Kokoona reflexa (Laws.) Ding
Hou, Fl. Mal. I, 6 (1962)
Latin for 'reflexed'.
Synonyms
Hippocratea maingayi Laws. in Hook.f., Lophopetalum reflexum
Laws. in Hook.f.
Description
Emergent tree up to 62 m tall and 170 cm dbh. Stipules small. Leaves
opposite, simple, penni-veined, often with toothed margin. Flowers ca. 5.5 mm in
diameter, white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 117 mm long, brownish,
dehiscent capsule containing several wind dispersed winged seeds.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 800 m altitude. Mostly on
hillsides and ridges with sandy soils, but also along rivers and on clay soils.
In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah,
West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Bajan, Bajau, Barjau, Batu bagalang, Bintan, Kayu minyak, Sabong api.
