Canarium latistipulatum Ridl.,
Kew Bull. (1930)
Latin for 'wide stipules', referring to the pseudo-stipules.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 34 m tall and 29 cm dbh. Pseudo-stipules rounded,
sometimes slightly toothed, semi-persistent. Leaves alternate, compound, penni-veined,
margins toothed. Flowers ca. 13 mm in diameter, yellowish, placed in panicles.
Fruits ca. 62 mm long, yellowish-green, fleshy drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 500 m altitude. Often on hillsides and ridges,
but also along rivers. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance
remnant tree.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Dayaw, Kedongdong gargaji, Moitos hutan.
