Alseodaphne peduncularis (Wall. ex Nees) Meisn., Gen. 2 (1841)
Latin for 'with foot or stalk', referring to the fruits.Synonyms
Haasia peduncularis (Wall. ex Nees) Nees
Laurus peduncularis Wall. ex Nees
Machilus peduncularis (Wall. ex Nees) Nees
Nothaphoebe fruticosa Gamble
Persea peduncularis (Wall. ex Nees) Nees
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 30 m tall and 46 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 3.5 mm diameter,
white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 21 mm long, blue-purple, fleshy
drupes on swollen red fruit stalks.
Ecology
In slightly disturbed to undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane
forests up to 1000 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges. In secondary
forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (East-Kalimantan, so far only known
from Sungai Wain area).
