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Shorea negrosensis Foxw.

This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Shorea (red meranti) in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.

Philipp. Journ. Sc. 6: 274, pl. 44 (1911).

Philippines: malatbang (Tagalog), manggachapui (Panay Bisaya), red lauan (general).

Throughout the Philippines.

The timber is used as red meranti. It is reported that wood extractives are tumour-inhibiting. The bark contains 9—10% tannin, and may be used for tanning sole leather.

A large tree up to 50 m tall, with bole branchless for 20—30 m and a diameter up to 200 cm, buttresses prominent; leaves ovate to elliptical, thinly leathery, 6.5—17 cm 3—7.5 cm, with (8—)11—15 pairs of secondary veins; stamens about 48, anthers linear-oblong with short appendages, stylopodium indistinct; larger fruit calyx lobes up to 7 cm 1.3 cm. Shorea negrosensis is common and occurs often gregarious in evergreen and seasonal dipterocarp forest at low altitudes. The density of the wood is 420—805 kg/m³ at 15% moisture content. See also the table on wood properties.

[175]de Guzman, E, R. M. Umali, & E.D. Sotalbo, 1986. Guide to Philippine flora and fauna. Vol. 3: dipterocarps, non-dipterocarps. Natural Resources Management Center, Ministry of Natural Resources & University of the Philippines, Manila. xx + 414 pp.
[579]Reyes, L.J., 1938. Philippine woods. Technical Bulletin No 7. Commonwealth of the Philippines, Department of Agriculture and Commerce. Bureau of Printing, Manila. 536 pp. + 88 plates.
[748]van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & de Wilde, W.J.J.O. (Editors), 1950–. Flora Malesiana. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.

M.S.M. Sosef

Sosef, M.S.M., 1993. Shorea negrosensis Foxw.. In: Soerianegara, I. and Lemmens, R.H.M.J. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(1): Timber trees; Major commercial timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea