Glochidion obscurum (Roxb. ex Willd.) Blume, Bijdr. (1825)
Latin for 'obscure'.

Synonyms
Glochidion roxburghianum Mull.Arg., Phyllanthus obscurus Roxb. ex Willd.

Description
Understorey tree up to 19 m tall and 30 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 1.5 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, whitish below. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, yellow, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 10 mm long, green, dehiscent capsules, often only one per leaf axill, seeds with orange red arils.

Ecology
In disturbed forests or on open places along rivers, also in keranga forests up to 400 m altitude. On sandy to clay soils, but also found on limestone.

Distribution
Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan), Celebes.

Local names in Borneo
Chakak-chakak, Dampul, Kayu ulet, Merabah, Obah nasi, Rupes, Seleman, Tawaino.