Cinnamomum cuspidatum Miq.,
Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1 (1864)
Latin for 'pointed', referring to the leaves.
Description
Shrubs up to 5 m tall and 8 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves (sub)-opposite,
simple, tripli-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed
in axillary cymes. Fruits ca. 15 mm long, green?, fleshy drupes placed on
swollen flower base with persistent calyx lobes.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests up to 1400
m altitude. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant
tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, East-Kalimantan).
