Terminalia subspathulata King, J. As. Soc. Beng. 66, 2 (1897)
Latin for 'spathula shaped'.

Synonyms
Terminalia bialata (non Kurz) K. & V.

Description
Emergent tree up to 69 m tall and 198 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers ca. 2.5 mm in diameter, green-yellowish, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 50 mm wide, green-yellowish, wind dispersed, winged nut (flattened on both sides of a centrally placed seed).

Ecology
In mixed dipterocarp forests up to 300 m altitude. Both on alluvial (swamp) and dry places (hillsides), on sandy to clayey soils, also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Kayu sahang, Talisai.