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Vatica venulosa Blume
Family Name: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Synonyms: | Dryobalanops schefferi Hance, Vatica bancana Scheff., Vatica kunstleri Brandis, Vatica lutea Ridl., Vatica schefferi Brandis, Vatica schouteniana Scheff., Vatica simalurensis Sloot |
Common Name: | Rasak, Rasak Saluang, Resak, Resak Air, Resak Kayu Api, Resak Letop |
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Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) |
Plant Growth Form | Tree |
Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Maximum Height | 35 m |
Biogeography
Native Distribution | Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. |
Native Habitat | Terrestrial (Riverine, Freshwater Swamp Forest, Inland Cliff, Primary Rainforest) |
Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Local Conservation Status | Non-native (Horticultural / Cultivated Only) |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | It is a tree, up to 35 m tall. |
Foliage | Its stalked, alternately-arranged leaves are elliptic to ovate-lanceolate in shape, thinly leathery, 4-12 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide. Its stipules and petioles are covered with short, dense, pale pink-brown hairs. |
Flowers | Its flowers are 5-petaled, pale creamy white in colour, borne on stalked inflorescences. |
Fruits | Its fruits are round nuts, that are about 1 cm wide, covered completely by the persistent calyx. |
Habitat | It grows in tropical, lowland dipterocarp forests on hills, valleys and along streams up to 500 m in altitude. |
Associated Fauna | Its flowers are pollinated by insects. |
Cultivation | It can be propagated by seed. |
Etymology | Latin Vatica, soothsayer. Latin venulosa, with fine veins. |
Landscaping Features
Landscaping | It is suitable for parks and riverine parks. |
Plant & Rootzone Preference - Tolerance | Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils, Fertile Loamy Soils |
Landscape Uses | General, Parks & Gardens, Riverine |
Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal
Pollination Method(s) | Biotic (Fauna) |
Seed or Spore Dispersal | Abiotic |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Full Sun, Semi-Shade |
Water Preference | Moderate Water |
Plant Growth Rate | Moderate |
Maintenance Requirements | Moderate |
Propagation Method | Seed |
Foliar
Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Leathery, Thin |
Foliar Modification | Stipule |
Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Alternate |
Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Lanceolate, Elliptical) |
Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
Foliar Margin | Entire |
Foliar Apex - Tip | Acuminate |
Foliar Base | Cuneate |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower & Plant Sexuality 1 | Bisexual Flowers |
Flower Colour(s) | Cream / Off-White |
Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Flower Location | Axillary |
Flower Symmetry | Radial |
Inflorescence Type | Panicle |
Fruit, Seed and Spore
Mature Fruit Colour(s) - Angiosperms and Gymnosperms | Brown |
Fruit Classification | Simple Fruit |
Fruit Type 1 | Indehiscent Dry Fruit |
Fruit Type 2 | Nut / Nutlet |
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Master ID | 31676 |
Species ID | 6075 |
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