Record Number
3779
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(1): Timber trees; Major commercial timbers
Taxon
Shorea parvifolia Dyer
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Shorea (red meranti) in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Shorea (red meranti) in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Protologue
Fl. Brit. India 1: 305 (1874).
Synonyms
Shorea scutulata King (1893), Shorea gentilis Parijs (1933).
Vernacular Names
Brunei: meranti sarang punai. Indonesia: meranti sarang punai (general), abang gunung (East Kalimantan), kontoi burung (West Kalimantan). Malaysia: meranti sarang punai (general), meranti samak (Sarawak), seraya punai (Sabah). Thailand: saya-luang (peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Uses
The timber is the main source of light red meranti in South-East Asia.
Observations
A very large tree up to 65 m tall with bole branchless for 18—30 m and up to 190 cm in diameter, buttresses up to 4 m high; leaves broadly ovate, thinly leathery, 5—9(—11) cm 2.5—5(—6) cm, with 10—13 pairs of secondary veins not prominent beneath, lower surface sparsely pale brown pubescent; stamens 15, anthers subglobose with short appendages, stylopodium ovoid to conical; larger fruit calyx lobes up to 9 cm 1.5 cm. Shorea parvifolia is possibly the commonest dipterocarp species in Malesia and occurs on a variety of usually well-drained clay soils up to 800 m altitude. The density of the wood is very variable and ranges between 290 kg/m3 and 835 kg/m3 at 15% moisture content. See also the table on wood properties.
Selected Sources
[30]Ashton, P.S., 1964. A manual of the dipterocarp trees of Brunei State. Oxford University Press, London. xii + 242 pp.
[89]Browne, F.G., 1955. Forest trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their products. Government Printing Office, Kuching. xviii + 369 pp.
[100]Burgess, P.F., 1966. Timbers of Sabah. Sabah Forest Records No 6. Forest Department, Sabah, Sandakan. xviii + 501 pp.
[102]Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd edition. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur. Vol. 1 (A–H) pp. 1–1240. Vol. 2 (I–Z) pp. 1241–2444.
[125]Chan, H.T. & Appanah, S., 1980. Reproductive biology of some Malaysian dipterocarps 1. Flowering biology. Malaysian Forester 43: 132–143.
[137]Choo, K.T. & Lim, S.C., 1983. Malaysian timbers – light red meranti. Malaysian Forest Service Trade Leaflet No 75. Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Kuala Lumpur. 11 pp.
[253]Foxworthy, F.W., 1932. Dipterocarpaceae of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Forest Records No 10. Printers Limited, Singapore. 289 pp.
[258]Fundter, J.M., 1982. Names for dipterocarp timbers and trees from Asia. Pudoc, Wageningen. 251 pp.
[297]Grewal, G.S., 1979. Air-seasoning properties of some Malaysian timbers. Malaysian Forest Service Trade Leaflet No 41. Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Kuala Lumpur. 26 pp.
[318]Heyne, K., 1927. De nuttige planten van Nederlands-Indië [The useful plants of the Dutch East Indies]. 2nd ed. 3 volumes. Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel in Nederlandsch-Indië, 's-Gravenhage. 1953 pp.
[357]Kaur, A. et al., 1978. Apomixis may be widespread among trees of the climax rain forest. Nature 271: 440–442.
[417]Lee, Y.H., Engku Abdul Rahman & Chu, Y.P., 1979. The strength properties of some Malaysian timbers. Revised edition. Malaysian Forest Service Trade Leaflet No 34. Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Kuala Lumpur. 107 pp.
[461]Martawijaya, A. et al., 1986. Indonesian wood atlas. Vol. 1. Forestry Products and Development Centre, Bogor. 166 pp.
[469]Maury-Lechon, G., Hassan A.M. & Bravo, D.R., 1981. Seed storage of Shorea parvifolia and Dipterocarpus humeratus. Malaysian Forester 44: 267–280.
