Melicope denhamii (Seem.) T.G.Hartley, Sandakania 4 (1994)

Named after H.M. Denham, a 19th century British sea captain.

Synonyms
Euodia ridleyi Hochr.
Euodia tenuistyla Stapf.
Euodia schullei var. ridleyi (Hochr.) Lauterb.
Euodia suaveolens var. ridleyi (Hochr.) Bakh.f.
Picrasma denhamii Seemen

Description
Understorey tree up to 14 m tall and 33 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, tri-foliolate compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous to hairy. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, green-white, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 5 mm diameter, greenish, dehiscent capsules. Black seeds remain attached to inflorescence after fruit opening.

Ecology
Mainly in disturbed mixed dipterocarp and swamp forests up to 1000 m altitude. On sandy to clay soils.

Uses
Ornamental tree. The wood is locally used in house construction.

Distribution
Borneo (Sabah, East-Kalimantan) and the Philippines to New Guinea and western Pacific.

Local names
Borneo: Jaring-jaring, Kayu bukan, Pansalingan, Simawangun.