Crudia bantamensis (Hassk.)
Benth., Trans. Linn. Soc. 25 (1868)
Latin for 'from Bantam', a region in Java.
Synonyms
Apalatoa bantamensis (Hassk.) Baillon
Pryona bantamensis (Hassk.) Miq.
Touchiroa bantamensis Hassk.
Description
Understorey tree up to 16 m tall and 35 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 4 mm long.
Leaves alternate, compound but seemingly simple at first glance, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous, venation conspicuous and
looping. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed in very long
racemes. Fruits ca. 70 mm diameter, green, dehiscent pods.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 100 m altitude. On alluvial
sites. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Java, Borneo (Sabah?, East-Kalimantan).
Note
Possibly misidentified because the only known specimen from Borneo looks
very similar to Crudia reticulata, although with very long inflorescences.
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