Baccaurea odoratissima Elm.,
Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4 (1911)
Latin for 'strongly fragrant'.
Synonyms
Baccaurea membranacea Pax & K.Hoffm., Baccaurea trunciflora
Merr.
Description
Understorey tree up to 15 m tall and 14 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 5 mm long.
Leaves crowded at twig tips, alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers
ca. 1.1 mm in diameter, yellow, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 12 mm long,
orange-red, cauliflorous, dehiscent capsule, seeds with blue aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 1200 m
altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges, but also common on alluvial sites. On
sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance
remnant tree.
Uses
Fruits are edible.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central- and
East-Kalimantan), Philippines.
Local names in Borneo
Botung kratek, Engkuni, Enkunig, Enkuri, Kukunal, Kunau, Kunau-kunau, Kune
madamayam, Mata kunau, Mata pelanduk, Rambai tikus, Sarotik, Tampoi keli.
Notes
Vegetative almost indistinguishable from Baccaurea parviflora.
