Vatica rassak
Vatica rassak is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. The specific epithet rassak is from , the species' Malay common name. Description
Vatica rassak grows up to  tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its coriaceous leaves are elliptic to oblong and measure up to  long. The inflorescences bear cream flowers. In Borneo, a newly discovered, unnamed special caterpillar makes use of the poisonous resin from this tree to build a cocoon. Distribution and habitat
Vatica rassak is native to Borneo, Java, the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, New Guinea and the Philippines. Its habitat is along rivers and in lowland dipterocarp forest, at altitudes to . References

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Flora of Malesia
Flora of New Guinea
Plants described in 1840