Campnosperma auriculatum (Bl.) Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 2 (1876)
(Latin for 'with ears' which refers to the stipule like appendages at the base of the leaf)

Synonyms
Buchanania auriculata Bl.; Buchanania oxyrhachis Miq.; Campnosperma auriculatum var. wallichii (King) Ridl.; Campnosperma griffithii (non March) Hook.f.; Campnosperma oxyrhachis Engl.; Campnosperma wallichii King

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 39 m tall and 67 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, large, obovate, penni-veined, usually with two rounded appendages (auricles) at base. Flowers ca. 1 mm in diameter, white-yellowish, placed in large panicles. Fruits ca. 5 mm in length, reddish-purple drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and freshwater (peat-) swamp forests. Also present in secondary forests as a pre-disturbance remnant. Growing up to 1000 m altitude, rarely higher.

Uses
The timber is used for making canoes. Sap from the wood is called terentang-oil which can be harmful to people.

Distribution
Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.

Local names in Borneo
Hamtangen; Manlanga; Tapau.