Systematic Classification:
Division : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledons
Family : Dipterocarpaceae
Genus : Hopea
Species : pongaCommon Name:
Kambakam, Neduvalipongu, Ilapongu
General Information:
Trees grow up to 18 m tall. Bark thin smooth, flaky.Branchlets usually drooping, terete, tomentose.Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; stipules caducous; petiole stout, terete, whitish tomentose, 1.3 cm long; lamina 11-31 x 2.5-7.5 cm, narrow oblong to oblong, apex bluntly acute or acuminate, often rounded, base rounded or subcordate, chartaceous or subcoriaceous; secondary nerves 7-12 pairs, gradually curved; tertiary nerves reticulo-percurrent.Inflorescence panicled racemes, glabrous; flowers white.Nut with 3 shorter and 2 longer accrescent calyx lobes; seeds 1.
Economic Importance:
- Crude extracts of Hopea ponga were used perform an invitro antioxidant assays such as DPPH, Ferric ion reducing capacity, phosphomolybdenum and H2O2 activity.
- Generally used for making agricultural implements.