Crudia reticulata Merr., Philip. J. Sc. Bot. 13 (1918)
Latin for 'reticulate', referring to the leaf venation.Description
Understorey tree up to 16 m tall and 18 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 5 mm long.
Leaves alternate, compound but seemingly simple at first glance, leaflets penni-veined,
glabrous, venation very conspicuous and looping. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter,
white-yellowish, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 75 mm long, green-brown, strongly
flattened, dehiscent pods.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and swamp forests up to 300 m altitude.
Usually on alluvial sites and near rivers or streams, but also found on ridges.
On sandy to clay soils, also found on limestone. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Lapat, Lungapid, Selangapid, Tanggar-angor.
