Neouvaria acuminatissima (Miq.) Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. (1939)
(Latin for 'extremely pointed', referring to the leaf tip)

Synonyms
Griffitianthus merrillii (C.B.Rob.) W.H.Brown ex Merr.; Mitrephora ferruginea Merr.; Mitrephora merrillii C.B.Rob.; Mitrephora viridifolia Elm.; Uvaria acuminatissima Miq.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 22 m tall and 33 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, very hairy on lower surface. Flowers pale yellow, rhamiflorous. Fruitlets ca. 30 mm long, green-greyish-brown, hairy, placed in an apocarp.

Ecology
Undisturbed forests up to 1200 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also found on alluvial soils and limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
Fruits used to treat fever in children.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.

Local names in Borneo
Pisang-pisang, Kayu bissing; Semukau.