Nothaphoebe foetida (Kosterm.)
Kosterm., Reinwardtia 7 (1968)
Latin for 'smelling bad'.
Synonyms
Alseodaphne foetida Kosterm.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 31 m tall and 61 cm dbh. Twigs conspicuously white.
Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, long
petioles. Flowers ca. 2.5 mm diameter, yellow-brown, placed in panicles. Fruits
ca. 40 mm long, green, drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 300 m altitude. On hillsides
and ridges with sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Medang, Medang lilin, Medang tanduk.
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