Diplospora malaccensis Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3 (1880)

Synonyms
Discospermum malaccense (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Tricalysia malaccensis (Hook.f.) Merr.

Note
There is some doubt whether this species really belongs to the genus Diplospora because it has some deviating characters that make it more likely that it belongs to the Hypobathreae.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 25 m tall and 28 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 5 mm long, triangular with pointed tip. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, white-cream, with small corolla tube, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 16 mm diameter, orange, berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 400 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also along rivers and streams, on sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).

Local names
Borneo: Kopi hutan, Kopi gunung, Kupi-kupi, Menghalait bukit.