Blumeodendron tokbrai (Bl.)
Kurz, J. As. Soc. Bengal 42 (1873)
Named after the local Sundanese name for this species.
Synonyms
Elateriospermum tokbrai Bl.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 33 m tall and 47 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, opposite or
in whorls, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, pale
yellow to orange, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 29 mm long, green-yellowish,
indehiscent capsules, seeds with cream aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and montane forests up to 1900 m altitude,
sometimes in peat swamp forest. Mostly on hillsides and ridges. In secondary
forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
Wood used for indoor construction. The arils of the seeds are edible.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei,
Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Moluccas, New
Guinea.
Local names in Borneo
Bantas, Indalus.
