Sundacarpus

The generic scientific name Sundacarpus is derived from the Indonesian name of the Sunda Islands . The generic name amarus is translated from Latin as “bitter” ^[1] .

Countries of genus growth: Australia ( Queensland ), Indonesia ( Java , Maluku , Papua , Sulawesi , Sumatra ), Malaysia ( Sabah ), Papua - New Guinea ( Bismarck Archipelago ), Philippines , East Timor . This large tree grows in tropical evergreen rain forests. Dioecious tree. It rarely grows at sea level, but becomes common from 500 to 2200 m above sea level and is found up to 3000 m on Mount Kinabalu in the state of Sabah. From low to medium altitudes, the species is associated with such conifers: Agathis , Dacrycarpus , Falcatifolium gruezoi , Dacrydium ; angiosperms: Cryptocaria pomatia , Dysoxylum , Macaranga , Ficus and many other tree species. It often grows on latosols (soils of tropical rain forests rich in iron and aluminum oxides) obtained from andesite, basalt, granite or, less often, in sandy soils or in swamps. At high altitudes, it grows in mossy forests and becomes low in growth.

This is a large evergreen tree, 10-60 m high, with a trunk 12-140 cm in diameter. Bark with numerous cracks. Leaves 5-15 cm long and narrow. Pollen cones of 15-35 in size by 2.5-3.5 mm. Seeds have a diameter of 20 mm, 2n = 38.

Cones grow alone or in small groups.

According to The Plant List , the genus includes one species:

• Sundacarpus amarus

The wood of the trees sometimes reaches very large stocks and is often cut down along with other sub-carpaceae. Wood is sawn and used for construction, structures and joinery, as well as furniture. In addition to some collections of botanical gardens, the genus is unknown in gardening or as a planted forest tree.

The main threat to this kind is felling. The tree grows very slowly. This genus grows in several protected areas.

• The Gymnosperm Database
• Sundacarpus