Eurya trichocarpa Korth., in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Bot. 3 (1840)
Latin for 'hairy fruits'.
Synonyms
Eurya trichogyna Blume
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 33 m tall and 36 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy, margin toothed. Flowers ca.
4 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 3 mm diameter,
blue-purple, hairy berries.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) in mixed dipterocarp, sub-montane
and montane forests up to 3200 m altitude. Usually along rivers and streams and
on hillsides.
Distribution
Southern China, Sumatra, Borneo (Sabah, East-Kalimantan), Moluccas.
Local names
Borneo: Takalis.
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