Actinodaphne glomerata (Blume) Nees, Syst. Laur. (1836)
Latin for 'united into clews'.

Synonyms
Actinodaphne maingayi var. macrocarpa Gamble, Actinodaphne sesquipedalis var. macrocarpa (Gamble) Ridl., Litsea glomerata Blume

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 24 m tall and 43 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves in whorls, simple, penni-veined, hairy below, whitish below. Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in bundles. Fruits ca. 20 mm diameter, orange-red, fleshy drupes placed on enlarged disc-shaped flower base.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1000 m altitude. Common on swampy or periodically inundated sites and along rivers but also found on hillsides. On clay to limestone soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan), Celebes.

Local names in Borneo
Angkala burong, Baloko pelandok, Kelus, Medang, Medang burong, Medang paya, Pangalaban gala.