Glochidion glomerulatum (Miq.) Boerl., Handl. 3, 1 (1900)
Latin for 'bundle of flowers'.

Synonyms
Agyneia glomerulata Miq., Glochidion nanogynum (Mull.Arg.) Hook.f., Phyllanthus glomerulatus (Miq.) Mull.Arg., Phyllanthus nanogynus Mull.Arg.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 27 m tall and 23 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 2 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to slightly hairy. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 4 mm long, reddish-orange, dehiscent capsules, seeds with red aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed mixed dipterocarp, freshwater swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1700 m altitude. Often along rivers and alluvial sites but also on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils.

Uses
The leaves are used as an ingredient to dye rattan black.

Distribution
Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Dampol, Kayu julot, Manyam, Obar nasi, Salman.