Colin Fraser Symington

Botanist (1905-1943).

Colin Fraser Symington (1905–1943) was a Scottish botanist and forester. He was born in Edinburgh in 1905, and studied at the University of Edinburgh (BSc) and at Oxford University. In 1927 he joined the Malayan Forestry Service and was later promoted to Forest Botanist at the Forest Research Institute at Kepong near Kuala Lumpur. While at the forestry service he developed the Dipterocarp timber classification system with H. E. Desch, a researcher of comparative wood anatomy. He also collected plants in the Malesian region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, co-collecting wit

Abbreviations: Symington
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom
Dates: 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 49 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 73 plants, 0 fungi

49 plants attributed, 24 plants contributed to73 plants:

Vatica diospyroides Symington 1938
endangered plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Vatica diospyroides is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree found in Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is a critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.
Upuna Symington 1941
plant genus in the dipterocarpaceae family
Upuna is a monotypic genus of plants containing the single species Upuna borneensis. The genus name Upana is derived from its Iban name, upan. The species name borneensis refers to its distribution, being found only in Borneo. It is native to lowland mixed dipterocarp forests up to 400 meters elevation. It is a heavy hardwood similar to Vatica. While Upuna borneensis occurs in protected areas, it is threatened by logging, expansion of palm oil plantations and increasing frequency of fires.
Shorea smithiana (Light Red Meranti) Symington 1938
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Rubroshorea smithiana (called, along with some other dipterocarp species, light red meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species is endemic to Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss. The tallest measured specimen is 82.3 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah, Borneo. The species was first described as Shorea smithiana by Colin Fraser Symington in 1938. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. smithiana.
Shorea albida (Light Red Meranti) Symington 1935
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Rubroshorea albida (called, along with some other species in the genera Rubroshorea and Shorea, light red meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo. The species was first described as Shorea albida by Colin Fraser Symington in 1935. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. albida.
Vatica odorata (Griff.) Symington 1941
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Vatica odorata is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet odorata means 'scented', referring to the flowers.
Vatica heteroptera Symington 1941
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Vatica heteroptera is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is native to submontane dipterocarp forests from 900 to 1,200 metres elevation, where it is commonly associated with Shorea platyclados. It is has a limited range and is threatened by habitat loss, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Near Threatened. The species was described by Colin Fraser Symington in 1941.
Shorea maxima (Yellow Meranti) (King) Symington 1938
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Richetia maxima (also called yellow meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Shorea lumutensis (Balau) Symington 1939
critically endangered plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Shorea lumutensis is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Shorea inaequilateralis (Red Balau) Symington 1935
endangered plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Rubroshorea inaequilateralis (called, along with some other species in the genus Rubroshorea, red balau) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Brunei and Sarawak on the island of Borneo. It grows in peat swamp forest, where it can reach 45 metres tall. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first described as Shorea inaequilateralis by Colin Fraser Symington in 1935. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. inaequilateralis.
Shorea hopeifolia (Yellow Meranti) (F.Heim) Symington 1933
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Richetia hopeifolia (called, along with some other species in the genus Richetia, yellow meranti) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and Mindanao in the Philippines.
Shorea flemmichii (Rubroshorea Flemmichii) Symington 1939
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Rubroshorea flemmichii is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Brunei and Sarawak on the island of Borneo. It is a canopy tree in lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, where it can grow up to 60 metres tall. R. flemmichii is threatened by timber logging and habitat loss from agricultural expansion including oil palm and non-native tree plantations.
Shorea balanocarpoides (Yellow Meranti) Symington 1938
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Richetia balanocarpoides (called, along with some other species in the genus Richetia, yellow meranti or white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Shorea argentifolia (Dark Red Meranti) Symington 1960
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Rubroshorea argentifolia (called, along with some other species in the genus Rubroshorea, dark red meranti) is an emergent rainforest tree species in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It native to Borneo. It grows in mixed dipterocarp forests on hills and ridges, up to 900 metres elevation. The species is threatened by habitat loss. The tallest recorded specimen is 84.9 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah. The species was first described as Shorea argentifolia by Colin Fraser Symington in 1960. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus
Shorea acuminatissima (Yellow Meranti) Symington 1938
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Richetia acuminatissima (called, along with some other species in the genus Richetia, yellow meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo and threatened by habitat loss.
Hopea sulcata Symington 1939
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea sulcata is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Hopea sublanceolata Symington 1939
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea sublanceolata is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and peninsular Thailand.
Hopea subalata Symington 1939
endangered plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea subalata or locally known as Merawan Kanching or Giam Kanching is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia where it is confined to Selangor.
Hopea pedicellata (Brandis) Symington 1938
endangered plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea pedicellata is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet pedicellata, refers to the species' prominent pedicel (flower stalk).
Hopea pachycarpa (F.Heim) Symington 1935
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea pachycarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Hopea montana Symington 1941
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea montana is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra,, and Peninsular Thailand. It grows on hill slopes in submontane dipterocarp rain forest from 900 to 1,200 metres elevation. The species was described by Colin Fraser Symington in 1941. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.
Hopea latifolia Symington 1939
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea latifolia is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet latifolia means "wide leaf".
Hopea johorensis Symington 1941
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea johorensis is a species of plant in the plant family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Hopea glaucescens Symington 1941
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Hopea glaucescens is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Dryobalanops keithii Symington 1939
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Dryobalanops keithii is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species is named after H.G. Keith, 1899–1982, a Conservator of Forests in North Borneo (now Sabah). This species is endemic to Borneo, where it is threatened due to habitat loss. It is a main canopy to low emergent tree, up to 40 m tall, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on well-drained but moist clay soils. It is a heavy hardwood sold under the trade names of Kapur.
Dipterocarpus chartaceus Symington 1938
endangered plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Dipterocarpus chartaceus (Malay Keruing kertas, Thai Yaang Waat, Yang Paiis) a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Peninsular Malaysia and Peninsular Thailand. It is native to lowland dipterocarp rain forests and beach forests up to 100 metres elevation, where grows up to 35 metres tall.
Shorea superba Symington 1960
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Shorea superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo. The species first described by Colin Fraser Symington in 1960. The species name is derived from Latin (superbus = magnificent) and refers to the stature and elegance of the tree.
Shorea submontana Symington 1939
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Shorea submontana is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It grows in tropical rain forest, ranging from 300 to 1,000 metres elevation. It is most common in submontane forest at about 800 metres in the inland ranges, around the upper limits of Rubroshorea curtisii (seraya) forest.
Shorea peltata (Yellow Meranti) Symington 1941
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Richetia peltata (or Shorea peltata; called, along with some other species in the genus Richetia, yellow meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.
Shorea pachyphylla (Dark Red Meranti) Ridl. ex Symington 1941
endangered plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Rubroshorea pachyphylla (called, along with some other dipterocarp species, dark red meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo and threatened by habitat loss. It grows in peat swamp forests and heath (or kerangas) forests.
Shorea ochrophloia (Red Balau) Strugnell ex Symington 1935
vulnerable plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Shorea ochrophloia (called, along with some other species in the genus Shorea, red balau) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.
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