{{Short description|Species of tree}} {{Speciesbox |image = |status = CR |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name=IUCN/> |genus = Dryobalanops |species = fusca |authority = Slooten<ref name=POWO/> }}
'''''Dryobalanops fusca''''' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Borneo.
==Description== ''Dryobalanops fusca'' grows as a tree up to {{cvt|60|m|-1}} tall, with a trunk diameter of up to {{cvt|1.5|m|ft|0}}. The dark brown bark is flaky. The leathery leaves are lanceolate and measure up to {{cvt|10|cm|0}} long and to {{cvt|4|cm|1}} wide.The {{plantgloss|inflorescence|inflorescences}} feature lanceolate flowers.<ref name=TFSS/>
==Taxonomy== ''Dryobalanops fusca'' was first described in 1932 by Dutch botanist Dirk Fok van Slooten in the ''Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg''.<ref name=POWO/> The type specimen was collected in Kalimantan in Borneo. The specific epithet ''fusca'' means 'dark-coloured', referring to the {{plantgloss|indumentum}}.<ref name=TFSS/>
==Distribution and habitat== ''Dryobalanops fusca'' is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is in ''kerangas'' forests and on beaches and lowland ridges, to elevations of about {{cvt|200|m|-2}}.<ref name=IUCN/>
==Conservation== ''Dryobalanops fusca'' has been assessed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. Its habitat is threatened by conversion of land for agriculture and plantations. The species is harvested for its timber. In Kalimantan, it is threatened by forest fires. The species is not known from any protected areas.<ref name=IUCN/>
==Uses== ''Dryobalanops fusca'' is a heavy hardwood sold under the trade name of kapur. The timber is locally used in construction. It is also used in the manufacture of furniture and toys.<ref name=IUCN/>
==References== {{Reflist | refs =
<ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author1=Randi, A. |author2=Bodos, V. |author3=Julia, S. |author4=Kalima, T. |author5=Kusumadewi, Y. |author6=Primajati, M. |author7=Purwaningsih |author8=Khoo, E. |author9=Robiansyah, I. |author10=Maycock, C.R. |author11=Hoo, P.K. |name-list-style=amp |year=2019 |title=''Dryobalanops fusca'' |article-number=e.T33380A125628391 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33380A125628391.en |access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=POWO>{{cite POWO |title=''Dryobalanops fusca'' Slooten |id=320810-1 |access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=TFSS>{{Cite book | last1 = Ashton | first1 = P. S. | date = September 2004 | contribution = ''Dryobalanops fusca'' Slooten | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 5 | pages = 132–133 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-59-3}}</ref> }}
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fusca Category:Flora of the Sundaland heath forests Category:Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo Category:Critically endangered flora of Asia Category:Plants described in 1932