Rinorea lanceolata (Wall.) O.K., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1 (1891)
Latin for 'lance-shaped'.
Note
This identification is uncertain.
Synonyms
Alsodeia cymulosa Miq.
Alsodeia dasypyxis Miq.
Alsodeia floribunda King
Alsodeia grandiflora Ridl.
Alsodeia lanceolata Oudem.
Alsodeia maingayi Hook.f. & Th.
Alsodeia mollis Hook.f. & Th.
Pentaloba lanceolata (Wall.) Arn.
Rinorea cymulosa (Miq.) O.K.
Rinorea floribunda (King) Merr.
Rinorea maingayi (Hook.f. & Th.) O.K.
Rinorea mollis (Hook.f. & Th.) O.K.
Vareca lanceolata Wall.
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 21 m tall and 30 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 8 mm long.
Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, with slightly toothed margin.
Flowers ca. 8 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in branched inflorescences.
Fruits ca. 16 mm long, green, dehiscent capsules.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) in mixed dipterocarp
forests up to 800 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides with rich clay soils, or on
limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (throughout the
island?).
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