Diospyros macrophylla Bl., Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. (1825)
Latin for 'large leaved'.

Synonyms
Diospyros pachycalyx Merr., Diospyros suluensis Merr.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 38 m tall and 90 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy below. Flowers ca. 3 mm in diameter, yellow-cream, with corolla tube, placed in small bundles in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 37 mm long, yellow-orange-brown, fleshy berry.

Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 900 m altitude. On alluvial and dry (hillside and ridges) places with sandy to clay soils, also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The wood is locally used for making sticks and knife handles. Fruits edible.

Distribution
Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes.

Local names in Borneo
Kayu arang, Kayu malam, Keling, Undringan, Undungan.