Dipterocarpaceae

Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) P.S.Ashton

Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Neobalanocarpus

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Neobalanocarpus heimii: Peninsula Malaysia, the biggest Chengal tree — Photo: Christoph Swoboda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 栎果香
Indonesian: Pohon Cengal
Malay: Pokok Cengal
Thai: ตะเคียนชันตาแมว

Synonyms

Balanocarpus acuminatus F.Heim
Balanocarpus heimii King
Balanocarpus wrayi King
Pierrea penangiana F.Heim ex Brandis

Photos

Photo: Christoph Swoboda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adam Kamal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adam Kamal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adam Kamal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adam Kamal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lannafolium, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lannafolium, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.