Dialium kunstleri Prain,
J. As. Soc. Beng. 66, 2 (1897)
Named after H.H. Kunstler, a German botanist.
Synonyms
Dialium dewittei Steenis, Dialium silvestre de Wit, Dialium
trifoliolatum de Wit
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 50 m tall and 94 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 4 mm long.
Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets alternate, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers
ca. 9 mm diameter, white, placed in branched inflorescences. Fruits ca. 32 mm
diameter, blue-black, fleshy, glabrous, pods filled with pulp.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 400 m altitude.
On hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names in Borneo
Keranji, Keranji daun tiga, Keranji kijang, Kuranji, Mawang choli,
Meliwodong.
