Dillenia excelsa

Appearance

Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, margin usually entire. Flowers ca. 55 mm in diameter, yellow, placed in simple or composed racemes. Fruits ca. 28 mm long, red-purplish, dehiscent capsule with arilate seeds.

Naming

Synonyms
Capallia multiflora Bl.
Capellia pauciflora Zoll. & Mor.
Dillenia excelsa var. borneensis Merr.
Dillenia excelsa var. pubescens Corn. ex Masamune
Dillenia excelsa var. tomentella Corn. ex Masamune
Dillenia glabra Martelli in Becc.
Dillenia magnoliifolia Martelli
Dillenia magnoliaefolia Martelli in Becc.
Dillenia mattanensis Martelli in Becc.
Dillenia oblonga Gilg in Engl. & Pr.
Dillenia pauciflora (Zoll. & Moritzi) Gilg
Dillenia secunda Hunter
Dillenia tomentella Martelli in Becc.
Wormia excelsa Jack
Wormia excelsa forma grandifolia Miq.
Wormia excelsa var. borneensis Miq.
Wormia excelsa var. pubescens Corn.
Wormia excelsa var. tomentella Corn.
Wormia grandifolia Miq.
Wormia oblonga Wall.
Wormia pauciflora Koord. & Val.
Wormia tomentella Ridl.

Distribution

Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines.

Habitat

In undisturbed and secondary mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Mostly on alluvial sites (swamps, riversides, periodically inundated) but also found on hillsides and ridges. On sandy to clayey soils, but also on limestone.

Uses

The timber is used for house building.