Ellipanthus tomentosus Kurz, J. As. Soc. Beng. 41. ii (1872)
Latin for 'short wooly hairy'.

Synonyms
Connarus urdanetensis Elm., Ellipanthus burebidensis Elm., Ellipanthus calophyllus (non Kurz) F.-Vill., Ellipanthus cinereus Pierre, Ellipanthus curtisii King, Ellipanthus helferi Hook.f., Ellipanthus gibbosus King, Ellipanthus griffithii Hook.f., Ellipanthus kingii Boerl. & Koord., Ellipanthus longifolius Merr., Ellipanthus luzoniensis Vidal, Ellipanthus mindanaensis Merr., Ellipanthus monophyllus var. griffithii O.K., Ellipanthus neglectus Gamble, Ellipanthus sarawakensis Schellenb., Ellipanthus subrufus Pierre, Ellipanthus urdanetensis Merr., Ellipanthus vidalii Elm.

Description
Understorey tree up to 16 m tall and 14 cm dbh. Twigs usually hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, base usually slightly peltate. Flowers ca. 3 mm in diameter, white-yellowish, usually 5-merous and bisexual, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 28 mm long, green-brown, pod, seeds with aril.

Ecology
In mixed dipterocarp and peat swamp forests up to 600 m altitude. Growing on alluvial and dry sites (hillsides and ridges) on clay to sand soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Andaman Islands, Indo-china, Birma, Thialand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes.

Local names in Borneo
Kelin, Kilin.