Dacryodes incurvata (Engl.)
H.J. Lam, Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg. 42 (1932)
Latin for 'curled inward'.
Synonyms
Canarium angulatum Ridl., Canarium incurvatum Engl. in DC,
Canarium nitens Merr., Dacryodes angulata H.J. Lam, Hemisantiria
nitida H.J. Lam in Merr., Santiria nitida Merr.
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 43 m tall and 58 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, compound,
penni-veined, strongly swollen petiole base and tip, petiole glabrous. Flowers
ca. 7 mm diameter, white, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 21 mm long,
yellow-orange, fleshy drupe.
Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 900 m altitude. Found in mixed dipterocarp
forest, keranga and swamps, usually on sandy soils. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah,
West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, New Guinea.
Local names in Borneo
Bumbun, Jelmu pipit, Kedongdong, Kembajau, Malinas, Pongaluwon, Pudauling,
Rawai, Resak merkujung, Tokol gunung, Unggit-unggit, Ungit.
