Canarium pilosum Benn. in Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 1 (1875)
Latin for 'hairy'.

Synonyms
Canarium grandiflorum Benn. in Hook.f., Canarium hirtellum Benn. in Hook.f., Canarium motleyanum Engl. in DC, Canarium pilosum var. hirtellum Benn. in Hook.f., Dacryodes scandens Husson.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 29 m tall and 42 cm dbh. Pseudo-stipules very narrowly elongate, eventually falling off. Leaves alternate, compound, penni-veined, margins entire to toothed. Flowers ca. 13 mm in diameter, yellow-white, placed in racemes to panicles. Fruits ca. 25 mm long, greenish-brown, fleshy drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 400 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The wood is used for house building.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Alum pesa, Damar lilin, Kedongdong, Keramoh batu, Seladah.