Palaquium quercifolium (de Vriese) Burck, Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 5 (1886)

Synonyms
Croixia quercifolia (de Vriese) Baehni
Dichopsis argentata (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Isonandra argentata Teijsm. & Binn.
Isonandra macrophylla de Vriese
Isonandra quercifolia de Vriese
Palaquium argentatum (Teijsm. & Binn.) Pierre
Palaquium macrophyllum (de Vriese) Pierre ex Dubard
Sideroxylon macrophyllum (de Vriese) Burck

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 36 m tall and 93 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules ca. 10 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, shiny brownish hairy below. Flowers ca. 19 mm diameter, green-yellow, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 17 mm long, green, drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 400 m altitude. Usually on hillsides with sandy to clay soils, but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
Wood used as firewood and for making parang sheaths

Distribution
Sumatra, Borneo (throughout the island, although possibly absent in the western parts of Borneo), Celebes, Moluccas.

Local names
Borneo: Kerikit, Malaupedara, Nato palong, Natoh, Nyatoh, Nyatoh babi, Nyatuh tingang, Repoh palong.