Sindora beccariana Baker ex de Wit, Bull. Bot. Gard. Buiten. ser. 3, 18 (1949)

Note
Sindora beccariana, Sindora velutina and Sindora wallichii might all form one species.

Description
Emergent tree up to 57 m tall and 130 cm dbh. Stipules dropped early. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, penni-veined with conspicuous reticulate network of tertiary veins, hairy below, leaf apex pointed. Flowers ca. 7 mm diameter, green-yellowish?, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 85 mm long, green-blue-black, flattened, spiny pods.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1000 m altitude. On hillside and ridges with sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The wood is used for furniture.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central-, and East-Kalimantan).

Local names
Borneo: Angi, Anggi suda kura, Merjang, Sasundur, Sepatir, Sepetir, Sinampar, Sindur, Tampar hantu.