Glochidion arborescens Blume, Bijdr. (1825)

Synonyms
Glochidion sclerophyllum Hook.f., Glochidion silheticum (Mull.Arg.) Croizat, Phyllanthus arborescens (Blume) Mull.Arg., Phyllanthus silheticus Mull.Arg.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 26 m tall and 30 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 2.5 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, usually hairy below. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, white-pinkish, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 4 mm long, white-pink-red, dehiscent capsules, seeds remaining on the column after capsule opens.

Ecology
In disturbed (mainly roadsides but also open scrub vegetations) to undisturbed sites in mixed dipterocarp forests up to 800 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges with (shallow) clay soils.

Distribution
Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, East-Kalimantan), Celebes.

Local names in Borneo
Manyam, Obah nasi, Timbau-timbau.