| Intsia palembanica | |
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| Malacca teak watercolor, from the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Intsia |
| Species: | I. palembanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Intsia palembanica | |
Intsia palembanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Common names include Borneo teak, Malacca teak, merbau and Moluccan ironwood. It is native to tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia and the islands of the southwest Pacific.[4][5] Intsia palembanica differs from Intsia bijuga in the number of leaflets that make up the compound leaves.[6]
- ^ Barstow, M. (2021). "Intsia palembanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62026259A62026261. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Intsia palembanica Miq". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. "Intsia palembanica Miq". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Intsia palembanica - Miq. [Common Name: Borneo Teak, Merbau]". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Merbau penuhi ciri Simbolik Malaysia" [Merbau meets the characteristics of Malaysia symbolic] (in Malay). Radio Televisyen Malaysia. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
The Merbau Tree or its scientific name Intsia Palembanica is also known as Malacca Teak, Borneo Teak and Moluccan Ironwood for loggers.
- ^ Tropical Legumes: Resources for the Future : Report of an Ad Hoc Panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Commission on International Relations, National Research Council. National Academies. 1979. p. 216. NAP:14318.
Intsia bijuga and Intsia palembanica differ mainly in the number of leaflets that make up their compound leaves. Both are native to tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia and the islands of the southwest Pacific.