Pternandra multiflora Cogn.,
in DC. Monogr. Phan. 7 (1891)
Latin for 'many flowers'.
Description
Understorey tree up to 20 m tall and 33 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
opposite, simple, tripli-veined, tertiary venation visible, glabrous. Flowers
ca. 3 mm diameter, yellow, placed in large panicles. Fruits ca. 6 mm diameter,
yellow-orange, smooth berries.
Ecology
In undisturbed to disturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 300 m altitude.
Often on open forest sites. Mostly on hillsides and ridges with clay to sandy
soils.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Puloh.
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