Pternandra cogniauxii Nayar, Bull. Bot. Surv. Ind. 17 (1978)

Synonyms
Ewyckia cordata Korth.
Kibessia korthalsiana Cogn. in Boerl.
Macroplacis cordata (Korth.) Blume
Pternandra cardiophylla Ohwi
Rectomitra cordata (Korth.) Triana

Description
Shrub up to 6 m tall and 7 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, tripli-veined, tertiary venation visible, glabrous, leaf base can be slightly cordate. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, pink-white, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 8 mm diameter, pink-reddish, berries with spine-like appendages.

Ecology
In undisturbed to disturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1300 m altitude. Often on alluvial sites, especially along open river margins or forest edges, but also on hillsides. On sandy to clay soils.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names
Borneo: Puloh, Pura saie, Seri-seri, Timberas burung.