Elaeocarpus pedunculatus Wall.
ex Masters in Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 1 (1874)
Latin for 'stalked inflorescences'.
Synonyms
Elaeocarpus argentelus Knuth.
Elaeocarpus matangensis Knuth.
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 30 m tall and 52 cm dbh. Stipules dropped early.
Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, long petioled, toothed margin.
Flowers ca. 13 mm in diameter, white-yellow, with fimbriate petal tips, placed
in racemes. Fruits ca. 11 mm long, green-blue, fleshy drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed to disturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga, scrub and coastal
forests up to 1700 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges, but also common
on alluvial places. On sandy to silty soils.
Uses
Fruits are edible.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and
East-Kalimantan), Philippines.
Local names
Borneo: Kalabobok, Kedok, Kelembubuk, Kolimbobok, Kungkurad, Parous-parous, Peredu,
Prius-prius.
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