Alseodaphne borneensis Gamble,
Kew Bull. (1910)
Latin for 'from Borneo'.
Description
Emergent tree up to 52 m tall and 133 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, tertiary venation conspicuously
reticulate. Flowers ca. 10 mm diameter, yellowish, placed in panicles. Fruits
ca. 21 mm diameter, blue-black, fleshy drupes with red fruit stalks.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga, coastal and sub-montane forests
up to 1100 m altitude. Usually on sandy hillsides. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, West- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Medang.
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