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.