THE SIMPUP

STOPY
LOCATIOM
1. Simpur can be found at the following
regions:
Asia
Australasia
Indian Ocean Islands
LOCATIOM
. Generally, Simpur can be simply found
on:
a) swampy areas,
b) lowland inland forests,
c) wasteland
d) eroded soil.
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
Borneo endemic.
Commonly found:
a) on the clay slopes
in the lower
Temburong,
b) Batu Apoi valleys,
c) Ulu Tutong
d) Tasik Merimbun.
1 ulllenla beccarlana
(MarLelll)
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
2 ulllenla borneensls
(Poogland)
Rare in Brunei
Found only on clay
soils in mixed
dipterocarp forest at
300m in temburong
District.
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
3 ulllenla excelsa ([ack)
Cllg
Found throughout
Brunei especially in:
a) moist valleys
b) lower slopes
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
4 ulllenla grandlfolla
(Walllch)
Uncommon in Brunei
t is found only in:
a) Ulu ngei
b) Andulau Forest
reserve,
c) Belait,
d) Kuala Belalong,
e) Amo
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
3 ulllenla lndlca
(Llnnaeus)
Not native in Brunei
sometimes cultivated
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
6 ulllenla reLlculaLa
(klng)
Found:
a) on sandy soils in
the floodplains of
the streams within
Andulau Forest
Reserve in Brunei,
b) Ulu Belait.
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
7 ulllenla pulchella
(!ack)Cllg
Found in
a) Mixed
peatswamp forest
and swampy
kerangas, in
Brunei especially
near the coast.
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
8 ulllenla suffruLlcosa
(CrlfflLh)marLelll
lound
a) Abundant on
degraded
land,often where
covering from
fire,
b) in river banks and
other open
place,especially
downriver and on
poor soils.
Disfribufion of DiIIenio species in
8runei
9 ulllenla sumaLrana
(mlquel)
Found in:
a) lowland mixed
dipterocarp forest
on leached sandy
and sandy clay
soils
b) Belait and Tutong
districts but far not
from Temburong.
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SMPUR FLOWERS
SIMPUP FLOWEPS
1 ulllenla Lxcelsa
SIMPUP FLOWEPS
2 ulllenla AlaLa
SIMPUP FLOWEPS
3 ulllenla lndlca
SIMPUP FLOWEPS
4 ulllenla
lllpplnensls
SIMPUP FLOWEPS
3 ulllenla subfruLlcosa
SIMPUP FLOWEPS
6 ulllenla SumaLrana
SIMPUP FLOWEPS
7 ulllenla 8eccarlana
IkUI1S CI ulLLNl4
ullleolo oloto
1he open frulL reveal
brlghL red valves and
black seeds
ullleolo loJlco ullleolo specloso
1he greenlshyellow
frulL whlch has a Lhlck
proLecLlve coverlng ls
edlble unrlpe frulLs are
cooked Lo make plckle
and chuLney 1he [ulcy
pulp ls aromaLlc buL
very acld
ullleolo loqeos
ullleolo ovoto
ullleolo pblllpploeosls
ullleolo settoto ullleolo elllptlco
ullleolo sofftotlcoso wotmlo sofftotlcoso
1he rlpe frulL spllLs
open also aL 3 am lnLo
plnklsh sLarshaped
segmenLs Lo reveal
seeds covered ln red
arlls
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frulL Lo seL
ullleolo beccotlooo
Unopened fruif
Opened fruif
ullleolo excelso
Opened
fruif
Unopened fruif
SlMu8 LLAvLS
The large leaves are used to
wrap food such as tempeh
(fermented soyabean cakes),
nasi lemak and tapai
(fermented rice).
Can be rolled into shallow
cones to contain traditional
"fast food" such as rojak.
The mature or old leaves of
some species contain a
deposit of silica in their
tissues and thus they were
once used as sandpaper.
s an indicator of
availability of water source
This plant sends out very
deep tap roots to reach
underground water
sources.
Hence, some people use
the plant as a guide to
decide where to dig a
well.
1radlLlonal medlclnal uses
1he young shooLs ls used Lo sLaunch
bleedlng wounds
1he frulL pulp may be used Lo wash Lhe halr
The Simpor Bini (Dillenia suffruticosa) is also widespread
in distribution, and it can grow in various habitats.
!t can be found commonly in the white sands areas, as
well in secondary growth and in swamps.
!n the white sands, the Simpor Bini is a very important
species. !t acts as a pioneer species, colonizing the white
sands where other tree species are unable to establish
themselves on the white sands.
The Simpor Bini is known to have seeds that can
establish on the white sands, and on germinating, are
able to send roots very deep down to reach underground
water source.
The low spreading shrubs that develop will eventually
provide shade for seedlings of other tree species to
establish themselves.
!slands of fresh vegetation will be initially formed, and
eventually a new forest is established.