Aporosa confusa Gage,
Rec. Bot. Surv. India 9 (1922)
Latin for 'confusing'.
Synonyms
Aporusa mollis Merr.
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 27 m tall and 27 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 4 mm long.
Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy below. Flowers ca. .7 mm in
diameter, yellowish, placed in compressed racemes. Fruits ca. 19 mm long,
yellow-orange-red, dehiscent capsule, seeds with orange aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1600 m
altitude. On river- and hillsides with clay to sandy soils. In secondary forests
usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
Wood is used for house building. Fruits are edible.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Janggau, Jangit, Kayu bloo tui, Kayu masam, Kayu puchat, Kayu untut ayam,
Limpasu gabak, Lumbid, Sampaheneng, Sangkulapit.
