Dictyoneura acuminata Blume, Rumphia 3 (1847)
Latin for 'pointed'.
Synonyms
Cupania acuminata (Blume) Miq.
Dictyoneura philppinensis Radlk.
Dictyoneura rhomboidea Radlk.
Dictyoneura sphaerocarpa Radlk.
Dictyoneura subhirsuta Radlk.
Description
Understorey tree up to 19 m tall and 35 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous, margins sometimes toothed.
Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 11 mm
long, orange-red, dehiscent capsules. Seed with aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests
up to 800 m altitude. Along rivers and streams, on hillsides and ridges. On
sandy to clay soils, also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as
a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Borneo (Sabah, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas,
New Guinea.
Local names
Borneo: Kayu imber.
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