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Vatica harmandiana, also known by the synonym Vatica cinerea, is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a smallish tree native to Southeast Asia. It is the most common plant species in certain types of mature woodland habitat within its range and is furthermore common in disturbed secondary forests covering much of its range, nonetheless it was considered, along with most Dipterocarpaceae, to be endangered by the IUCN between 1998 and 2017. It is usually not commercially harvested except for local use.
According to the IUCN in 1998 it is found in Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Newman et al., writing for the IUCN in 2017, added Laos to its distribution.
The resinous lumber yielded by this species is of good quality but is not, or very rarely, traded internationally, as the trees are generally of small stature. Furthermore, the wood is denser than water, which sinks logs and thus makes this timber more difficult to transport. Vatica timber is in general known as (kayu) resak in Malaysia. It is used locally in areas where it is native in Malaysia for house posts and other general construction purposes, being hard, heavy, durable and resistant to termites.
Vatica abdulrahmaniana · Vatica acrocarpa · Vatica adenanii · Vatica affinis · Vatica albiramis · Vatica badiifolia · Vatica bantamensis · Vatica bella · Vatica borneensis · Vatica brevipes · Vatica brunigii · Vatica cauliflora
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vatica harmandiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
