Adenanthera borneensis Brace ex Prain, in King, J. As. Soc. Beng. 66, 2 (1897)
Latin for 'from Borneo'.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 39 m tall and 99 cm dbh. Stipules absent? Leaves alternate, compound with leaflets alternating along the rachis, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, yellowish, placed in racemes. Fruits ca.138 mm long, yellow-red-brown, dehiscent pods, inside of pod shiny slivery-golden coloured, seeds red with black.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 500 m altitude. Usually on hillsides. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Pamai.