Altingia exelca

(Hidayat, 2017)

Classification of Altingia exelca Noronha 
Regnum  : Plantae 
Divisio    : Magnoliophyta
Classis    : Magnoliopsida 
Ordo       : Hamamelidales
Familia   : Altingiaceae 
Genus     : Altingia
Spesies   : Altingia exelca Noronha

Synonim : Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken

Description 

Altingia excelsa is an evergreen, monoecious, large and lofty tree, 40-60 m high, with straight bole and branching at 20-35 m above the ground. Young trees are very elegant with a dense pyramidal (later becoming more rounded) crown. The bark light grey, smooth with narrow, longitudinal fissures and irregularly flakes. Leaves alternate, simple, elliptical to oblong or ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 6 -12 cm long by 2.5 -5.5 cm wide, with finely toothed margins. Stipules are very small and caducous. Flowers unisexual with male and female flowers in separate inflorescences, but on the same tree. Female flowers 4-18 rounded heads borne together, 1.2-2.5 cm in diameter. Male racemes 6-14 heads per inflorescence, 1-2 cm long, consisting of masses of stamen. Petals and sepals are absent in both female and male flowers. Fruit a brown, four-compartment capsule, 1.2-2.5 cm by 1.2-2 cm on a 2- 3.5 long peduncle that opens at maturity. Each of the four compartments contains 1(2) fertile seeds and up to 35 sterile seeds in each of the 4 compartments. Seed flattened, obovate and surrounded by a sweetly scented narrow wing (Orwa et al.2009).

Spot Characters
Red young leaves and jagged

Benefit 
Housing and furnitures

Distribution 
Southeast Asia

Location 
PKM Building UPI

Local Name 
Rasamala