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Shorea macrantha Brandis
| Family Name: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Common Name: | Ferranti kepong hantu, Kepong Hantu, Kepong, Meranti Pasir |
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Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Tree (Big (>30m)) |
| Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Indonesia, Malaysia |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest) |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Shorea macrantha is a tree (up to 40 m tall and 3 m girth) with drooping branchlets and a compact crown. |
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| Trunk | Young Shorea macrantha has bark studded with large diffuse lenticels and become irregularly fissured when matured. It provide colourless sticky resin shortly after cutting. |
| Foliage | Leaves are leathery and elliptic or ovate-oblong (usually 13 cm long and 7 cm wide but can be variable) with slightly unequal leaf base. Leaves are mostly smooth on the upper surface and tomentose beneath, with 15 secondary veins. Petiole is stout (5 mm long) and twigs are tomentose too. Stipules are present and persistent. |
| Flowers | Flowers are large with narrow white petals about 2 cm long. |
| Fruit | Fruits are large and wingless. Nut is about 5 cm long and calyx lobes are about 2 cm high. |
| Habitat | Peat swamp and near river. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | Others: Seeds contain edible nut oil that is eaten in western Sarawak as Engkabang bungkus. The oil can also be used in making soap, candles, polishes and cosmetics. |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Propagation Method | Seed |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
| Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth, Glossy / Shiny |
| Prominent Young Flush Colour(s) | Green - Light Green |
| Young Flush Texture(s) | Smooth, Glossy / Shiny |
| Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
| Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Alternate |
| Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
| Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Ovate) |
| Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
| Foliar Margin | Entire |
| Foliar Apex - Tip | Acute |
| Foliar Base | Rounded / Obtuse |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Cream / Off-White, Yellow / Golden |
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Others
| Master ID | 31253 |
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| Species ID | 5648 |
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