Endocomia rufirachis (J.Sinclair) W.J.deWilde, Blumea 30 (1984)
Latin for 'reddish hairy rachis'.Synonyms
Horsfieldia macrocoma var. rufirachis J.Sinclair
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 42 m tall and 80 cm dbh. Stem with reddish sap.
Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 2
mm diameter, yellow-reddish, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 51 mm long,
green-yellow, fleshy, dehiscent capsules. Seeds covered with 1/5 to 1/3 divided
red aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 300 m altitude. On hillsides
and ridges, but also common along rivers and streams and alluvial sites. Usually
on clay soils, but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Dara-dara, Darah-darah, Lupi, Mandarahan, Sikut nabalu.
