Archidendron triplinervium (Kosterm.) Nielsen, Opera Bot. 76 (1984)
Latin for 'tripli-veined', referring to the leaflet venation.

Synonyms
Abarema triplinervia Kosterm., Pithecellobium triplinervium (Kosterm.) Cockb.

Description
Understorey tree up to 20 m tall and 36 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, tripli-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 7 mm diameter, white-yellowish, protruding stamens, flowers placed in branched inflorescences. Fruits ca. 80 mm diameter, red-brown outside, red-orange inside, curled, dehiscent pods. Seeds black, remaining attached to pod after opening.

Ecology
In disturbed to undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1300 m altitude. On alluvial places, but also common on hillsides and ridges. On sandy to clay soils.

Uses
Roots used to make handles for parangs. Crushed shoots mixed with water are used against malaria.

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

Local names in Borneo
Jaring, Jiring hantu, Jiring rimba, Kamonyang, Langir hantu.