Diospyros lateralis Hiern., Trans. Cambr. Phil. Soc. 12, 2 (1873)
Latin for 'lateral', referring to the position of the inflorescences.

Synonym
Diospyros crassipes Bakh.

Description
Understorey tree up to 18 m tall and 22 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 3 mm in diameter, white, with corolla tube, placed in small bundles on the twigs. Fruit ca. 25 mm long, green, fleshy berry.

Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 20 m altitude. Mostly on sandy ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Kayu arang.