Glochidion hypleucum (Miq.)
Boerl., Handl. 3, 1 (1900)
Latin for 'white underside'.
Synonyms
Anisonema hypoleucum Miq., Glochidion breynioides C.B.Robinson,
Glochidion glaucifolium Mull.Arg., Glochidion hollandianum J.J.Sm.,
Glochidion kollmannianum (Mull.Arg.) J.J.Sm., Glochidion laevigatum (Mull.Arg.)
Hook.f., Phyllanthus kollmannianus Mull.Arg., Phyllanthus laevigatus
Mull.Arg.
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 24 m tall and 56 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 1 mm long.
Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, whitish below. Flowers ca. 2
mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 5 mm long,
pink-reddish, dehiscent capsules.
Ecology
In disturbed (including scrubland) swamp, mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane
forests up to 1200 m altitude. Often on alluvial sites, but also common on
hillsides and ridges with sandy soils.
Distribution
Birma, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
(Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New
Guinea.
Local names in Borneo
Anduiupis, Muja, Obah, Obah nasi.
