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.
