Aporosa nervosa Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. (1887)
Latin for 'with clear venation'.

Synonyms
Aporosa sphaeridiophora var. pubescens J.J.Sm.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 21 m tall and 33 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 9 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy below. Flowers ca. 0.3 mm in diameter, yellow, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 11 mm long, yellow, dehiscent capsules, seeds with aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and peat swamp forests up to 1000 m altitude. Mostly on alluvial places, but also common on hillsides. Usually on clay soils, but also on sand. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Stondong darod.