Elaeocarpus angustifolius Bl.,
Bijdr. (1825)
Latin for 'with narrow leaves'.
Synonym
Elaeocarpus grandis F.Muell., Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum.
Description
Mid-canopy trees up to 37 m tall and 56 cm dbh. Stipules dropped early.
Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, short petioled, margin
inconspicuously toothed. Flowers ca. 18 mm in diameter, white-yellow, petals
with fimbriate margins, placed in racemes. Fruit ca. 21 mm long, green-blue,
fleshy drupe.
Ecology
In undisturbed and secondary mixed dipterocarp forests up to 1700 m
altitude. Mostly on hillsides with sandy to rocky soils.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sabah, Central- and
East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Islands, New
Guinea, Australia, Pacific.
Local names in Borneo
Bangkulat, Kungkurad.
