Shorea megistophylla P.S.Ashton

A tree. It grows about 40 m tall. The leaves are 13-23 cm long by 5-15 cm wide. They are large and oblong and thickly rough. The flowers are in a group 13 cm long and 3 mm wide. This is branched with side branches 3 cm long with 6 flowers. The flowers are white. The fruit stalk is 8 mm long and stout.

An emergent tree, usually found by rivers and streams, confined to the remaining areas of lowland wet evergreen forest.

The fruit are dried and ground into flour and used in a dish called pittu.

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.