Shorea stenoptera Images

The tengkawang nut, or more commonly known as the illipe nut. It is the fruit of a shorea species (dipterocarpaea family) grown by communities in Kalimantan. It's oil is processed into a butter used in cosmetic creams. Much of the tengkawang trees in hutan adat (community forests) have been logged and its timber sold in the past 5-10 years as the trees' timber is also known and much desired as meranti.
Photograph by: Wakx