This Koompasia malaccensis tree grows on the Right Hand Side (RHS) of the Belalong Canopy Walkway between the second and third towers. However unlike the Koompasia malaccensis tree which grows immediately opposite on the LHS of the walkway the trunk is reddish not pale grey.
The top layer of this Koompasia malaccensis tree bark is pale grey but flakes of bark have been eaten by squirrels exposing the reddish bark below without damaging the tree. As yet we do not know what species of squirrel is eating the bark but it would be very interesting to find out !Text and illustration from the Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo (2016)
This illustration shows the clear differences in the leaves of the two Koompasia species. In addition Koompasia excelsa is a much taller tree up to 80 m in height whilst Koompasia malaccensis normally only grows to canopy level c. 40m in height.
PLANTS of the BELALONG CANOPY WALKWAY 