Archidendron havilandii (Ridley) Nielsen, Opera Bot. 76 (1984)
Named after G.D. Haviland [1857-1901], a British botanist.

Synonyms
Cylindrokelupha havilandii (Ridley) Kosterm., Ortholobium havilandii (Ridley) Kosterm., Pithecellobium havilandii Ridley

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 26 m tall and 65 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, penni- to tripli-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, white-yellowish, protruding stamens, flowers placed in branched inflorescences. Fruits ca. 117 mm long, green-brown, dehiscent pods. Seeds brown.

Ecology
Mainly in disturbed but also in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to1500 m altitude. Common along rivers and streams, but also on hillsides. On sandy soils.

Uses
The seeds are edible after boiling. When crushed the seeds (which are stored in coconut-oil) are used against mosquito and snake bites.

Distribution
Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan), New Guinea.

Local names in Borneo
Jaring burung, Kadi, Kayu ilun, Mempollot, Tadarum.