Heritiera aurea

Botanical Description

Heritiera aurea is an evergreen tree with an open crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres; around 50cm in diameter; with rather thin buttresses up to 2 metres high and 1 metre out from the tree[ 1029 Title A Monograph of the Genus Heritiera, Aiton, (Sterculariaceae). Publication Reinwardtia Vol. 4, Part 4, pp 465 - 583 Author Kostermans A.J.G.H. Publisher Herbarium Bogoriense, Indonesia. Year 1959 ISBN Description Somewhat dated, but an excellent monograph of the genus Heritiera. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is a source of 'mengkulang' timber and is commonly harvested from the wild for both local use and export.