Cleistanthus myrianthus (Hassk.) Kurz, Prelim. Rep. Forest Pegu, App. A (1875)
Latin for 'with many flowers'.

Synonyms
Cleistanthus castus S.Moore, Cleistanthus myrianthus var. concinnus Airy Shaw, Cleistanthus myrianthus var. spicatus Airy Shaw, Cleistanthus pseudomyrianthus Jabl. in Engl., Cleistanthus pseudo-cinereus Airy Shaw, Kaluhaburunghos myrianthus (Hassk.) Kuntze, Nanopetalum myrianthus Hassk.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 31 m tall and 48 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 1 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to brownish-red hairy below, often with slightly cordate base. Flowers ca. 2.5 mm diameter, green-browninsh, placed in axillary bundles or short racemes. Fruits ca. 10 mm long, yellow-brown-pinkish, dehiscent, 3-lobed capsules.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Usually on alluvial sites, but also on hillsides and ridges. Mostly on sandy soils, but also on clay and limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
India, Birma, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, northern Australia.

Local names in Borneo
Jari, Jari-jari, Karipag, Mempening, Pala beriak, Surong apice.