Praravinia parviflora Bremek., Recueil Trav. Bot. Neerl. 37 (1940)
Latin for 'small flowers'.
Description
Shrub up to 7 m tall and 5 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 10 mm long, narrowly
pointed. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, mostly glabrous. Flowers ca. 10
mm diameter, white, with corolla tube, flowers in solitary or in small axillary
bundles. Fruits ca. 11 mm diameter, yellow-orange, berries.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1100 m
altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also along rivers and streams. On
clay to sandy soils, also on ultramafic. In secondary forests usually present as
a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names
Borneo: Kopi-kopi.
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