Buchanania sessifolia Bl., Mus. Bot. 1 (1850)
(Latin for 'sitting leaf, i.e., leaf with very short stalk')

Synonyms
Buchanania acuminata Turcz.; Buchanania oxyphylla Miq.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 34 m tall and 82 cm dbh. Young twigs with or without hairs. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, with very short petiole. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, creamish-white, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 10 mm in length, reddish-purple drupes.

Ecology
Undisturbed forests on dry land, sometimes along river banks, in wet places or in freshwater swamps. In secondary forests usually present as pre-disturbance remnant. Mainly below 500 m altitude, rarely up to 1000 m.

Uses
The timber is used for houses although it is not very durable. The sour fruits are eaten by the Jakuns in Malaysia.

Distribution
Indochina, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo (Brunei, Sarawak, Sabah, East-, South-, and West-Kalimantan), Philippines and the Moluccas.

Local names in Borneo
Bauno; Bawang bawang; Bindjai hutan; Djinga; Empedu; Kalut; Kepala tundang; Kepsia tundang; Labu; Lavo; Rengas bunkit; Terentang; Terentang chit; Terenting tchit; Tohontang