Bridelia glauca Blume, Bijdr. (1826)
Latin for 'blue-greenish'.

Synonyms
Bridelia acuminatissima Merr., Bridelia glauca var. laurifolia Jabl., Bridelia lauraefolia Elm., Bridelia multiflora Zipp., Bridelia nooteboomii Chakrab., Bridelia pubescens Kurz, Bridelia sosopodonica Airy Shaw, Cleistanthus myrianthoides C.B.Rob.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 25 m tall and 45 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 10 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, often slightly cordate base, contrasting upper and lower surface colour. Flowers ca, 3 mm diameter, green-yellow, placed in dense bundles in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 8 mm long, reddish-blue-purple, capsule with red seeds.

Ecology
In disturbed or open sites in mixed dipterocarp, sub-montane and keranga forests, but also in scrub vegetation up to 2000 m altitude. Usually along rivers or on alluvial sites with sandy to clay soils, also on limestone.

Uses
The wood is used locally as pepper posts and for bridge and house construction. Fruits are edible.

Distribution
India, Birma, Thailand, Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea.

Local names in Borneo
Kanidei, Meretanak, Pentanah.