Dacryodes rubiginosa H.J. Lam,
Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg. 42 (1932)
Latin for 'rusty brown'.
Synonyms
Canarium rubiginosum Benn. in Hook.f.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 39 m tall and 46 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, compound,
penni-veined, petiole and leaf lower surface hairy. Flowers ca. 3 mm in
diameter, yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 23 mm long, blue-purple, fleshy
drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 1600 m altitude (usually much lower). Usually
growing on ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance
remnant tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central-,
South- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Asam jujut, Bengaja, Benung, Huwung, Karamu barawau, Kumbajan.
