Hopea dryobalanoides


Hopea dryobalanoides is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet dryobalanoides means "resembling Dryobalanops", referring to that genus of trees and particularly their leaf veins.

Description

Hopea dryobalanoides grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to. It has buttresses up to tall. The bark is cracked and flaky. The papery leaves are lanceolate to ovate and measure up to long. The inflorescences bear up to six yellowish-cream flowers. The nuts are egg-shaped, measuring up to long.

Distribution and habitat

Hopea dryobalanoides is native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest, to elevations of.