly heart shaped and often slightly asymmetric. Mature leaves is leathery, dark green and with dense covering of cream-coloured scales on the underside of the leaves. Leaves are mostly smooth except for the brownish hairs on the veins has brown hairs. There are 12 – 16 pairs of secondary veins and ladder-like tertiary veins. Petiole is 0.5 – 1 cm long and covered with soft hairs. Stipules is about 0.9 cm long and falls off early. |
| Flowers | Flowers occur in a 2-branched cluster, where each branch bears about 10 flowers, blooming in the same direction. Flowers are cream to yellowish and covered in soft hairs. |
| Fruit | Fruit has 2 long spatula-shaped wings (up to 6 cm long and 1.5 cm wide) and 3 shorter wings (0.5 cm long and 0.3 cm wide). Nut is ovoid (0.8 cm long and 0.5 cm wide) with a short tip and partially enclosed by the wings. |
| Habitat | It is found in semi-evergreen forest, on hill slopes. |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Moderate |
Foliar
| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
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| Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio | 3.0 (Tree - Intermediate Canopy) |
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Others
| Master ID | 1663 |
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| Species ID | 2956 |
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