Eurya trichocarpa Korth., in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Bot. 3 (1840)

Latin for 'hairy fruits'.

Synonyms
Eurya trichogyna Blume

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 33 m tall and 36 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy, margin toothed. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 3 mm diameter, blue-purple, hairy berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) in mixed dipterocarp, sub-montane and montane forests up to 3200 m altitude. Usually along rivers and streams and on hillsides.

Distribution
Southern China, Sumatra, Borneo (Sabah, East-Kalimantan), Moluccas.

Local names
Borneo: Takalis.