Santiria grandiflora Kalkman, Blumea 7 (1954)

Latin for 'large flowers'.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 47 m tall and 74 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, compound, penni-veined, very large leaflets. Flowers ca. 6 mm in diameter, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 16 mm long, red turning purple, fleshy drupes with oblique base.

Ecology
in mixed dipterocarp forests up to 200 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges on sandy soils, but also found on alluvial sites. In secondary forest usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The fruits are edible.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and East-Kalimantan).

Local names
Borneo: Kedongdong, Keromoh, Seladah.