Aporosa benthamiana Hook.f., lc. Pl. 16 (1887)

Synonyms
Aporosa euphlebia Merr., Aporusa grandifolia Merr., Aporosa lunata var. philippinensis Pax & K.Hoffm., Aporosa lunata var. stipulosa (Merr.) Merr., Aporosa stipulosa Merr.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 26 m tall and 30 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 13 mm long, asymmetrical, leaf-like. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 1 mm in diameter, yellowish, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 16 mm long, orange-red, dehiscent capsule, seed with orange aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, sub-montane and keranga forests up to 1300 m altitude. Both on alluvial and dry sites (hillsides and ridges). On clay to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.

Local names in Borneo
Binang, Kayu kadang daun, Kayu masam, Kumpang, Ra.