Glochidion perakense Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 5 (1887)
Named after the Malaysian region of Perak.

Synonyms
Glochidion glaberrinum Ridl., Glochidion lanceilimbum Merr., Glochidion supra-axillare (Benth.) Domin, Glochidion zeylanicum var. malayanum J.J.Sm., Phyllanthus ferdinandi var. supra-axillaris Benth.

Description
Understorey tree up to 14 m tall and 27 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 2 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 3 mm long, reddish-purple, dehiscent capsules, seeds with red aril.

Ecology
Mostly in disturbed forest sites (gaps, forest margins, scrub, roadsides and riversides), swamps and sub-montane forests up to 1000 m altitude.

Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea, West-Pacific.