Vatica rassak

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Vatica rassak
At Singapore Botanic Gardens

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Vatica
Species:
V. rassak
Binomial name
Vatica rassak
Synonyms[2]
  • Retinodendron moluccanum (Burck) F.Heim
  • Retinodendron rassak Korth.
  • Vateria papuana (Dyer) Dyer ex Hemsl.
  • Vateria rassak (Korth.) Walp.
  • Vatica celebensis Brandis
  • Vatica celebica Slooten
  • Vatica moluccana Burck
  • Vatica papuana Dyer
  • Vatica papuana K.Schum.
  • Vatica schumanniana Gilg
  • Vatica subcordata Hallier f.

Vatica rassak is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. The specific epithet rassak is from resak, the species' Malay common name.[3]

Description

Vatica rassak grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (28 in). Its coriaceous leaves are elliptic to oblong and measure up to 32 cm (13 in) long. The inflorescences bear cream flowers.[3] In Borneo, a newly discovered, unnamed special caterpillar makes use of the poisonous resin from this tree to build a cocoon.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Vatica rassak is native to Borneo,

dipterocarp forest, at altitudes to 400 m (1,300 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33152A68075897.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Vatica rassak". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^
    ISBN 983-2181-59-3
    .
  4. S2CID 84977960
    .


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