Microcos henrici (Baker f.) Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 732 (1926).

Named after Henry Forbes [1851-1932], a Scotish botanist that travelled extensively through Asia.

Synonyms
Grewia henrici Baker f.

Description
Trees 5-15 m tall. Petiole 1-1.5 cm; leaf blade oblong, base rounded obtuse, margin entire or wavy, tripliveined with basal nerfs extending to upper part of leaf. Panicles terminal or axillary. Bracts yellow-brown puberulent. Sepals 5, narrowly lanceolate, stellate puberulent on both surfaces, more densely abaxially. Petals white-yellow, narrowly oblong, sparsely pubescent abaxially. Fruit a drupe.

Ecology
In forest understorey, usually on open places.

Uses

Distribution
Sumatra and Borneo.

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