Albizia splendens Miq., Sumatra (1861)
Latin for 'magnificent'.

Synonyms
Pithecellobium confertum Benth., Pithecellobium splendens (Miq.) Corner, Serialbizzia splendens (Miq.) Kosterm.

Description
Emergent tree up to 51 m tall and 128 cm dbh. Stipules present? Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, penni- to tripli-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, green-white, with stamens protruding from corolla tube, flowers placed in branched inflorescence. Fruits ca. 300 mm long, brown-black, indehiscent flattened pods, seeds brown.

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

Uses
Wood is used for furniture.

Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan), New Guinea.

Local names in Borneo
Girik, Kerek, Kerek putih, Kungker, Nahaap, Njeradung, Takorak.