[476]Meijer, W. & Wood, G.H.S., 1964. Dipterocarps of Sabah (North Borneo). Sabah Forest Records No 5. Forest Department, Sandakan. 344 pp.
[514]Ng, F.S.P. & Tang, H.T., 1974. Comparative growth rates of Malaysian trees. Malaysian Forester 37: 2–23.
[628]Smitinand, T., Santisuk, T. & Phengklai, C., 1980. The manual of Dipterocarpaceae of mainland South-East Asia. Thai Forestry Bulletin 12: 1–110.
[677]Symington, C.F., 1941. Foresters' manual of dipterocarps. Malayan Forest Records No 16. Forest Department, Kuala Lumpur. pp. xliii + 244.
[748]van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & de Wilde, W.J.J.O. (Editors), 1950–. Flora Malesiana. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.
[89]Browne, F.G., 1955. Forest trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their products. Government Printing Office, Kuching. xviii + 369 pp.
[100]Burgess, P.F., 1966. Timbers of Sabah. Sabah Forest Records No 6. Forest Department, Sabah, Sandakan. xviii + 501 pp.
[102]Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd edition. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur. Vol. 1 (A–H) pp. 1–1240. Vol. 2 (I–Z) pp. 1241–2444.
[125]Chan, H.T. & Appanah, S., 1980. Reproductive biology of some Malaysian dipterocarps 1. Flowering biology. Malaysian Forester 43: 132–143.
[137]Choo, K.T. & Lim, S.C., 1983. Malaysian timbers – light red meranti. Malaysian Forest Service Trade Leaflet No 75. Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Kuala Lumpur. 11 pp.
[253]Foxworthy, F.W., 1932. Dipterocarpaceae of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Forest Records No 10. Printers Limited, Singapore. 289 pp.
[258]Fundter, J.M., 1982. Names for dipterocarp timbers and trees from Asia. Pudoc, Wageningen. 251 pp.
[297]Grewal, G.S., 1979. Air-seasoning properties of some Malaysian timbers. Malaysian Forest Service Trade Leaflet No 41. Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Kuala Lumpur. 26 pp.
[318]Heyne, K., 1927. De nuttige planten van Nederlands-Indië [The useful plants of the Dutch East Indies]. 2nd ed. 3 volumes. Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel in Nederlandsch-Indië, 's-Gravenhage. 1953 pp.
[357]Kaur, A. et al., 1978. Apomixis may be widespread among trees of the climax rain forest. Nature 271: 440–442.
[417]Lee, Y.H., Engku Abdul Rahman & Chu, Y.P., 1979. The strength properties of some Malaysian timbers. Revised edition. Malaysian Forest Service Trade Leaflet No 34. Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Kuala Lumpur. 107 pp.
[461]Martawijaya, A. et al., 1986. Indonesian wood atlas. Vol. 1. Forestry Products and Development Centre, Bogor. 166 pp.
[469]Maury-Lechon, G., Hassan A.M. & Bravo, D.R., 1981. Seed storage of Shorea parvifolia and Dipterocarpus humeratus. Malaysian Forester 44: 267–280.
[476]Meijer, W. & Wood, G.H.S., 1964. Dipterocarps of Sabah (North Borneo). Sabah Forest Records No 5. Forest Department, Sandakan. 344 pp.
[514]Ng, F.S.P. & Tang, H.T., 1974. Comparative growth rates of Malaysian trees. Malaysian Forester 37: 2–23.
[628]Smitinand, T., Santisuk, T. & Phengklai, C., 1980. The manual of Dipterocarpaceae of mainland South-East Asia. Thai Forestry Bulletin 12: 1–110.
[677]Symington, C.F., 1941. Foresters' manual of dipterocarps. Malayan Forest Records No 16. Forest Department, Kuala Lumpur. pp. xliii + 244.
[748]van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & de Wilde, W.J.J.O. (Editors), 1950–. Flora Malesiana. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.
Author(s)
M.S.M. Sosef
Correct Citation of this Article
Sosef, M.S.M., 1993. Shorea parvifolia Dyer. 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
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