Licania splendens (Korth.) Prance, Fl. Neotrop. 9 (1972)
Latin for 'magnificent'.

Synonyms
Angelesia splendens Korth., Chrysobalanus splendens Korth. ex Miq., Ferolia nitida (Hook.f.) Ridl., Licania angelesia Bl., Parinarium fragile Teijsm. & Binn., Parinarium nitidum Hook.f., Parinarium philippinense Elm.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 44 m tall and 65 cm dbh. Stipules semi-persistent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers ca. 3 mm in diameter, greenish white to yellow, placed in panicles or cymules. Fruits ca. 9 mm long, yellow-orange-red-purple, fleshy drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 500 m altitude, also found near beaches. Usually on hillsides and ridges, rarely in swamps. Mostly on sandy soils, but also on clay. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
Timber is used for saltwater piles, railroad ties. The fruit is edible.

Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.

Local names in Borneo
Buku-buku, Bunga, Gandulong, Jentihan, Jentihan burung, Kanduhong, Mauhi, Ngilas, Piasau-piasau, Sampaluan, Sidapong, Tadag, Tampaluan puteh, Timpoluvon.