Pouteria malaccensis (C.B.Clarke) Baehni, Candollea 9 (1942)
Latin for 'from Malacca', a place in Peninsular Malaysia.
Synonyms
Fontbrunea malaccensis (C.B.Clarke) Pierre
Lucuma malaccensis (C.B.Clarke) Dubard
Sideroxylon malaccense C.B.Clarke
Xantolis malaccensis (C.B.Clarke) Baehni
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 35 m tall and 73 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules
absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy undersurface. Flowers ca.
6 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 22 mm long,
brownish, drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, coastal, keranga and sub-montane forests
up to 1500 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary
forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The wood is locally used for furniture.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah,
West- and East-Kalimantan), Celebes.
Local names
Borneo: Nyatoh, Nyatoh batu, Nyatoh putih, Nyatoh sulit, Nyatoh sundit, Perdulan,
Sundip.
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