Shorea negrosensis Foxw.

Large buttressed tree. Twigs, buds, stipules, midrib above, panicles, parts of petals exposed in bud and ovary densely persistently yellow-brown pubescent; petiole, leaf beneath and calyx sparsely so; bracteoles puberulent. Twig c. 2 mm ø apically, terete, becoming smooth; stipule scars short, obscure. Buds to 2 by 1 mm, conical; stipules to 15 by 4 mm, lanceolate, acute. Leaves 6.5-17 by 3-7.5 cm, ovate to elliptic, thinly coriaceous; base cuneate to obtuse, frequently unequal; acumen to 2 cm long, slender, prominent, tapering; nerves (8-) 11-15 pairs, slender but prominent beneath, arched, at 60°-70°, frequently with small tomentose axillary domatia; tertiary nerves scalariform, elevated beneath; midrib prominent beneath, evident but shallowly depressed above; petiole 18-25 mm long, slender but geniculate. Panicle to 14 cm long, slender; singly branched, branchlets to 15 mm long, rather short, bearing to 4 secund flowers; bracteoles to 4 by 3 mm, ovate, obtuse, caducous. Flower bud to 7 by 4 mm, broadly ellipsoid; sepals ovate, the outer 3 acute, the inner 2 acuminate; stamens c. 48, subequal, exceeding style at anthesis; filaments very long and slender, lorate, slightly tapering; anthers linear-oblong; appendages to 1/8 length of anther but usually much shorter, slender, glabrous; ovary ovoid, puberulent; style shorter than ovary, columnar, glabrous. Mature fruit unknown. Fruit subsessile; 3 longer calyx lobes c. 1 by 1.3 cm, spatulate, obtuse, c. 9 mm broad above the 10 by 10 mm suborbicular thickened saccate base; 2 shorter lobes to 30 by 4 mm, linear-lorate, acute, similar at base; nut ovoid, apiculate.

Widespread, common and often gregarious, in Evergreen and Semi-evergreen ± seasonal Dipterocarp forests in lowlands.

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.