Polyalthia spathulata (Teijsm.
& Binn.) Boerl., Icon. Bogor. 1 (1899)
(Latin for 'spatula shaped')
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 24 m tall and 25 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Flowers
unknown. Fruitlets ca. 20 mm long, orange-red, placed in apocarp, fruitlets
1-seeded.
Ecology
Undisturbed forests up to 350 m altitude. Also found in limestone areas. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
bark used as rope.
Distribution
Sumatra and Borneo (East-Kalimantan).
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