Santiria mollis Engl. in DC,
Mon. Phan. 4 (1883)
Latin for 'soft'.
Synonyms
Canarium hirtipetalum Ridl.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 40 m tall and 70 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, compound,
penni-veined, leaflets usually hairy below. Flowers ca. 4 mm in diameter, white
to yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 17 mm long, green-yellowish, fleshy
drupes with oblique base.
Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 500 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges
with sandy soils, but occasionally also along rivers and alluvial sites. In
secondary forest usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Kedongdong, Kumbajau burung, Madjuit.
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