Beilschmiedia kunstleri Gamble, Kew Bull. (1910)
Named after H.H. Kunstler, a German plant collector.Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 30 m tall and 93 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter,
pinkish-red, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 23 mm long, blue-purple, fleshy
drupes on swollen red fruit stalks.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp, keranga and sub-montane forests up
to 900 m altitude. On alluvial sites as well as hillsides and ridges. On clay to
sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant
tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names
Borneo: Rimapong.
