Alseodaphne oblanceolata (Merr.) Kosterm., Reinwardtia 7 (1968)
Latin for 'obovate', i.e. leaf with greatest width above the middle of the blade.Synonyms
Beilschmiedia elmeri Merr.
Beilschmiedia oblanceolata Merr.
Dehaasia oblanceolata (Merr.) Kosterm.
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 42 m tall and 72 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, whitish below. Flowers ca. 2.5 mm
diameter, white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 22 mm diameter, yellow,
fleshy drupes on swollen, warty, yellow-red fruit stalks.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1500 m
altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils, but also on
or near limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance
remnant tree.
Uses
The wood is used.
Distribution
Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names
Borneo: Madang, Marsihung, Medang, Medang puteh, Medang sisek.
