Dryobalanops rappa is a species of plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

 in the Dipterocarpaceae

Dipterocarpaceae

Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 500 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus Dipterocarpus, is derived from Greek and refers to the two-winged fruit...

 family. The species name is derived from Iban

Iban language

The Iban language is spoken by the Iban, a branch of the Dayak ethnic group formerly known as "Sea Dayak" who live in Sarawak, the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Barat and in Brunei. It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, and is related to Malay, more...

 ( = a shallow swamp) and refers to the species habitat. This species is endemic to Borneo. It is found in at least one protected areas (Gunung Mulu National Park

Gunung Mulu National Park

Gunung Mulu National Park near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses incredible caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting...

), but is threatened elsewhere due to habitat loss.

It is an emergent tree, up to 55 m tall, found in coastal mixed peatswamp forest and in lower montane kerangas forests. It is a heavy hardwood sold under the trade names of Kapur

Dipterocarp timber classification

The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour....

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